Company secretaries
£22,943
Average salary
32 hours
Average weekly hours
2.68%
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Definition: Company secretaries and administrators
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 4214
Company secretaries (excluding professional/chartered company secretaries) file and maintain company records, translate notes and dictation into typewritten form and perform other clerical tasks within commercial organisations.
Common tasks include:
- opens, sorts, distributes and files correspondence (both hard copy and electronic)
- uses appropriate software to produce correspondence, memoranda, reports, presentations and other documents from drafts, handwritten copy or by transcribing dictation
- deals directly with routine correspondence
- files and retrieves documents, sets up and maintains filing systems and reproduces copies of documentation as required
- keeps appointments diary, makes travel arrangements and arranges conference and other functions
- arranges meetings, circulates agenda and other meeting documents, attends meetings, and takes and prepares minutes
- answers, screens, handles and directs telephone requests and enquiries, takes messages and forwards to the appropriate member of staff
- undertakes reception responsibilities by greeting visitors and arranging refreshments
- ensures office supplies such as stationery and equipment are maintained
Qualifications
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants to professional secretarial courses typically require GCSEs/S grades. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at Levels 2, 3 and 4.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
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