Brokerage Executive Assistant

Avison Young is the world’s fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Avison Young is a collaborative, global firm owned and operated by its principals. Founded in 1978, the company comprises 1,900 real estate professionals in 67 offices, providing value-added, client-centric investment sales, leasing, advisory, management, financing and mortgage placement services to owners and occupiers of office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties.

* Provide support to team of three Principal’s * Correspond with high-profile executives within the industry * Think creatively and possess strong problem solving skills * Ability to multi-tasking and prioritize requests * Answer incoming calls and deliver accurate messages * Prepare and edit correspondences, communications, and presentations in Excel, Word and PowerPoint * Conduct research, assemble and analyze data to prepare reports and documents * Assist team with preparing and updating client specific reports * Prepare market surveys, tour books, proposals, and other relevant documents as needed in conjunction with the marketing department * Manage and maintain schedules, appointments and travel arrangements for team * Prepare and execute expense reports in a timely fashion * Keep very organized files and retrieve documents and reference materials * Strong team player with a “no task is too small” attitude

**Education & Experience** * Bachelor’s degree required * At least 4-years of experience providing support to high level brokers * Experience working in a commercial real estate firm * High level of competence in Microsoft Suite required **Key Competencies** * Punctual * Strong sense of decorum, professionalism and confidentiality * Excellent organizational skills * Outstanding communication skills, written and verbal. * Strong attention to detail * Problem analysis and problem solving skills * Sound judgment and decision making ability * Experience working in a commercial real estate firm