Job Description
Requisition ID: 341015
Position Number: 20020454
Posting End Date: July 19, 2023
City: Winnipeg
Site: Health Sciences Centre
Department / Unit: Research Administration
Job Stream: Non-Clinical
Union: Exempt-OT
Anticipated Start Date: 07/26/2023
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days
Daily Hours Worked: 7.50
Annual Base Hours: 1950
Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.
Under the general of the Director of Research and Manager Research Administration, the incumbent is responsible for the including:
- Providing comprehensive confidential Administrative support to the Director and Manager
- Liaising with and maintaining a close working relationship with those who directly report to the Director and Manager,
- Acting Liaison and communicating effectively with all Researchers, and research staff, site and regional staff, University, government and research related business entities.
- Must have 3-5 years previous experience in a senior secretarial position.
- Complete high school education, Manitoba Standards, required
- Formal training in applied office skills required.
- A combination of education and experience may be considered.
Not Applicable
- Preference will be given to those applicants competent in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge in Indigenous customs, traditions and values.
- Typing 60-75 wpm.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook), Acrobat Pro and virtual conferencing software (e.g. MS Teams or Zoom).
- Familiarity with the internal structure, corporate policies and procedures and physical layout of the Health Sciences Centre and University of Manitoba and Shared Health.
- Familiarity with research review and approval processes and policies and working collaboratively with diverse academic, research and clinical health professionals.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and English communication skills, both oral and written, and ability to communicate with stakeholders from diverse functional areas, and convey complex information in tangible business terms.
- Must be well organized and able to establish priorities to meet deadlines and adjust priorities to reflect changing requirements
- Ability to work independently and communicate effectively with all levels of staff.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively contribute to a team environment
- Must have decision making ability, good judgment, initiative, diplomacy, and the ability to coordinate work flow and develop efficiencies
- Must be able to function with limited guidance, supervision and monitoring.
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
- Possess strong analytical skills and high attention to detail with the ability to identify inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and omissions.
- Working conditions include expectations for high level functioning in a fast paced, high volume output environment, managing sensitive and confidential information and constant interruptions.
- Continuous use of a personal computer.
Salary is commensurate with education and qualifications.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
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