Administrator, Yellowknife (English Services) (On-Site)

CBC/Radio-Canada • Yellowknife, NT

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for providing confidential administrative and operational administrative support to the region. You will play a key role in administering all aspects of employee payments and contracting, as well as additional initiatives as required. This position will be based in Yellowknife and requires full time on site presence. At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.

Requirements

• 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role in a similar environment.
• Post-secondary degree/diploma with an emphasis on business administration or equivalent experience.
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to take initiative.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Ability to exercise good judgement, discretion and confidentiality are required.
• Power user of standard desktop software such as MS Office and Google Docs.
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.
• A good listener with empathy for diverse perspectives.
• Ability to quickly learn new tools and adapts well to change.
• Open and eager to learn and teach others.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using Workday is an asset.
• Experience dealing with tight deadlines due to payroll is an asset.
• Northern Indigenous language is an asset.
• A strong, demonstrated understanding of the North and pan-Northern political and cultural landscape.

Responsibilities

• Obtains and verifies details, and initiates documentation regarding staffing and compensation matters for employees in all CBC Network News, News Production Services and Regional News.
• Support role for all CBC locations in the north including Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut/Nunavik.
• Manage calendar, travel and expense claims for the Senior Managing Director.
• Ability to backfill Scheduling.
• Provides support for the staff on-boarding experience.
• Ensures adherences to corporate policies, departmental practices and collective agreements, obtains authorizations and forwards documentation for processing in a timely manner.
• Liaises and works with Human Resources to provide related support and information to staff re: changes (collective agreements, benefits, etc.).
• Researches and liaises with Human Resources on employment status/pay issues.
• Assists in determining appropriate contractual status of employees.
• Researches/advises management group on additional remunerations, contracts, leave and attendance, and other employee-related issues.
• Provides administrative support via Workday.
• Prepares employee contracts via Livelink.
• Prepares freelance agreements and payments via Livelink.
• Prepares documentation to hire per occasion employees; includes frequent liaison between local Finance/HR for related payments.
• Proposes, implements and maintains business processes with the scope of the above duties.
• Drafts and/or assists in the preparation of confidential reports.
• Sets up and maintains various computerized files to and record systems in order to monitor probationary/trial periods, employee status and length of employment, expiry dates, etc.
• Supports various committees (ie. Occupational Health & Safety, Wellness, Dialogue Survey).

Benefits

• CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree