functions and duties of a secretary in an organisation?
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The secretary is the record keeper, most specifically records minutes (notes, not word-for-word transcription) of the meetings of the executive committee, board or other governing body.  In the case of an officer in a large organization, it's the person who is in charge of the people who keep the records, and who is therefore responsible for the organization and format of those records.  In a small organization, the title does not differ markedly from being a secretary in an office.  Keep the records, manage the correspondence, be the organizer and keeper of the structure.  An Executive Secretary, as in a non-profit organization, may be the only person who is actually a full-time salaried employee, and the rest of the people are all volunteers.
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I was the secretary in an government office job for 5 years and I carried them! You are responsible for keeping track of everything and you must do it well. It is the public's money you are dealing with! The commissioner was a man, but I had a sign in the office that read: "Do you want to talk to the man in charge, or the woman that knows what is going on?".
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As you know that English is the official language of the world, and the Job of Secretary, is to coordinate between various forms, and English is only the International langue, which is in used more than any other language. \nYou can say that English is the Key to success in the modern world.\n\nRegards.
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A legal secretary answers phones for her boss, generally does his filing (unless three is a file clerk in the firm) and does typing. If the attorneys she works for are litigators (the kind who actually go to court), she'll also have to know how to file documents with the court. From what I've seen, the duties of legal assistants and paralegals can vary widely from firm to firm and area to area. In the firm I work for, for example, they are all very high level and really do the work of attorneys, but they can't sign legal documents or give legal opinions or advice. In some firms they do mainly research and "grunt" work.
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Executive secretaries are now referred to as Executive Administrative Assistants.  Secretary is almost a completely outdated term.\n\nExecutive Assistants typically run the show behind the scenes for higher level management.  Although the management makes all of the decisions, the assistant is the one who makes those decisions happen.  This could be anything from typing letters, creating presentations, making photocopies, answering and screening calls, travel arrangements, coordinating meetings to personal errands.  The main function of the assistant is to ensure that what the executive wants is done and time is freed up for the executive to make managerial decisions as opposed to performing tasks that take time which could be used more effectively.
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Taking difficult calls\nMaking sure that calltakers don't take long breaks, or no breaks\nSupervising Staff with training and appraisals\nSick and Holiday Cover\n\nIt generally depends on the call centre too as to what other duties are involved.
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Responsibility, Authority, Support, Inform...it's part of a quality management process. The chart is easy. Draw four boxes with each title at the top. Then list the people (or departments) in each box responsible for each function
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Generally, telephone, document preparation, maintain a database, scheduling appointments, sometimes some desktop publishing, customer service, scheduling meetings, emails, phone calls.... basically what ever is needed to assist and support an executive (male or female).  It depends on the company and the position.  Depending on the industry the company is in and what the department they'll be working in, the duties could be very simple, to very diverse and unusual.\n\nBeing and Admin Asst is a great career and will teach you a lot about people.  If you are a people person and like helping people, this is the job for you.  \n\nI've been in the field for 22 years.  I started out as a "secretary" 22 years ago and I worked my way up and became an Office Manager about 15 years ago.  I absolutely love my job.... love my co-workers and wouldn't do anything else.  When I started my job, I knew it was the place for me and I knew it was the job for me.  \n\nIt's a terrific field.  Check out this website.  It's a professional organization for Administrative Professionals.  I belong and it has done wonders for me personally and professional.  You won't be sorry.  www.iaap-hq.org   I recommend joining a local chapter.  The friendship and support is absolutely amazing.  To interact and network with others in the same career and position as you is very rewarding.\n\nGood luck!!
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The same thing the rest of us Administrative Assistants do.\n\nWrite letters, make appointmens, research, training, and any number of things that the boss wants done.\n\nTake a look at http://www.monster.com and check.
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The Secretariat is the body of the United Nations that does the day to day work of the organization.  It is headed by the Secretary-General, who currently is Kofi Annan, who comes from Ghana originally.
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Quick answer - no special requirements needed.\n\nLong answer - Usually, the General Secretary is either a government worker in the diplomatic field from a neutral 3rd country (one where 90% of the other nations have no objection to), or a prominent activist. The only requirement for the General Secretary's position is 1) You have to be among the region that is selected for that chair (In order to prevent bias, the chair is usually moved from region to region every election. Kofi Annan came from the African region, the next General Secretary will come from the Asian region), and 2) you have to be elected by the General Assembly of the UN.
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A Bank's directors have completely different duties from mere Bank employees.\n\nEmployees perform the day to day operations of the Bank: tellers, customer service reps, janitors, IT people.\n\nDirectors sit on a Bank's Board of Directors and they make major policy decisions for a Bank.  They approve huge business loans. They decide whether the Bank should hire more people and who.  They fix problems identified by the Banks regulators and consultants.
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I don't know if there are any "official" duties, but this is what I came up with from the top of my head:\n\nUphold the constitution and the law of the land\nRepresent their constituents \nBring money and jobs their district\nServe on committees\nLegislate
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Generally speaking....  In a large office you will find all 3...\n\nA receptionist is the first person you see in the office.  When you arrive at an office, you check in at that desk.  They let the person you have an appointment with know you have arrived, they take care of menial office work, and they answer  the phones and direct people to the correct department/person.\n\nA secretary will do more, she usually types, takes dictation, she would get the call from the receptionist and then either take a message or pass it on to her boss, a little more office work, but geared just to her boss... not the office in general.\n\nAn administrative assistant is the next step up.  These are people who do BIG things for their bosses... like accompany them to meetings, sit in on meetings and take notes, they make travel plans for them, prepare reports, etc.  Things above and beyond what a secretary would do.  A secretary may work for both the AA and the Boss, etc.\n\nNow in a small office setting, you may see just one person who does all of those jobs.  And the title may be interchangable.\n\nI believe that if you got a secretary diploma you can work you way up to AA.
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1. takes care of the preparation of salaries, wages and commitions of staff.\n2. prepares the pensions and fringe benefits (remunirations) which is foarwaded to accounts for payment.\nthere are a lot of things an administrative executive can do, among these are:\n3. settles disputes between staff, \n4.  laison between staff union and management.\n5. sees to the employment of new staff and informs management of responsibilities of staffers.\n6. informs and reminds management of goal congruence and goal of the organisation.\n7. laison between the management and the legal system ( in this case the company secretary/legal adviser will report to him).
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It depends what their job description is.\n\nSome help manage an MPs time, sort out meetings etc.\n\nOthers help draft new proposals, private members bills or speeches.\n\nSome work for local authorities, councils and the like doing day-to-day administrative jobs. Basically any 'emination of the state' employs civil servants - people tend to think of them just as the ones at Whitehall but there are far more than that.\n\nA lot seem to want to run the country
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President/Chairperson - to follow an agenda as laid out in the minutes, keep order and generally 'be in charge'.\nHe/she also has a casting vote (an extra one) in the event of a tied vote from the committee.\n\nMinutes Secretary - to keep a record of the proceedings.\n(Generally without a vote)\n\nVice Chairperson - very little actual power but responsible in event Chair-person's non attendance.(Votes)\n\nTreasurer - responsible for all day to day financial matters relating to the organisation. (Votes)\n\nAuditor - responsible for the Annual Report at end of year.\nPlans the following years spending strategy. (May vote if given that facility)\n\nAssistants/Deputies - of any department are just that, to assist the person in charge of that department. (May be able to vote if given that facility)\n\n*I hope this helps you along the way.