administrative assistant - typical job

description duties
An administrative assistant job description varies according to the role and
organization. Use this outline as a basis to create a job description that is
relevant to your own situation.

1. Type and word-process various documents and electronic information.

2. Create financial and statistical tools and reports using spreadsheets.
3. Manage, organise, and update relevant data using database applications.
4. Communicate and provide information by relevant methods internally and
externally to assist and enable organizational operations and effective
service to connecting groups.
5. Analyse and interpret financial statistics and other data and produce
relevant reports.
6. Interpret instructions and issues arising, and then implement actions
according to administrative policies and procedures.
7. Research and investigate information to enable strategic decision-making
by others.
8. Arrange and participate in meetings, conferences, and project team
activities.
9. Approve decisions, requests, expenditure and recommendations on behalf
of senior people in their absence, according to agreed guidelines and
policies.
10.Adhere to stated policies and procedures relating to health and safety,
and quality management.
11.Adhere to procedures relating to the proper use and care of equipment
and materials for which the role has responsibility.