Administrative Assistant - Research Services Office

Full job description
Employment opportunity number
26.17

Department
YukonU Research Centre (YRC)

Salary
$32.68 to $38.90

Term
Permanent

Campus
Whitehorse, Ayamdigut

Closing date
March 5, 2026

Job Profile

Administrative Assistant - Research Services Office
Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus.
Full-time, permanent
75 hours bi-weekly
Wage: $32.68 to $38.90 hourly
Employment Opportunity No.: 26.17

Closing Date: March 5th, 2025

Are you passionate about providing exceptional administrative support? Do you have strong organizational skills and thrive in a dynamic and innovative educational environment? If so, we want you to be a part of our team at Yukon University!

At Yukon University, we're dedicated to fostering learning, discovery, and innovation in the heart of Canada's North. This position will play a crucial role in supporting our mission by providing and monitoring a broad range of support services, primarily administrative. This includes human resources, finance, communications (students, division team, YukonU), administrative services, and other related duties to enable the division to serve its clients effectively and fulfill its mandate within Yukon University.

Desired qualifications include:
High School diploma or equivalent.
Post-secondary education in business administration, communications, or a related field.
Related administrative experience.
Proficient in executing office procedures including basic bookkeeping, Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Providing primarily in-person front-facing customer service.
Proficiency in the use of data systems would be considered an asset.
Yukon University is committed to the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however qualified candidates who self-identify as Yukon first Nations, as well as Metis, Inuit or other Indigenous ancestry will be given priority.

This process will be used to create an eligibility list of qualified candidates to staff anticipated identical or similar perm/term/casual/seasonal vacancies as and when required. The duration of this eligibility list will be 6 months.

Quoting the employment opportunity number, please send your cover letter and resume to:

Human Resource Services

Yukon University, Box 2799

Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4

Fax: 867 668 8896

Email: hr@yukonu.ca

Applicants should clearly outline all relevant qualifications since selection for interview will be based on applications submitted. A statement of qualifications, which outlines the selection standards, and a position description are available in PDF format for all Bargaining Unit positions, by following the links above.

Please be prepared to provide official transcripts upon request.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest, but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.