SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATION

SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATION

Introduction    :
Reliability is the name of the career when you're a secretary. Whether you are secretary to a single boss or to a team, you'll be indispensable to them as you help ease their workload by providing administrative support and helping them organize their time.

Class of Specialization:     Commercial/Business Studies

Mandatory five subjects:   
Mathematics, English, Accounting, Commerce, Economics

Personality Traits/Skill:   
Good organization skills, good time management, good communications skills, written and verbal, discretion, confidence with IT and computer packages, accuracy and good attention to detail, an ability to stay calm and tactful under pressure, self-motivation and a bright and positive attitude.

Job profile/Duties:   
The type of tasks you'll be expected to help out with include: managing diaries and making appointments, booking rooms and travel arrangements, preparing and distributing papers and documents for meetings, taking minutes, dealing with post and mail, drafting letters and other documents, such as PowerPoint presentations, maintaining filing systems, answering the phone and answering queries, photocopying and printing, using various computer packages - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.   

Where to work:   
Governmental and non-governmental institutions, companies, etc.