Australian GovernmentStudy Australia

Personal Assistants


What the job involves

  • Liaising with other staff on matters relating to the organisation's operations

  • Researching and preparing reports, briefing notes, memoranda, correspondence and other routine documents

  • Maintaining confidential files and documents

  • Attending meetings and acting as secretary as required

  • Maintaining appointment diaries and making travel arrangements

  • Processing incoming and outgoing mail, filing correspondence and maintaining records

  • Screening telephone calls and answering inquiries

  • Taking and transcribing dictation of letters and other documents

  • May supervise other secretarial and clerical staff