executive assistant
Title posted on Nova Scotia Public Service Commission -
Legislative Assistant to Speaker
Posted on
September 03, 2024
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The Government of Nova Scotia
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://hcm17.sapsf.com/sf/careers/jobsearch?company=novascotiaP"><img src="https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/bf6b9753/38449949-ca76-4c02-8829-4.png" style="width:686.0px;height:36.0px"></a></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Competition # : </b>43955<b> </b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Department: </b>Legislative Services</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Location: </b>HALIFAX</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Type of Employment: </b>Permanent</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Union Status: </b><span contenteditable="false">Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG</span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Closing Date: </b>24-Sep-24 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)</span></span></p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About Our Opportunity</b></H2></div><div><p style="margin-bottom:13.0px;margin-top:8.0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Legislative Assistant to the Speaker of the House of Assembly reports directly to the Speaker and is directly responsible for the efficient, effective and confidential operation of that office. The Office of the Speaker is non-partisan from government operations and Legislative Assembly Proceedings. The Speaker's Office is to be perceived by the Legislature and the public as a fair and consistent ruler on Legislative Proceedings, particularly when the House is in session. As well the Office provides service and advice throughout the year to all parties and their caucuses as well as individual MLA's, legislative divisions, government departments, other governments and the public. The Legislative Assistant to the Speaker receives and must deal with these day to day requests and demands upon the Speaker's Office.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:13.0px;margin-top:8.0px;text-align:justify"><br><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Legislative Assistant is accountable for maintaining a record of all parliamentary events as they occur each year, ensuring that Nova Scotia participates in as many of these events as possible; for providing administrative support to the Speaker in all legislative matters for the general operation of the office; for providing non-partisan administrative constituency support to the Speaker whenever possible, including preparation of expense claims for submission to administration; coordinating approvals by the Speaker for MLA expense claims; liaising between the Speaker and members of the Legislative Press Gallery; organizing visits to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly by parliamentary delegations; organizing delegations to parliamentary conferences held throughout North America and the Commonwealth, makes travel arrangements; maintains a record of meetings of the Special Committee on Assembly Matters; prepares press releases and notifications to MLAs of sittings of the House of Assembly on behalf of the Speaker; and serves as liaison officer for Commonwealth Parliamentary Conferences when they are held in the Canadian Region. Collabo
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LocationHalifax, NS
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Workplace information
On site
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Salary$1,836.99 to $2,525.83BIWEEKLY bi-weekly
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Terms of employment
Permanent employmentFull time
- Start dateStarts as soon as 2024-09-24
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
Nova Scotia Public Service Commission
#43955
Advertised until
2024-09-24
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