Markets Initiative is Hiring!

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EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Location: Markets Initiative Vancouver office
Start Date: November 3rd 2008
Position Type: Part-time (20 hours/week)

Markets Initiative is looking for an Executive Administrative Assistant with a talent for working in synergy with a high performing leader. Markets Initiative requires an Executive Administrative Assistant whose passion about forest conservation is matched by their ability to support and contribute to organizational performance and excellence. The ideal candidate will be experienced in a wide range of administrative and executive support related tasks. This person must be exceedingly well organized, flexible and enjoy the administrative challenges of supporting a small and dynamic team.

The ability to interact with all staff in a fast paced environment, sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality is crucial to this role. Must be able to deal with high volumes of work and tight timelines in a calm manner. Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English and French, strong decision making ability and attention to detail are equally important.

Markets Initiative offers an inclusive and collaborative work environment that emphasizes professional and personal development, and work/life balance. Markets Initiative provides a progressive health benefit plan and four weeks vacation in the first year of employment.

Responsibilities:
• Provide administrative support to the Executive Director.
• Provide administrative support to campaigns, as needed.
• Support and coordinate corporate and coalition stakeholder work.
• Maintain CRM database and systems.
• Basic office administration and accounting functions

Qualifications:
• Involvement and/or interest in environmental and/or social justice issues.
• Professional experience as an Executive Administrative Assistant in the non-profit and/or corporate sectors.
• Experience and knowledge of performing within the organizational cultures of the non-profit and corporate sectors.
• Advanced administrative skills.
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with a team.
• Ability to take initiative to support and improve organizational functioning.
• High level of judgment and emotional intelligence.
• Must be fluent in English and French

Deadline: 5:00PM PST, Friday August 29th, 2008

Applicants should submit their resume and cover letter by email to Fawzia Ahmad, Markets Initiative, fawzia@marketsinitiative.org (please place “EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT” in the subject line). We thank all applicants for their expressions of interest in advance. However, we will only be contacting applicants who are short listed for an interview.

About Markets Initiative: Markets Initiative is a national environmental organization dedicated to safeguarding biodiversity and forests globally by shifting Canadian companies away from products derived from ancient and endangered forests. Markets Initiative has been successfully working with English and French language book, magazine and newspaper publishers. More than 600 publishers and publications have developed environmental paper policies with Markets Initiative. We work with a broad network of national and international colleagues on forest conservation issues. Markets Initiative has offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Montréal and Québec City.