What this code covers
Administrative and executive secretaries perform liaison, coordination and organizational tasks in support of managers and professionals and/or prepare correspondence, reports and records of proceedings and other specialized documentation. Their tasks include: a) drafting administrative correspondence and minutes; b) obtaining, proposing and monitoring deadlines and follow-up dates; c) screening requests for meetings, scheduling and organizing meetings and travel arrangements; d) assisting in the preparation of budgets, monitoring of expenditures, drafting of contracts and purchasing or acquisition orders; e) liaising with other staff about a range of matters relating to the organization’s operations; f) writing and answering business or technical letters and other similar correspondence; g) preparing verbatim reports of proceedings in legislative assemblies, courts of law or other places using shorthand or specialized office equipment; h) supervising the work of clerical support workers. Examples of occupations classified here: Administrative secretary, Assistant correspondence, Board secretary, Civil secretary, Confidential secretary, Corporate secretary, Court reporter, Executive assistant, General secretary, Legislative committee secretary, Minutes agenda officer, Personal assistant, Presidential staff officer, Private secretary, Verbatim reporter Some related occupation classified elsewhere: Secretary (general) - 4120, Medical transcriptionist - 3344