Administrative Assistant (Kingston, Jamaica) - Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations

                                                            

                                                        Administrative Assistant (Level 5)

Vacant – (3-year contract)

Salary Range: $2,190,302.00 to $2,945,713.00 per annum

Job Summary

Under the general supervision of the Chief Operations Officer, the Administrative Assistant provides high level administrative and secretarial support to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of that office in attaining the objectives of the Real Estate Board.

Key Outputs

• Minutes produced
• Reports and official documents prepared
• Correspondence processed
• Travel arrangements made
• Filing system developed and maintained
• Office supplies maintained
• Research conducted
• Documents processed

Key Responsibility Area

Technical/Professional Responsibilities

• Drafts responses to enquiries from various stakeholders for approval by Chief Operations Officer.
• Coordinates logistics, correspondence and any other general arrangements for the conducting of stakeholder consultations
• Participates in the preparation of official documents including briefs, Board papers,
• notes and official submissions
• Takes minutes at Meetings for the Real Estate Authority.
• Drafts and types minutes, memos and necessary correspondence arising from meetings.
• Follows-up matters arising from Meeting.
• Maintains the diary/calendar of the Chief Operations Officer.
• Maintains the organization’s calendar of critical dates.
• Liaises with various stakeholders of the Board for gathering and dissemination of information.
• Provides callers/visitors with information, assistance or referral.
• Monitors the movement of documents inside and outside of the organization through the Chief Operations Officer’s office.
• Ensures maintenance of efficient manual and computerized systems of filing and the
• securing of official and confidential records in accordance with the REAJ's records management policy.
• Assists with the preparation of discharge of mortgage and consent of mortgage for signature of Chairman or another designated representative
• Attends meetings and prepares minutes for the following Committee Meetings: Act Amendment, Legal, Audit and Finance Committee Meetings, and any other Committee Meetings where assigned.
• Manages and maintains the Library of the Office in collaboration with the Boards Registry
• Prepares draft responses for Access to Information requests of the organization for approval by the Chief Executive Officer.
• Assists in the preparation of the Annual Budget, Corporate, Business and Operational Plans.
• Liaises with the Procurement Officer in the procurement of goods and services for the Branch.
• Composes and produces letters/memoranda, reports and notes from basic instructions.
• Plans and ensures appropriate arrangements for the Chief Operations Officer’s local and overseas trips and prepares itineraries.
• Places draft reports in the correct format for review
• Updates and maintains registers of attendance and leave for the Office for further submission to the Human Resource unit
• Requests items for discussions from the relevant persons and prepares agenda for the departmental meetings; assists with the arrangement for other meetings as directed
• Processes incoming and outgoing correspondence in accordance with established guidelines
• Prepares minutes of meetings and seminars held by the Office
• Conducts research as required on activities being performed or required to be performed within the Office
• Prepares reports on research conducted
• Trains other administrative/clerical staff where necessary.

Other Responsibilities

• Performs other related duties from time to time as required

Performance Standards

• Filing system developed in keeping with the REA’s established guidelines for records management
• Office supplies requisitioned within agreed timeframe
• Attendance and leave reports prepared in required format, are accurate and submitted within agreed time
• Consultations coordinated according to agreed standards
• Research conducted is based on established research standards and guidelines and submitted within agreed timeframe
• Number of correspondence processed vs number received
• Travel arrangements finalized within agreed time period
• Library maintained based on established rules on cataloguing
• Minutes produced in accordance with format stipulated and produced within deadline stipulated

Authority: N/A

Required Competencies

Core

• Excellent organizational skills
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Team and results-driven
• Confidential

Technical

• Proficient in the use of word processing and other standard computer applications
• Good research and information gathering skills
• Good administrative and secretarial skills
• Knowledge of central government operational procedures

Minimum Required Education and Experience

• Diploma/Associate Degree in Public Administration/General Administration from a recognized Institution
• Successful completion of the prescribed CAM courses from Management Institute for National Development (MIND) or Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) Course
• Typewriting at 50-55 w.p.m., shorthand at 100-120 w.p.m
• Training in the use of variety of computer software applications
• Supervisory management training
• Five (5) years working experience in providing administrative services for technical areas

Special Conditions Associated with the Job

• Normal office working conditions may be required to work outside of regular working hours to meet deadlines.
• Required to travel out of town with the Chief Operations Officer in the performance of official duties.

Application and Deadline:

Applications addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, should be made online no later than Friday, August 2, 2024, via https://rebcsc.bamboohr.com/jobs.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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