Responsibilities for Administrative Assistant
Tasks
- Arrange and co-ordinate seminars, conferences, etc.
- Plan and control budget and expenditures
- Supervise other workers
- Establish and implement policies and procedures
- Train, direct and motivate staff
- Record and prepare minutes of meetings, seminars and conferences
- Determine and establish office procedures and routines
- Plan, develop and implement recruitment strategies
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Manage contracts
- Manage training and development strategies
- Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
- Oversee the analysis of employee data and information
- Answer electronic enquiries
- Oversee development of communication strategies
- Advise senior management
- Respond to employee questions and complaints
- Order office supplies and maintain inventory
- Oversee payroll administration
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
- Provide customer service
- Recruit and hire staff
- Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
- Conduct performance reviews
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Large caseload
- Large workload
- Work with minimal supervision
Personal suitability
- Ability to multitask
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Reliability
- Time management
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Willing to relocate