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.
(a)     Tasks include -
drafting administrative correspondence and minutes;
obtaining, proposing and monitoring deadlines and follow-up dates;
screening requests for meetings, scheduling and organizing meetings and travel arrangements;
assisting in the preparation of budgets, monitoring of expenditures, drafting of contracts and purchasing or acquisition orders;
liaising with other staff about a range of matters relating to the organization’s operations;
writing and answering business or technical letters and other similar correspondence;
preparing verbatim reports of proceedings in legislative assemblies, courts of law or other places using shorthand or specialized office equipment.
supervising the work of clerical support workers.