Search Coordinator, Edmonton Jobs

Intro
Gallagher is a global leader in insurance, risk management and consulting services. We help businesses grow, communities thrive and people prosper.We live a culture defined by The Gallagher Way, our set of shared values and guiding tenets. A culture driven by our people, over 40,000 strong, serving our clients with customized solutions that will protect them and fuel their futures.
As a member of our benefits and HR consulting team, you’ll help our clients -- employers of all sizes, across all industries -- build workplaces that work better.
Overview
Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group, Inc. (GBS) consistently stands out in a competitive marketplace as an employer of knowledgeable, highly skilled and competitive talent. We are a company that touches businesses and their employees on a personal level. At the core, our job is to help protect the health and well-being of employees and their families and provide for their financial security - all while allowing employers to attract and retain the people they need to grow and succeed. As you consider the value of working for Gallagher Benefit Services, remember your talent, winning attitude and strong performance will be highly valued and will maximize your future potential.
Responsibilities
This role provides excellent exposure to the recruiting industry. For an individual that demonstrates initiative, team, a solid understanding of our business, and other competencies required to succeed in our organization, career progression to a recruiting position is supported.
The successful candidate will contribute their strong organizational skills to enable our team to deliver an outstanding experience to our clients and candidates. This individual will apply their exceptional writing and editing skills towards creating client deliverables that may be required throughout the life cycle of an executive search engagement. They will interact with other staff, clients, prospective clients, and candidates in a variety of situations, always while managing competing deadlines. Responsibilities will include:

• Work collaboratively with the delivery team in performing background research for business development and aiding with preparation of client proposals, under the guidance of one of our senior practitioners
• Scheduling appointments and managing other administrative tasks as required
• Editing, proofing, and formatting a variety of written correspondence for grammar, style, and clarity
• Assist the search team in developing sourcing strategies including target companies and candidates
• Managing the logistics for client and internal meetings
• When required, prepare invoices for the search line of business
• Creating documents that are “client ready” such as proposals, fee agreements, progress reports and correspondence

Attractions

• Contribute to a firm poised for dynamic growth
• Join a collegial and supportive work environment
• Serve in an organization that not only supports your giving back to the community, but models and expects it
• Thrive in an entrepreneurial culture that rewards initiative and results

FIRST YEAR DELIVERABLES / MEASURES OF SUCCESS
Success in the first year will be determined by the candidate’s ability to:

• Ability to demonstrate a self-starter attitude through learning to anticipate team needs
• Thoughtfully integrate into the organizations culture through learning how to support the team and by showing initiative in delivering exceptional results
• Learn the ins and outs of the organization, service offerings and standard practices and procedures for successfully delivering solutions to clients
• Understand and fully utilize the organizations CRM (Invenias)

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have the following:
Education

• University or college diploma/ degree / certificate preferred in Human Resources, Business or Communications

Experience

• Strong technology literacy and skills
• Excellent creative writing skills required
• Previous experience in high level administration and/or customer service preferred
• Willingness to learn, experiment and problem solve

Competencies and Attributes

• Technical skills include knowledge of Windows and the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook
• A high regard and respect for confidentiality
• Professional and detail oriented, highly organized with strong administrative skills and attention to detail
• Initiative, coupled with a strong work ethic and a calm, positive attitude
• Resourceful, tenacious and the ability to think creatively and problem solve
• Outstanding communicator, including superb writing and verbal skills
• A commitment to “team”