Job description Office Manager in the Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region

Find out what work is like for an office manager in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Administrative officers (NOC 13100).

Administrative officers

Description

Administrative officers oversee and implement administrative procedures, establish work priorities, conduct analyses of administrative operations and coordinate acquisition of administrative services such as office space, supplies and security services. They are employed throughout the public and private sectors. Administrative officers who are supervisors are included in this unit group.

Work week duration

Administrative officers usually work more than 40 hours per week.
More than 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Administrative officers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Oversee and coordinate office administrative procedures and review, evaluate and implement new procedures
  • Establish work priorities, delegate work to office support staff, and ensure deadlines are met and procedures are followed
  • Carry out administrative activities associated with admissions to post-secondary educational institutions
  • Administer policies and procedures related to the release of records in processing requests under government access to information and privacy legislation
  • Coordinate and plan for office services, such as accommodation, relocations, equipment, supplies, forms, disposal of assets, parking, maintenance and security services
  • Conduct analyses and oversee administrative operations related to budgeting, contracting and project planning and management processes
  • Assist in preparation of operating budget and maintain inventory and budgetary controls
  • Assemble data and prepare periodic and special reports, manuals and correspondence
  • May supervise records management technicians and related staff.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Handling material manually
  • Walking and running

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Administrative officers are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Mining, quarrying and construction companies
  • Drilling and blasting contractors
  • Water well drilling contractors
  • Self-employment
  • Industrial companies
  • Transportation, storage and moving companies
  • Marine cargo handling companies
  • Heavy equipment contractors
  • Public works departments in all levels of government
  • Shipping lines
  • Railway companies
  • Governments
  • Shipping agencies
  • Private contractors under contract with government public works departments
  • Mining companies
  • Public works departments
  • Retail and wholesale warehouses
  • Cargo handlers
  • Railway transport companies
  • Pipeline, logging and cargo handling companies
  • Private contractors under contract to governments
  • Municipal, provincial and territorial, and federal public works departments
  • Construction companies
  • Manufacturing and processing companies

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Outside, exposed to weather
  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Vibration
  • In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 13100), and a list of similar occupations:

  • access to information and privacy officer
  • administrative officer
  • administrative services coordinator
  • forms management officer
  • office administrator
  • office manager
  • office services coordinator
  • planning officer
  • records analyst - access to information
  • surplus assets officer
  • university admissions officer

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Administrative officers in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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