Introduction

Executive Assistant (12-Month Contract) Hybrid - Toronto, ON

What are you going to do

Responsibilities

Scheduling management:

  • Lead the daily calendar management of one or more department members - including scheduling, meetings prioritization, scheduling conflicts, updating availability, authorizing changes to dates and locations, etc.
  • Prioritizing and organizing time and ensuring that the business partners are adequately prepared for each day's activities (e.g. Agenda, pre-read materials, etc.)
  • Interacting with individuals from other organization's and external parties in coordinating schedules
  • Assistance with visitors

Communication management:

  • Serve as the key contact person in the area to minimize disruptions for the direct and indirect business partners
  • Directing incoming requests and faxes to the appropriate personnel
  • Handling e-mail responses as requested by the business partners (read, evaluate, respond, forward, and/or delete as appropriate)
  • Compose first-draft documents from rough information from business partners
  • Edit and proofread documents for content, style, and accuracy
  • Preparing agendas and distributing minutes
  • Coordinate translation of key affiliate wide communications from business partners

Operational support:

  • Be trusted to take on special projects as needed, which may span different areas of the business-from projects focusing on operation improvements to data analysis and data compilation
  • Create and prepare invoices for processing (po and non-po invoices) and manage ongoing contracts with external vendors.
  • Create and manage access and general maintenance of sharepoint sites, teams, group mailing lists and internal employee portals and drives
  • Coordination of site administrative planning, events, process improvements and assignments, with other company administrative assistants
  • Support successful onboarding of new employees and employee changes following onboarding processes
  • Perform general administrative tasks, such as mailings, faxing, scanning, and photocopying documents.

Travel:

  • Coordinate travel and meeting requests for key department members and key external parties, at internal and outside functions, activities, board meetings, including hotel, flights, ground transportation
  • Managing and maintaining all travel requirements and meeting planning with global processes including: providing system generated travel itineraries, conference registration, passport/visa management, process travel authorizations
  • Coordinate with relocation company for physical moves for incoming and outcoming international employees

Expense reporting

  • Manage and process expense reports on business partner behalf
  • Mailing receipts when required
  • Processing missing receipt affidavits when required

Essential skills and knowledge 

Requirements

  • 5+ years as an executive assistant supporting executive leadership
  • Ability to embrace new technology, and are energized by diving in and learning best practices to support the affiliate
  • Demonstrate strong data acumen-ability to derive valuable, relevant, and actionable insights that drive clear business decisions
  • Self-starter with ability to anticipate the needs of business partners and initiate appropriate action/ recommendations to ensure the most effective use of resources and time.
  • Attention to detail, excellent critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated customer focused attitude
  • Strong computer hardware and software skills
  • Ability to work effectively, both independently and within a team environment
  • Strong organizational and time management skills

What we offer

What We Offer

Why apply through Brunel? Finding the next step in your career can be a fulltime job in itself. We manage the process for you: from submitting your resume to coordinating interviews to extending offers and assisting with on-boarding. We'll get you going while you get on with the job.

About Us

Brunel has a reputation for working with some of the best in the business. That's what we continually strive for. Over 45 years, we've created a global network of interesting clients and talented individuals working together through a vast array of services.

Closing: June 17, 2026

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Vacancy reference: CR-280935

KV

Corporate recruiter

Kelsea Vessey

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