Job Duties
1. Plan, administer, and control budgets for contracts, equipment, and supplies.
2. Prepare operational budgets.
3. Set goals and deadlines for the department.
4. Develop organizational goals or objectives.
5. Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems.
6. Direct facility maintenance or repair activities.
7. Oversee construction and renovation projects to improve efficiency and to ensure that facilities meet environmental, health, and security standards, and comply with government regulations.
8. Manage construction activities.
9. Acquire, distribute and store supplies.
10. Manage inventories of products or organizational resources.
11. Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
12. Conduct classes to teach procedures to staff.
13. Conduct employee training programs.
14. Participate in architectural and engineering planning and design, including space and installation management.
15. Plan facility layouts or designs.
16. Analyze internal processes and recommend and implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations, such as supply changes or the disposal of records.
17. Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.
18. Recommend organizational process or policy changes.
19. Manage to lease of facility space.
20. Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
21. Dispose of, or oversee the disposal of, surplus or unclaimed property.
Education Requirement
1. A bachelor's degree or college diploma in business administration or a related administrative services field is usually required.
2. Several years of experience at a professional level in business administration, finance or administrative services are usually required.
3. An Associate of the Institute of the Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ACIS), Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (FCIS) or a Professional Administrator (P Adm) designation may be required for some occupations in this group.
4. Certification in health information management by the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) may be required.
5. In Quebec, certification with the Association québécoise des archivistes médicales may be required.