Administrative Assistant III Temporary Job

Main Purpose and Function

The Assistant to the FIFA World Cup 2026 (FWC26) Host City Secretariat Lead and a member of the FWC26 Host City Secretariat, will provide a wide variety of confidential and sensitive administrative support as well as organizing and coordinating daily activities of the FWC26 Host City Secretariat.

 

Key Contacts and Reporting Relationships

This position reports to the FWC26 Director of Coordination and Alignment and closely supports the FWC26 Host City Secretariat. Key contacts include: the City Leadership Team; senior City staff, (chiefly the supporting functions including legal, financial and communications); federal and provincial government agencies and external partners (including the Integrated Safety and Security Unit, PavCo, YVR, Parks Board, First Nations, and FIFA), and members of the public.

 

Specific Duties/Responsibilities

• Provides executive level confidential and administrative support for FWC26 Host City Secretariat.
• Coordinates and maintains the calendars of the FWC26 Host City Secretariat Lead and Team using judgement to prioritize meeting and event requests with a view to optimizing available time. This includes planning, organizing and scheduling meetings/events; screening requests for meetings/events; anticipating and working with external partners, stakeholders and senior city staff to resolve scheduling conflicts to ensure high priority meetings/events are accommodated in a timely fashion.
• Schedules meetings with internal staff, external partners and stakeholders including Provincial Government, Federal Government and FIFA contacts.
• Supports the FWC26 Host City Secretariat in managing and delivering all functions including, but not limited to: work plan management; financial management; procurement process; issues log; risk register, status reporting; change log; action item log, etc.
• Manages the flow of information to and from the FWC26 Host City Secretariat by reviewing daily email, correspondence, memos and reports. Using their own judgement and discretion, this position will either respond directly on behalf of the FWC26 Host City Secretariat on those matters where there is extensive knowledge of the issue, process or procedure or escalate appropriate matters for reply or additional information to the team members.
• Coordinates approval and sign off by the FWC26 Host City Secretariat of reports, budgetary matters and other reports.
• Manages a variety of sensitive and confidential matters including correspondence, agendas, minutes, contracts, and presentations; locates and assembles information for various reports and briefings; compiles and prepares meeting materials and minutes and attends meetings as required.
• Coordinates and assists the FWC26 Host City Secretariat to manage processes and feedback received by the FWC26 Host City Secretariat.
• Coordinates travel and accommodation arrangements for the FWC26 Host City Secretariat including complex itineraries requiring multiple flights, multiple destinations, multiple events and/or foreign travel. Manages rescheduling of travel arrangements as required.
• Coordinates Freedom of Information requests for the FWC26 Host City Secretariat.
• Other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

 

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Diploma in Office Administration and a minimum three experience in a progressively administrative role in municipal government or an equivalent combination of education or experience.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of Office 365 products with advanced knowledge of Outlook including the use of follow up flags, rules and alerts.
• Ability to exercise considerable independence and judgement with minimal supervision.
• Ability to identify and understand the sensitive, confidential and/or controversial nature of all types of materials and handle with appropriate discretion.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects and including the ability to change priorities in a high demand environment.
• Ability to anticipate and plan in advance solutions to problems and issues so they are managed in an efficient and effective manner.
• Ability to liaise with a wide variety of senior managers, their assistants and external partners and stakeholders on behalf of the Host City Team.
• Exceptional organizational skills including a high level of attention to detail. Excellent listening, oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with complex calendaring in an executive environment.
• Ability to compose and proofread correspondence, prepare reports in clear concise business English and draft complex correspondence for review by senior staff.
• Experience with SAP and VanDocs are highly desirable.

 

Where operationally appropriate and subject to change, the City of Vancouver has a Flexible Work Program. This program allows staff to work remotely 1 – 4 days a week from locations that are a daily commutable distance from their work at a City worksite.  At this time this position is eligible to be part of the Flexible Work Program.

 

Business Unit/Department: Office of the City Manager (1010) 

Affiliation: Exempt 

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time 

Position Start Date: April 2, 2024

Position End Date: 08/31/2026 

 

Application Close: February 28, 2024

Vancouver, a bustling west coast seaport in British Columbia, is among Canadas densest, most ethnically diverse cities. A popular filming location, its surrounded by mountains, and also has thriving art, theatre and music scenes. Vancouver Art Gallery is known for its works by regional artists, while the Museum of Anthropology houses preeminent First Nations collections