•Main Objective:
Office managers essentially ensure the smooth running of an office on a day-to-day basis and may manage a team of administrative or support staff
•Main Responsibilities:
-Organizing meetings and managing databases
-Booking transport and accommodation
-Organizing company events or conferences
-Ordering stationery and furniture
-Dealing with correspondence, complaints and queries
-Preparing letters, presentations and reports
-Supervising and monitoring the work of administrative staff
-Managing office budgets
-Liaising with staff, suppliers and clients
-Implementing and maintaining procedures/office administrative systems
-Delegating tasks to junior employees
-Organizing induction programes for new employees
-Ensuring that health and safety policies are up to date
-Using a range of software packages
-Attending meetings with senior management
-Assisting the organization's HR function by keeping personnel records up to date, arranging interviews and so on
Requirements
-Initiative and the Anticipation of Needs
-Active Interest in the Company's Well-Being
-Excellent Communication Skills
-Ability to Be Accessible and Friendly
-Reliability and discretion: you will often learn of confidential matters
-Adaptability
-Communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills
-Organisational skills
-IT skills
-Problem solving skills
-Initiative
-Leadership and the ability to 'make things happen