| There are various administration jobs being | | | | performance within the team and ensure that |
| advertised across different websites including job | | | | individual performance reviews are carried out as |
| boards, recruitment agencies, job search engines | | | | well as carrying out daily meetings within the |
| and in newspapers. Administration plays an | | | | team. The office manager may be required to |
| important part within any organisation as they are | | | | communicate daily or weekly with other |
| the base for efficiently running the office. Without | | | | department heads to ensure that the admin team |
| an admin team, it would be very difficult for the | | | | is carrying out the tasks required and that nothing |
| company to organise itself and do other things. | | | | is missed out or forgotten. |
| The role of an office manager is to manage and | | | | The office manager will need to be to run the |
| lead the team of the admin staff. It is important | | | | office in the absence of the director; he/she must |
| that they are able to delegate the tasks for each | | | | also be able to carry out tasks whether big or |
| member of the team and that the level of work | | | | small in the absence of other senior members of |
| given is appropriate to the team member. The | | | | staff. The office manager may need to attend |
| office manager will be involved with the smooth | | | | regular training or meetings to improve their skills |
| running of the office and ensure every | | | | and build business relationships. Writing reports of |
| department is working according to company | | | | the overall office performance would also be |
| practices. | | | | required for senior managers or directors. |
| The office manager may be required to recruit | | | | The office manager duties and responsibilities |
| staff therefore going through candidate | | | | varies from company to company, in order to |
| applications and short listing candidates will be their | | | | succeed in the role, the office manager must |
| responsibility. They may also be involved with the | | | | have good organisational and communication skills. |
| training aspects including training the employee on | | | | They must be confident in delegating tasks to |
| the relevant software program and company | | | | others and confident in running a team. Most |
| system; however this can also be delegated to | | | | office managers are taken up by promotion from |
| other members of staff as well. The office | | | | years experience within the company, however it |
| manager may also be involved with the | | | | can also be applied for indirectly. |