The administration and secretarial work-force in Australia is enormous in size. These positions can be full time but are often contract and temp roles too and thus offer a great deal of flexibility and location availability. If working close to home is a priority  or if you are re-entering the workforce they can be an ideal career choice.

These positions within  are a mixture of private and public sector.

To do well in an admin and secretarial role you'll need to work independantly as well as part of a team, be able to juggle multiple tasks, be attuned to the how orgnisations work, be details focussed and efficient and have fantastic communication skills.

You'll need to have a good grasp of email and collaboration software as well as the ability to work on presentations and documents of all kinds. This includes MS Word, Powerpoint and often Excel. Being able to type quickly helps as does general business experience. Many personal and executive assistants have business administration degrees of one sort or another.

Admin Positions with high growth potential

General Clerks
Contract and program administrators
Archivists and records managers

Other Administration & Secretarial Positions

Keyboard operator positions
Office Manager Positions
Payroll Clerk Positions
Personal Assistant Positions
Executive Assistant Positions
Receptionist Positions
Secretary Positions
Switchboard Operator Positions
Filing Clerk Positions
Enquiry Clerk Positions