Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman

• Competitive compensation package.
• Hourly compensation wage rate from $22.09 to $24.88 per hour, plus overtime.
• Comprehensive group benefits plan (extended health; life; dental; vision; pension; and health and wellness).
• Various Learning and Development initiatives, and opportunities to grow within our team!
• Opportunity to participate in Municipality events and activities.

• Providing excellent and timely customer service to both external and internal stakeholders, residents, and customers in-person and via telephone, email, text, and website.
• Receiving and organizing communications including telephone calls, mail, and email messages, and using independent judgement to determine items requiring priority attention.
• Independently and appropriately responding to and/or directing internal/public requests for information and service.
• Administrating the Municipality filing system, which consists of paper and electronic documents, to ensure consistent and efficient organization, management, and retention.
• Accepting and administrating building, demolition, burn, and dog permits and raffle licenses.
• Administrating and scheduling Minitonas Town Hall event bookings, service delivery, and payment processing. 
• Administrating property tax accounts, including the preparation and distribution of tax notices, payment processing, receipting, responding to tax enquiries, and maintaining owner name, address, and contact information.
• Monitoring office supply inventory levels and ordering supplies as required.
• Document filing and archive records management.
• Preparing, posting, and distributing quarterly newsletters and public notices on Municipal bulletin boards and website.
• Performing other duties as may be required.

• Completion of a 1-year post-secondary certificate in administration or equivalent, plus one year office experience OR three years of office experience, one of which being a multi-faceted organization.
• Three months previous accounting experience OR completion of a financial accounting course.
• Minimum of one year of previous experience working in an office environment, where dealing with the public in person and on the phone was a significant part of the job.
• Skills in office systems technology, including printer/copier/fax and point of sale machine operation.
• Proficiency in intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Proficiency in intermediate alphanumeric data entry.
• Minimum typing speed of 45 net words per minute.
• Municipality administration and government experience.
• Valid Driver’s License – Class 5 or equivalent.
• Ability to process a variety of administrative duties, anticipate needs and take initiative, prioritize workloads, work independently or within a team, with minimal guidelines and supervisions, and to performs tasks under periodic work pressure.
• Ability to exercise a high degree of accuracy under minimal supervision, including the ability to learn new software applications and procedures.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of ethics, discretion, and confidentiality; exercising tact, courtesy, and diplomacy, in handling sensitive issues.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication (both written and oral) skills.
• Strong relationship building skills, with a focus on achieving both department and Municipality goals and objectives.

• In person or via mail at the Minitonas Municipal Office at 311 Main Street, PO Box 9, Minitonas, Manitoba, R0L 1G0.
• In person at the Bowsman Municipal Office (Wednesday only) at 105 2nd Street, Bowsman, Manitoba.
• Email at acao@minitonas-bowsman.ca
• Facsimile at (204) 525-4857