administrative assistant

(Development & Community Services)(full-time temporary 1-year with the possibility of permanent)

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking an organized and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to support our Development and Community Services Division. Reporting to the Director of Development and Community Services the Administrative Assistant provides administrative support to the building, planning & development, and bylaw departments. The ideal candidate possesses strong clerical skills, a working knowledge of municipal planning processes, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities within tight deadlines. You have a customer-service-oriented background with the ability to work both as part of a team and independently.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responding to day-to-day development, building, and planning inquiries
• Application intake processing - receiving forms, business license and permit applications, reviewing them for general completeness and confirming fee payment
• Researching property information
• Confirming zoning and land use designations
• Managing Building Information Requests (BIR), Building Plan Requests (BPR) & comfort letters
• Permit statistics reporting - includes maintaining permit records and completing monthly surveys for BC Assessment and Statistics Canada
• File organization and document scanning
• Web-posting and website management - reviewing the website to make sure development and community services pages are up to date
• Responding to enquiries about applications
• Preparing letters, correspondence
• Providing back up to other administrative positions as needed
• Other duties as required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Successful completion of a recognized, relevant, business, college or a post-secondary school certificate or diploma
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant administrative office support experience preferably in local government
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of programs including Outlook, Word, Excel and database systems
• Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships with various stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated understanding of bylaws, regulations, and planning practices relevant to land use.
• Ability to interpret legal descriptions and land title documents
• Ability to effectively organize, streamline, prioritize and coordinate various tasks simultaneously under workload and deadline pressures while maintaining quality performance, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Possession of a valid Class 5 BC Driver?s License is required

WHO WE ARE

Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality is a vibrant year-round, growing mountain tourism community boasting world class skiing, mountain biking, skating rink, hiking and golf and a core tourist village. Sun Peaks has a population of 1,600 year-round residents, and hosts on average 3,000 to 5,000 daily winter visitors and 1,000 to 3,000 daily summer visitors. At a base elevation of 1,255m the unique European inspired walkable village is located 45 minutes from Kamloops in British Columbia?s interior.The community has a unique ski-in/ski-out public school, medical centre, childcare centre and numerous recreational facilities. We are a team of enthusiastic, highly dedicated and hard-working professionals with a ?get it done? mentality, committed to continuous learning, improvement and excellence in service to our community.

Mission: Sustainable Growth for Residents, Guests and Partners. Vision: A Four-Season Resort Community for Everyone.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality offers competitive compensation starting at $29.48 per hour (2026 wage rate).

TO APPLY:

Please submit a cover letter and resume to the attention of Demitri Hofer, Director of Development and Community Services: careers@sunpeaksmunicipality.ca

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. This position will remain