Real Food For Real Kids,Executive Assistant Jobs in Canada

Direct Reports: 0

Hours: Full Time

Compensation:
• Market-based salary and RRSP matching
• Benefits program including alternative and preventative health treatments

Application Deadline: ongoing

Anticipated Start Date: August 2016

About Real Food for Real Kids:

A multiple award-winning company recognized for excellence and innovation, Real
Food for Real Kids (RFRK) is a leading healthy catering company for childcare
centres, elementary schools and camps. RFRK proudly serves delicious meals and
snacks to over 15,000 children throughout the Greater Toronto Area every day.
Our mission is to enable and inspire a lifetime of healthy eating and to have a
great time doing it! Apply today to join a fast-growing company on a world
changing mission.

A glimpse at the role:

The Executive Assistant (EA) is a highly-motivated, positive, passionate and
outgoing over-achiever whose primary focus is to make things work better. You
are a natural ‘people person’ and a confident communicator who gets a kick out
of helping people and impressing them with your strong competencies, all in an
effort to get things done. Our EA provides administrative support to the owners
of RFRK and is recognized for exhibiting sound judgment, proactivity, tact,
diplomacy, organizational skills and punctuality. You work well under pressure
and are able to manage multiple tasks and priorities.

Some of the things you’ll get paid to do:
• Keep Executives organized and effective
• Daily check-ins to prioritize daily task list and ensure timely completion
• Coordinate and manage the calendars, phone messages, task lists, and
commitments
• Assist Founder/CFIO with speaking engagement preparation
• Assist Marketing team at events (some may fall on the weekend or in the
evenings)
• Coordination with stakeholders, agenda preparation, meeting room preparation
(on-site and off-site), note taking and follow-up
• Admin work (filing, archiving – electronic and paper)
• Drafting, proof-reading documents, fact-checking and researching
• Greet Clients & guests
• Make travel, meeting, event, or other personal/family arrangements

Some of the perks:
• Put your professional and personal strengths to work in a fast-growing and
dynamic company
• Have a hand in reshaping the way children, families, and educators eat and
perceive food
• Help our community embrace real food and foster new healthy eating habits
• Taste real food every day in our staff kitchen!

Required Education and Experience:
• Completion of college or university degree
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role
• Proficiency with Macs, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Apps, Prezi
• Valid Ontario Driver’s Licence in good standing

Skills and Personal Attributes:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Able to professionally interact with internal and external stakeholders
• Able to think critically, problem-solve and make effective decisions
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information in a professional and
ethical manner
• Motivated to improve current work practices and take ownership of
responsibilities
• Experience in event coordination a plus
• Able to work in a fast paced environment and manage multiple priorities

Nice-to-haves:
• Bilingual in French a very strong asset

To apply, go to http://bit.ly/1Pgt1ip

Please upload your résumé and cover letter, including salary expectations,
explaining why you’d be a great fit for this role!

RFRK is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from
diverse backgrounds and communities.

No phone calls, please. We’ll contact applicants that fit the bill, and invite
them in for an interview.

Thanks for your interest in Real Food for Real Kids!