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Reporting to the Director of Housing, Recovery, and Young Adult Services in Edmonton, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to Recovery Alberta as a new, evolving and impactful organization providing mental health and addiction services across the province. The Housing, Recovery, and Young Adult Services portfolio is a diverse portfolio with highly varied programs and areas of focus. All of which are aligned with Recovery Alberta''''s comprehensive recovery-oriented system of care. The successful candidate will provide broad administrative support to the portfolio''''s entire leadership team and will be an informal leader for the admin support team within the portfolio. They will have exceptional organizational skills coupled with strong written and verbal communication skills, data management skills, superior problem solving and advanced office capabilities. The successful candidate will be highly flexible, self-directed and able to work both independently and as part of a team. As the Administrative Assistant to the Director and leadership team, you will join a team of dedicated leaders who are working to continually improve access to quality treatment and recovery services. As a key and critical member of our team, you will face multiple and complex challenges and competing priorities. Key responsibilities include developing draft reports, collation and initial analysis of financial, utilization and quality data from a wide variety of data sources, database management and spreadsheets, office leadership and administration (including administrative support functions specific to the Director), meeting organization and support (including taking and distributing minutes), calendar/schedule management, and being a key and reliable point of contact for team members, and internal and external stakeholders. As an Administrative Support V, you will require advanced administrative or specialized skills and knowledge to support complex procedures, practices and initiatives within a department or program. Completion of post-secondary education (e.g. certificate in office or business administration). Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Teams), and working knowledge of SharePoint software. Minimum of five years of progressively responsible administrative experience. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta. Experience using scheduling, recruitment and financial management software systems is preferred. Candidates with experience in health care settings, specifically mental health and addiction, will be given preference.