General Management Assistant

Desjardins

Providing administrative support to management at Caisse Desjardins de l'Ouest-de-l'Île. Responsibilities include schedule management, meeting coordination, and internal communications.

Posted 7/4/2026full-timeMontréal • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the General Manager and caisse managers by managing and monitoring their schedules, phone calls, emails and mail
Coordinate the delivery of various files to the Management Committee, Board of Directors, Board of Supervision, Board of Ethics and other committees
Prepare for and attend a variety of meetings, including those of the Management Committee and the Board of Directors
Take minutes and follow up on any resulting action items
Participate in organizing logistics for events (e.g., team meetings, committees, general meetings, training sessions, conference calls, travel and public relations activities)
Provide support in coordinating internal caisse communications (e.g., staff meetings, annual general meetings, special meetings)
Perform various internal management administrative tasks (e.g., tracking sales, maintaining scorecards, monitoring expense accounts, managing inventory and equipment, conducting performance evaluations)
Manage documents and update records for various departments (e.g., filing, purging and storage) in accordance with current practices and regulations
Perform secretarial duties, including drafting, formatting, updating, creating and editing informational documents produced by various departments
Support the General Manager and managers in retrieving information, executing business processes and using information systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Diploma from a vocational/technical college in a related field
A minimum of three years of relevant experience
Proficiency in French is required
Action-oriented
Effective communicator
Customer-focused
Values diversity and inclusion
Quick learner
Strong planning and alignment skills
Situational adaptability

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and annual bonus
Four weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
Defined benefit pension plan providing predictable, stable income in retirement
Group insurance, including telemedicine
Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

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Hard Skills & Tools

Document DraftingPerformance EvaluationExpense MonitoringSales TrackingInventory Management

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicatorAction-OrientedQuick LearnerStrong Planning SkillsSituational Adaptability

Certifications

Diploma From Vocational/Technical College