Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney.

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to:

Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
Accelerated exposure and responsibility
Global career development opportunities
Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for a full-time Administrative Assistant to join the Funds & Secondaries team, in Private Equity. The Administrative Assistant will report to a Principal, Investments, and will be responsible for providing day-to-day administrative support to senior and junior members of the Funds & Secondaries team. Some of the main duties include managing travel, calendars, meetings, expenses, events, presentations, correspondence and other departmental initiatives.

Position Requirements

Managing calendars on behalf of team members, work with other departments’ EAs/AAs to coordinate meeting bookings as needed
Assist with meeting room bookings for internal and external meetings, including guest registration and catering orders as needed
Handle highly sensitive and confidential matters relating to the daily activity of the department and/or organization.
Assist with team planning including off-sites and social events: find venues, coordinate vendor contracts and payment, communicate with department, etc.
Book and manage complex global travel arrangements, itineraries or other duties related to support professionals who travel globally.
Ensure team members are prepared for all meetings and carry forward action items.
Reconcile credit card expenses and input into Expense Reporting System.
Work with HR and IT to ensure the smooth on-boarding process for new employees
Work closely with other administration team members to increase efficiencies and provide overall departmental support.
Be a CPP Investments’ ambassador by playing a key role in representing the investment business internally and externally. Conduct work in professional, friendly, easily accessible and approachable manner.
Work cross functionally as part of a team with other members and departments.
Accommodate and complete staff requests managing timelines and deliverables.

Qualifications

4-5 years of experience gained from fast-paced, professional environment
Experience providing support to multiple professionals and managing competing priorities.
Experience with complex calendar management, booking high profile meetings, events, scheduling travel and managing expense reimbursement process.
Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Calendar) and comfort and interest in learning new applications.
Team player, eager to learn, adaptable, calm under pressure, and professional.
Able and willing to work flexible hours, as required.
Proven attention to accuracy and detail, highly organized with the ability to prioritize and multi-task.
Exceptional (written and verbal) communication skills and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work in a high performing culture, under pressure and with time-sensitive deadlines
Personable, easily interacts with all types of personalities and at all levels with a high degree of professionalism.
Proven ability to work independently as well as to perform effectively in a team-oriented and open-concept environment.
Interest in the investment industry is considered an asset.
Exemplify our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership, and High Performance.

Additional Information

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.

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