Office manager

Code 3341.7

Office managers oversee the administrative work that clerical workers are commissioned to perform in various types of organisations or associations. They perform micromanagement and maintain a close view of administrative processes such as such as controlling correspondence, designing filing systems, reviewing and approving supply requisitions, assigning and monitoring clerical functions. They report to managers within the same department or to general managers in companies, depending on their size.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • cost management
  • office software

Skills and competences

  • Elaborar un informe financiero
  • Trabajar en equipos interdisciplinarios
  • implement corporate governance
  • give instructions to staff
  • manage needs for stationery items
  • manage office appliance requirements
  • manage office facility systems
  • manage administrative systems
  • identificar acciones de mejora
  • write work-related reports
  • perform clerical duties
  • use different communication channels

Transversal competences

  • analyse staff capacity
  • create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement
  • manage staff
  • use office systems

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences