Office Manager

Office Managers supervise and assign the responsibilities of administrative support personnel. Office Managers hire, train and promote clerical and administrative support staff.

Duties and tasks

Develops work schedules for administrative support personnel
Evaluates staffs job performance and makes appropriate recommendations
Hires, trains, monitors and promotes office support staff
Implements policies and standards
Manages records, budgets and calendar for the office
Supervises office employees to ensure that proper procedures, standards and deadlines are being met

Skills required

Ability to communicate well
Experience with hiring and evaluating support staff
Good decision skills
Strong managerial skills
Understanding of the occupational health and safety regulations

Working conditions

Office Managers generally work 40 hours a week. Although there is a lot of computer and deskwork involved, a good portion of the time is spent supervising staff and managing the physical facility.