Requisition ID: 20201
Department: Office of the City Clerk
Service: Council & Committee Services
Employment Type: 1 Temporary Full Time Position - Up to 18 months
Work Hours: 35 hours per week
Affiliation: Non Union/Non MPE
Salary Information: $59 153,64 - $69 209,14 annually (2024 rates of pay)
Location: City Hall,110 Laurier Avenue West
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Administrative and Support Services
Application Close: 22/12/2025
Council & Committee Services is responsible for managing the operations of the City Council, its Standing Committees, Advisory Committees as well as other ad hoc committees, task forces and groups, including the administrative process related to City Council meetings, assembling and organizing all communications, correspondence, submissions, reports, motions, and other documents required to provide for the orderly conduct of Council meetings.
You provide administrative support to the Council, Standing Committee Coordinators, Manager and other members of the branch. You assist in making arrangements and preparing agendas for committee/council meetings, attend committee/council meetings, and liaise with the public, the media, staff, Councillors and their assistants.
Completion of Grade 12 plus at least 1 year post-secondary education in either a university degree program or a business, secretarial or administrative diploma program
Completion of the Municipal Administration Program would be an asset
Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience, preferably in a municipal government setting, including minute taking
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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