Administrative Assistant

StarTech.com is a leading manufacturer of hard-to-find connectivity and technology parts and has built as strong reputation in the tech industry as being the company that specializes in “making hard-to-find easy”.  Founded in 1985, we are a privately owned Canadian company, based in London Ontario with operations in Columbus Ohio, Northampton United Kingdom and a business in Hong Kong.

StarTech.com is growing rapidly in the North American and European markets with further plans to expand globally. Our success has been recognized with several awards including the “Large Business of the Year” from the London Chamber of Commerce, being named one of the 50 Best Small and Medium employers in Canada and being included in the Inc 5000 for three consecutive years.

Our customers love doing business with us because we provide exceptional customer service with lifetime support and exclusive online resources that saves them time and money.

We are currently looking for an Administrative Assistant to provide support to the company in a variety of ways.  Reporting to the Executive Assistant, this position will have a heavy emphasis on the successful planning and execution of several corporate events held throughout the year in addition to providing day to day administrative support to the executive team. 

Duties include the following:

• Coordinates and ensures the execution of all activities related to corporate events and off-site conferences such as site selection and set-up, catering, audio-visual, budgeting  and logistics;
• Assist in planning various company-wide events (Holiday Party, Summer Picnic, Town Hall Meetings, etc.)
• Perform general office duties (filing, faxing, drafting general business letters, updating spreadsheets, scheduling meetings etc.);
• Provide administrative support on several projects for the Executive Team;
• Assist in corporate travel arrangements for executive travel;
• Attending various meetings, taking minutes and following up on action items

This position will appeal to a self-confident and assertive individual who enjoys work variety and multi-tasking in a fast paced entrepreneurial environment.  This position requires the following key traits and competencies:

•  Excellent verbal and written communications; persuasive and congenial 
• Experience in corporate event planning
• Cooperative and helpful; diplomatic and considerate of others 
• High degree of professionalism and ability to maintain confidentiality 
• Strong attention to detail and a high degree of organizational and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines 

In addition, the successful candidate will have above average Microsoft Office skills including Outlook, Word, Powerpoint and advanced Excel.

If you want to join a successful, growing and dynamic entrepreneurial company that provides competitive compensation and benefits, please submit your resume and salary expectations in confidence by applying on-line directly to www.startech.com

We appreciate all applicants however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.