Office Volunteer – Administration Area

Office Volunteer – Administration Area

Not currently recruiting.

3228228181_7697550977_zThe Ottawa Humane Society’s Volunteer Department is looking for volunteers who are interested in working closely with our administrative team! Administration and office support volunteers will work closely with the various departments on selected office support and administrative tasks. Administrative tasks may include:

  • Data entry;
  • Label printing;
  • Photo-copying and laminating;
  • Document editing and collation;
  • Mail outs;
  • Moving file boxes;
  • Other clerical duties as assigned.

Office Volunteer Requirements:

  • Volunteers must have strong computer skills, preferred experience includes:
    • Microsoft Office Excel (formulas, charts, macros);
    • Adobe Acrobat Professional (creating and manipulating PDFs);
    • Creating fillable forms;
    • Microsoft Office Word (mail merges, document editing);
  • Experience with data entry or in a administrative role is preferred;
  • Volunteers must have excellent customer service skills;
  • Volunteers must be highly organized and have high attention to detail;
  • Volunteers must be comfortable taking direction;
  • Volunteers must be consistent and reliable;
  • Must be able to lift boxes of approximately 30lbs;
  • Volunteers must be able to make a minimum 1-year commitment;
  • Volunteers must be able to commit to a two hour weekly shift;
  • Volunteers must wear business casual attire.

Steps to becoming an office volunteer:

  • Complete the OHS Volunteer Application
  • Ensure you specify on your application the program and shift you are interested in volunteering for.
  • Volunteers whose skills and availability match the Office Volunteer—Administration Area requirements will be contacted for an interview.
  • Following a successful interview, volunteers will be asked to submit a Criminal Record Check and attend a scheduled orientation.

For more information contact our coordinator: volunteers via email at volunteering@ottawahumane.ca or by telephone at 613-725-3166 ext. 264.

We encourage you to browse our site for other volunteer opportunities at the OHS.

Thank you for your interest in our Office Support and Data Entry Volunteer Program!

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