Your Opportunity:
Do you enjoy working in a fast paced and future-oriented environment that contributes to the healthcare of Albertans? As Executive Associate (EA) to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Assisted Living Alberta (ALA), you are the administrative go-to person working behind the scenes to make big things happen for the CEO and the CEO’s office. Exceptionally organized and discrete, you provide advice, counsel, and recommendations on office, portfolio or ALA matters, projects and issues. A key executive support, you are adept at problem-solving highly complex situations with utmost confidentiality. You provide leadership to other personnel within the portfolio and direct recruitment, hiring, and personnel management at the CEO’s discretion. Reporting to the CEO, the EA is responsible for the administration, coordination and management of long-range planning and guidelines setting within the portfolio based on ALA’s priorities. With advanced verbal and writing skills, you foster commitment to ALA’s vision by enabling effective communication strategies. Assisted Living Alberta provides Albertans with the support they need through a comprehensive assisted living system that offers a full range of services, including medical and non-medical supports, continuing care homes, home care, community care, and social services. ALA is focused on delivering care more effectively and consistently across the province by enhancing home and community services, expediting access to supportive living environments and continuing care homes, and ensuring Albertans and their caregivers are well-informed.
Description:
Working directly with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Executive Associate (EA) is responsible for providing senior administrative management services to the portfolio. The EA participates in planning and implementation of initiatives and projects and assists the CEO in managing key operational accountabilities of the office. This is an onsite position in Edmonton. The EA acts on behalf of the CEO where appropriate using discretion and confidentiality and assists in managing a wide scope of responsibilities in accordance with the Mission, Vision, and Values of Assisted Living Alberta. This role provides services in office management, issues management, portfolio planning, committee support, project management, stakeholder liaison, and executive administrative support. The EA will assist in overseeing corporate related activities of the portfolio. In addition to engaging with partners and stakeholders within the division across the organization and provincially, the EA manages complex projects with system-wide impact. This position will build collaboration, consistency and continuity within the portfolio, between portfolios and organizationally, while providing background and strategic advice to CEO on issues related to administrative management, policies and organizational matters. Accountable to the CEO and working closely with members of the executive management team, this role will achieve the goals and objectives of the portfolio and will assist in managing a wide range of sensitive and complex issues requiring tact, discretion, and confidentiality.
- Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta
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Classification: Executive Associate
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Union: Exempt
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Unit and Program: CEO Office
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Primary Location: Seventh Street Plaza
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Location Details: As Per Location
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Negotiable Location: Within Edmonton Zone
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Employee Class: Regular Full Time
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FTE: 1.00
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Posting End Date: 27-JUL-2026
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Date Available: 10-AUG-2026
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Hours per Shift: 7.75
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Length of Shift in weeks: 2
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Shifts per cycle: 10
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Shift Pattern: Days
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Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
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Minimum Salary: $31.64
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Maximum Salary: $54.36
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Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Services Administration or Business Administration, or related field or equivalent experience. Five years’ experience in executive or senior management level administrative support, preferably in a health care environment.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Experience in issues and concerns management, and project management. Proven ability to be discreet in dealing with highly confidential and sensitive information. Experience drafting documents, preparing speaking notes and writing. Proven ability to work within a team as a contributing member. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Experience working independently within a large organization with a variety of staffing groups. Proven ability to work collaboratively with other team members from other areas of expertise, and with the most senior management within the organization. Equivalencies of education, experience and skills may be considered.
Preferred Qualifications:
As Required.
