Administrative Officer (French Services) (On Site)

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Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance. 
 
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

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Your Role

As the Administrative Officer, you are an essential part of the Payments and Broadcast Contract Administration (PACD) team. You are responsible for handling a wide range of administrative tasks related to contract management and compliance for the broader Business & Rights (BR) team within CBC/Radio-Canada French Services. 

As the Administrative Office, you are part of Radio-Canada's French-language Management of Rights and Business Relations team, which is responsible for negotiating agreements for the acquisition and production of content to be broadcast on Radio-Canada's platforms.

As an Administrative officer you report to the Manager, Contract Operations and Administration, and are responsible for supporting and working closely with project managers by performing administrative tasks related to the conclusion of agreements. To do so, the administrative officer must enter contractual information such as rights, licensing costs, and broadcast obligations into the contract and rights management system and prepare contractual documents (letters, contracts, amendments, or recommendations) and payment tables.

As an Administrative officer, you are also responsible for coordinating approvals and signatures on contractual documents and ensuring the compliance of data entered into the tools used by Radio-Canada. Finally, this role involves collaboration with internal partners, independent producers, and international distributors. 

Function:

Analyze and report on the Corporation’s position and alternatives in selected administrative matters to see how well departmental strategies are being applied, as well as to support decision-making and planning. 

Key Tasks:

• Interpret administrative standards, policies and procedures governing the management of budgets, insurance policies, leases, productivity, acquisitions, sales and other business matters, in order to resolve issues that arise in processing or analyzing the related data.
• Monitor changes in contracts, estimates and the market; provide commentary on performance and services rendered; and identify trends in order to report, at any time or for any period, the Corporation’s progress in implementing management strategies (by identifying gaps or alternatives, producing projections, advising managers in preparing or correcting timelines, etc.).
• Negotiate a variety of service contracts and leases within established parameters, providing key administrative support for departmental activities; initiate more significant negotiations by gathering requests, offers and all necessary documents, including comparative data and reports, ahead of time; identify and highlight market trends, standards and related practices to inform the negotiation process.
• Complete the appropriate forms and documents; prepare the necessary correspondence and reports based on available information, following up as required.
• Familiarize other people with their job by explaining your own duties.
• Perform all other administrative tasks.

This role requires full-time on-site presence.

What You Bring:

Qualifications: 

• College diploma in a relevant field (e.g., management, administration).
• At least two (2) years’ experience in a related field (administration in a unionized environment).

Skills:

• Ability to manage priorities, be organized and work well under tight deadlines.
• Ability to be thorough, meticulous, accurate, resourceful, discreet, concise, curious and adapt easily to new computer tools.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and the MS Office suite.
• Solid command of spoken and written French (working language).
• Knowledge of English (asset).

Selected candidates will be tested as follows:

• Interview.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
 

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:  

• A mandatory Criminal record check. 

• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
 
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

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