Legislative Assistant
Red Deer, AB, Canada
Job Description
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The Opportunity: The City of Red Deer is currently recruiting for a permanent full-time Legislative Assistant. This position provides administrative support to the legislative functions of the Legal & Legislative Services Department. This position is responsible for providing a wide range of professional administrative duties under tight deadlines that require a high level of accuracy, confidentiality, and discretion. The primary focus of this position is Corporate Meetings which include Council Meetings, Committee of the Whole Meetings, Council Retreats, Council Orientation and Committee Meetings. The Legislative Assistant is a service focused individual who values being a team player. They recognize the critical role they play in our team\xe2\x80\x99s success; they are committed to improving every project that they are a part of and support every individual that they work with. This position deals with politically sensitive issues, elected officials and senior management. As our preferred candidate, you will have:
- Two-year diploma from a recognized school in legal assistant, office administration, business administration or equivalent
- Two or more years of related Municipal Government experience
- Extensive meeting management including agenda preparation, minute taking and providing procedural advice
- Experience with bylaw processes including bylaw readings, basic structure of bylaws, processes to amend and consolidate bylaws
- Knowledge of procedures, policies, bylaws, Municipal Government Act and political systems
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Knowledge of Robert\xe2\x80\x99s Rules of Order
- Experience working with audio and visual equipment in meeting environments
- Certified Assessment Review Board Clerk and Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Clerk, or ability to obtain
- Commissioner for Oaths, or ability to obtain
- Demonstrated proficiency and working independently and prioritizing responsibilities and workload efficiently
- Demonstrated ability to manage all tasks and meet deadlines consistently
- Demonstrated ability to support leaders and teams and anticipate their needs
- Ability to develop minutes, resolutions and correspondence that are accurate and reflect discussions
- Demonstrate political acumen
- Ability to be self-reflective and identify areas for improvement
- Excellent customer service and public relations skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to learn new software systems easily
- Ability to focus on completing tasks with frequent interruptions
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Job IdJD2154344
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationRed Deer, AB, Canada
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EducationNot mentioned