Administrative assistants

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Prepare, key in, edit and proofread correspondence, invoices, presentations, brochures, publications, reports and related material from machine dictation and handwritten copy

• Open and distribute incoming regular and electronic mail and other material and coordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments and organizations

• Schedule and confirm appointments and meetings of employer

• Order office supplies and maintain inventory

• Answer telephone and electronic enquiries and relay telephone calls and messages

• Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems

• Determine and establish office procedures

• Greet visitors, ascertain nature of business and direct visitors to employer or appropriate person

• Record and prepare minutes of meetings

• Arrange travel schedules and make reservations

• May compile data, statistics and other information to support research activities

• May supervise and train office staff in procedures and in use of current software

• May organize conferences.