Who's an Administrative Manager?
Every office has at least one person or team looking after the organisation and its functioning. That is what an Administrative Manager does. As an administrative manager, you are the person who looks into the day-to-day running of your organisation. This could involve everything from making sure that the office supplies are stocked to calculating the ‘payroll’ of employees by keeping a note of the number of days and/or hours they spent working. You are the person everyone in your office will come to every time they have an issue with the functioning of the office.
Every organisation, from a small clinic to a multinational corporation, needs administrative managers. The extent of your role will have a lot to do with the organisation you choose to work with.
What will you do?
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Intern
You would be handling simple tasks such as scheduling meetings, maintaining a record of office stationery, overseeing housekeeping activities, etc.
Administrative Executive
You would be working as a full-time employee in an organisation and handling specific tasks assigned tasks. You would mainly look after coordinating with new joinees, travel bookings, managing office inventory, recruiting housekeeping staff, etc.
Administrative Coordinator
You will answer and route calls, guide visitors to the appropriate parties, field interdepartmental communications, and perform office tasks, including answering emails, delivering or responding to mailings, and maintaining employee and customer records.
Senior Administrator
Your primary job would be to ensure the swift working of the office. You will look after day-to-day operations of the organisation and will be handling tasks such as hiring and overseeing office security, parking, catering and technological issues. Employee’s salaries and vendor payments would be handled by you.
Administrative Manager
You would oversee the work of the administration department as a whole. You would not just take care of operations but also the budgets assigned to you. At times, you would be required to effectively cut costs, plan the budget spent on purchasing house-keeping material, staffing, etc. It will be your responsibility to ensure the office is well maintained, organised and secure.
Pursuing your career locally VS overseas
If you pursue a career in administration in India, you would get a good understanding of the market, which would make it easy for you to get a job here. There is a huge demand for administrative managers in India as a lot of startups are mushrooming in the city on a frequent basis. So in terms of job opportunities, you have plenty of options here. After pursuing a bachelor’s degree, you can opt for a diploma or master’s in office administration. Pursuing administration would cost you an average of INR 50,000 – INR 3,00,000 depending on the university and course. Top colleges from where you can pursue an administration career in India are DR. NGP Arts and Science College, Institute of Technology and Management, Central India Institute of Management Studies (CIIMS) and others.
Studying administration abroad would further help you broaden your knowledge in the filed as colleges abroad don’t just offer you theoretical study, but also practical knowledge. Many colleges abroad have campus selection facilities that makes it easy for you to secure a job there. It is hard to look for a job abroad with an Indian Bachelor’s degree, but you can always look to build a good network and get a job there. Studying abroad would teach you different business functions and how you can effectively handle employees and ensure swift working of the daily activities of an organisation. Pursuing administration studies abroad could cost you anywhere between INR 3,00,000 – INR 12,00,000 depending on the university and specialisation you opt for.
How much would you get paid?
The exact number will depend on where you’re working, your education, skill-set and internship experience. But we can give you a general idea.
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