Where to look for administration manager jobs

Administration managers are found in all departments of an organisation. Their roles and responsibilities will differ in relation to their particular directorate, but their managerial responsibilities will generally be the same.

Main responsibilities & typical employers

Office managers are responsible for ensuring that all work undertaken within a department, directorate or division is undertaken to a high, professional standard. Their role is to carry out related information technology and administrative duties, and can range from the supervision of a few staff to the supervision of many. Administration managers need to be organised, have the ability to give clear instructions and be responsible for managing holiday leave and sickness absence, and reporting as necessary to the Human Resources department if the company has one. Administration managers can be found in almost every business. Even small businesses require an individual to oversee the administrative work undertaken to ensure that it is completed in accordance with company policy. Organisations which generally employ Administration managers include: The NHS and private medical organisations such as Bupa - Roles in these types of organisation may be based around managing a team of secretaries or administrators for a particular clinical division. Education - Colleges, schools (sometimes the role is known as business manager) universities, distance learning establishments all create vast amounts of paperwork which needs to be managed and organised. Local and central Government - Although roles will vary considerably between departments, general responsibilities will remain the same and may include HR administration and Customer Service administration. Charities and community groups - Charitable organisations run like any other business, and inevitably generate administrative work, so staff, workload and departments need to be managed.
Sometimes in charities, an administrative manager can also be responsible for fundraising and marketing campaigns. Finance and legal organisations - Generally involve the management of secretarial work and perhaps general office admin jobs. Publishing, broadcasting and media - Management of administration work relating to all departments including advertising and sales.

Where jobs can be found

Administration manager jobs are advertised in the local press, but vacancies can also be found through the following: - The Times jobs
- The Guardian jobs (The Guardian also has a comprehensive jobs website)
- Jobs.ac.uk
- Charity Jobs
- The Appointment
- The local jobcentre or through its website, direct gov
- The local press generally publish jobs sections in their papers at least once a week.
- Local authority websites
- Local housing provider websites.
- For business graduates - Prospects.ac.uk