Employment Opportunity:

The Constituency office of Marc G. Serré Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt is currently seeking an individual to be employed on a temporary full-time basis effective immediately, for the position of Constituency Assistant in the Val Caron Constituency office.  NOTE: consideration may be given for remote work for strong applicants who wish to apply but do not live in the geographic area. Interested candidates can email their CV to [email protected]

Duties: 

• Manage all casework including outreach on all matters related to the Federal Government
• Manage and respond to inquiries from the public in person, by phone or email and take appropriate action to resolve
• Ensure constituent confidentiality
• General office administration and telephone reception
• Manage, track and prepare correspondence
• Database management
• Process, create and ship celebratory scroll requests for the MP, Prime Minister, Governor General and the Queen
• Manage and maintain office filing system
• Work closely with secondary constituency office as well as the Parliament Hill office to ensure shared priorities and consistent messaging
• Keep up to date on local media issues and events
• Community and public outreach (including possible event planning and execution)
• Available to work some evenings and weekends as required

Qualifications:

• Bilingual in both French and English oral and written communications
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Ability to manage multiple tasks
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high stress environment
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office and a general computer literacy
• Previous office experience is essential
• Previous experience working directly with the public is essential
• High personal energy, positivity and collaborative nature
• Knowledge of government departments and community organizations and ability to effectively liaise
• Stay up to date on local and governmental issues and events