Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business - synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us - for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition toBe More Than.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 17,000 colleagues globally serve clients from more than 130 offices across the globe. We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle:

Organizational Strategy

Assessment and Succession

Talent Acquisition

Leadership and Professional Development

Total Rewards

This role will support a minimum of one Partner in our Executive Search practice with administrative support, business development, and engagement related activities such as calendar and time management, interview scheduling, document production, database management, travel coordination, and other administrative duties as assigned.

With regularly shifting priorities, the incumbent must be adaptable and flexible and have a strong sense of urgency. Due to the nature of the business, an attention to detail and a high level of accuracy is required in this role. As a professional services firm, a client service orientation, maturity, and a calm, composed demeanour is a must.

Project Coordination

Support the partner in the management of engagement work by ensuring information flow to/from clients, prospective clients, candidates, and between consultants by establishing and administering workflow

Maintain engagements using PSA, our financial management system, which includes inputting information as per client contracts and managing client invoicing

Managing the candidate and client experience through scheduling interviews and other meetings between candidates and clients

Document Production

Compose documents with a high level of accuracy using appropriate grammar, composition and speed, often under tight deadlines

Produce PowerPoint presentations, proposals, status reports, marquee account plans, candidate assessments and documents; collate and bind presentation materials

Prepare candidate profiles and related materials for clients in advance of scheduled client/candidate interviews, in-house or off-site

Logistics Management (Travel & Expenses)

Coordinate travel arrangements for the partner using the firm’s external travel agency while ensuring standard travel preferences are respected, options presented as appropriate, and the firm’s travel policy is followed

Coordinate domestic and international engagement-related candidate travel arrangements

Review and verify accuracy of candidate and partner expense submissions prior to approval, processing and reimbursement

Coordinate with Administrative Office Manager and other Project Coordinators for all expected visitors to greet guests and ensure meeting room space is available





Inform other Korn Ferry offices in advance of consultant visits to obtain security clearance (as required) and to reserve office and/or meeting room space

Administrative Support

Collaborate with peers and other colleagues to support the broader team; assist with standard administrative duties, such as preparing and proofreading documents and researching information

Provide back-up support to other Project Coordinators during absences and busy periods

Manage the partner’s calendar using Outlook to schedule external and internal meetings across multiple time zones and respond to queries on availability, ensuring that the time is used effectively

Provide consultants with necessary briefing/preparatory material prior to meetings, interviews and travel

Data Management

Maintain and update consultants’ business development activities, tasks and contacts in Salesforce

Maintain and update information in Searcher, Korn Ferry's proprietary candidate database, ensuring contact notes and documents are included in the record and "Searchflow" information is updated in accordance with engagement activity

Assisting consultants in tracking various business performance metrics through the consultants’ performance dashboards and reports

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum of 5 years of administrative / executive assistant experience, ideally working with one or more senior executives

Prior experience in Executive Search, Consulting, or a broader Professional Services firm is strongly preferred

Superb attention to detail, English writing and grammar skills

Excellent PowerPoint skills; High proficiency in Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, Adobe, and Zoom

Experience managing multiple and concurrent responsibilities and establishing and acting against relative priorities, independently but within prescribed guidelines

Familiar with time zones and planning travel itineraries

Experience with meeting planning and event coordination

General understanding of accounting & finance cycles within a corporate, publicly traded company

ATTRIBUTES

Very high attention to detail, accuracy, and quality

Good judgment and capable of acting independently

High level of comfort learning and using current technology

Ability to adapt to evolving work processes and systems, including automated tools

Client service orientation and good composure

Comfortable dealing with senior leaders internally and externally

Professional in demeanour, behaviour, and appearance as demonstrated through consistently polite, helpful, but concise interaction on the telephone and in person

Outstanding time management and sense of urgency at appropriate times





Systematic and methodical given the need to manage large amounts of information across multiple, simultaneous engagements

Team-oriented and willing to pitch in as needed

LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS
Relating Skills

Warm, friendly, and interpersonally agile; easy to approach and talk to; relates well to all kinds of people; makes a pleasant first impression and builds solid relationships.

Demonstrating Personal Flexibility

Open to lifelong, continuous personal improvement; aware of self and impact on others; responsive to feedback; is very flexible; can act in ways that seem contradictory and is adaptable to different situations.

Communicating Effectively

Writes and presents effectively; adjusts to fit the audience and the message; strongly gets a message across.

Getting Organized

Is well organized, resourceful, and planful; effective and efficient at marshalling multiple resources to get things done; lays out tasks in sufficient detail; can work on multiple tasks at once without losing track; foresees and plans around obstacles.

Keeping on Point

Can quickly separate the mission-critical from the nice to dos and the trivial; quickly senses what’s the next most useful thing to work on; focuses on the critical few tasks that really add value and puts aside or delays the rest.

Managing Work Processes

Is an effective process, workflow, and systems designer; is good at figuring out what to measure to track progress; sets up systems that can almost manage themselves; is a master at the effectiveness and efficiency of work systems; can quickly diagnose and fix a workflow problem; always looking for incremental process improvement.

Salary Range

CAD 85000.00 to 105000.00

Salary range represents the compensation Korn Ferry expects to pay to a candidate with the requirements for the job posted. Korn Ferry offers competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with experience.

Korn Ferry may useAIas part of its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made byhumans.

Korn Ferry Benefits

Korn Ferry offers employee benefits that currently include an Extended Health and Dental program, and online Digital Medical, Mental Health and Pediatric support programs.

Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry

If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.

Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law.

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📌 Project Coordinator (Ontario)
🏢 Korn Ferry Group
📍 Ontario