The Ministry of Highways has a challenging opportunity for a highly motivated, energetic individual to join the Program Support Team within the Corporate Services Branch. This opportunity is for a permanent full-time position and is located in Saskatoon.
The Program Support Team provides financial, human resource, and accommodation support across the ministry. In this position, you will report to the Program Support Human Resource Supervisor and you will provide Human Resource and General Office support to Ministry Staff. In addition, you will be required to provide support to the financial and accommodation streams upon request.
In this position, you will:
- Have knowledge of human resource principles and practices in order to provide advice and guidance to ministry staff in the areas of Recruitment, Taleo, MIDAS, Timekeeping, the Collective Bargaining Agreement, HR Policies, etc.
- Have knowledge of staffing practices, processes and principles in order to work with managers on the recruitment of employees
- Create, proofread, and format reports, spreadsheets, documents, etc. using various software programs such as Midas, Taleo, and Microsoft Office;
- Ask clear and concise questions to obtain relevant information from clients in order to research the issue and respond to the client or relay complete and accurate messages to the appropriate persons/agency
- Clearly and accurately explain complex issues, policies, procedures, referencing legislation and other information to ministry clients
- Keep detailed records in order to meet government standards and audit requirements
- Be responsible for general office duties such as answering phones, ordering supplies, receiving/distributing mail and deliveries, recording minutes of meetings, maintaining the various filing systems, processing invoices/pCards
Typically, the knowledge and experience required for this position would be obtained through the completion of a Business or Office Administration certificate combined with several years of relevant experience.
As an employer, we are dedicated to service excellence by demonstrating innovation, being transparent and practicing effective and accountable use of resources and promoting engagement and leadership at all levels of the organization.
Our core values include showing respect and integrity, serving citizens, excellence and innovation, and acting as one team. We demonstrate these values in our daily behaviours.