The document discusses the role and responsibilities of a secretary. It begins by explaining that the secretary's main role is to support the chair of a management committee by effectively organizing meetings, maintaining records and administration, upholding legal requirements, and handling communication and correspondence. The secretary ensures these responsibilities are met but may delegate tasks. It then discusses defining the role based on whether an organization has paid staff, outlines the main responsibilities in more detail, and provides example questions and answers about the topic of a secretary's duties.
The document discusses the role and responsibilities of a secretary. It begins by explaining that the secretary's main role is to support the chair of a management committee by effectively organizing meetings, maintaining records and administration, upholding legal requirements, and handling communication and correspondence. The secretary ensures these responsibilities are met but may delegate tasks. It then discusses defining the role based on whether an organization has paid staff, outlines the main responsibilities in more detail, and provides example questions and answers about the topic of a secretary's duties.
The document discusses the role and responsibilities of a secretary. It begins by explaining that the secretary's main role is to support the chair of a management committee by effectively organizing meetings, maintaining records and administration, upholding legal requirements, and handling communication and correspondence. The secretary ensures these responsibilities are met but may delegate tasks. It then discusses defining the role based on whether an organization has paid staff, outlines the main responsibilities in more detail, and provides example questions and answers about the topic of a secretary's duties.
The document discusses the role and responsibilities of a secretary. It begins by explaining that the secretary's main role is to support the chair of a management committee by effectively organizing meetings, maintaining records and administration, upholding legal requirements, and handling communication and correspondence. The secretary ensures these responsibilities are met but may delegate tasks. It then discusses defining the role based on whether an organization has paid staff, outlines the main responsibilities in more detail, and provides example questions and answers about the topic of a secretary's duties.
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ACTIVITY 1. Sesión 1.
ROLE OF THE SECRETARY
READING COMPREHENSION
TÉCNICO LABORAL POR COMPETENCIAS EN ASISTENTE
DMINISTRATIVO.
JUNI0 18 de 2022
COMPETENCIA: Interactuar con otros en idioma extranjero según estipulaciones del marco Común Europeo de referencia para idiomas.
RESULTADO DE APRENDIZAJE: 90151-278
Identificar, comprender y reconocer la terminología, el significado y la pronunciación en inglés de acuerdo a la formación técnica
OBJETIVO
- Identificar Normas y Reglas en un Asistente Administrativo.
- Comprender y ampliar vocabulario del idioma extranjero.
What is the Role of the Secretary?
The role of the Secretary is to support the Chair in ensuring the smooth functioning of the Management Committee.
In summary, the Secretary is responsible for:
1. Ensuring meetings are effectively organised and minuted
2. Maintaining effective records and administration
3. Upholding the legal requirements of governing documents, charity law,
company law etc (where relevant). 4. Communication and correspondence
It is important to note that although the Secretary ensures that these
responsibilities are met, much of the work may be delegated to paid staff or volunteers. Given these responsibilities, the Secretary often acts as an information and reference point for the Chair and other committee members: clarifying past practice and decisions; confirming legal requirements; and retrieving relevant documentation.
Defining the role in your organisation
What this means in practice depends on the style and size of the organisation:
Where there are no paid staff members...
...the Secretary themselves will carry out all these duties and may also take a greater role in the day-to-day administration of the organisation. This can become a time-consuming role. Some management committees have more than one person with formal responsibility for secretarial tasks (e.g. a Minutes Secretary, Correspondence Secretary and Membership Secretary). Others delegate some of the administrative responsibilities to volunteers outside of the management committee to reduce the burden.
Where there are paid staff members..
. ...many activities can be delegated (e.g. record keeping, taking minutes, filing correspondence, communication of activities etc). The Secretary then ensures that their responsibilities are met, but will have less involvement in actually carrying them out.
Each Management Committee will have its own way of doing things, and the way in which work is shared out can also depend on the skills, interests or amount of time that a person has to offer. Always ensure that the role description for your Secretary matches the current dynamics of your organisation. (see links below or click here for more on developing role descriptions). Main responsibilities of the Secretary
The responsibilities of the Secretary of a Management Committee are outlined
below:
1. Ensuring meetings are effectively organised and minuted
Liaising with the Chair to plan meetings
Receiving agenda items from committee members Circulating agendas and reports Taking minutes (unless there is a minutes secretary) Circulating approved minutes Checking that agreed actions are carried out. 2. Maintaining effective records and administration
Keeping up-to-date contact details (i.e. names, addresses and telephone
numbers) for the management committee and (where relevant) ordinary members of the organisation. Filing minutes and reports Compiling lists of names and addresses that are useful to the organisation, including those of appropriate officials or officers of voluntary organisations. Keeping a record of the organisation's activities Keeping a diary of future activities 3. Upholding legal requirements
Acting as custodian of the organisation's governing documents
Checking quorum is present at meetings Ensuring elections are in line with stipulated procedures Ensuring organisation's activities are in line with its objects Ensuring charity and company law requirements are met (where relevant, unless there is a separate company secretary) Sitting on appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary panels, as required. 4. Communication and correspondence
Responding to all committee correspondence filing all committee
correspondence received and copies of replies sent keeping a record of any of the organisation's publications (e.g. leaflets or newsletters) and reporting the activities of the organisation and future programmes to members , the press and the public (unless there is an Information or Publicity Officer). Preparing a report of the organisation's activities for the year, for the Annual General Meeting.
REFERENCIA BIBLIOGRÁFICA: https://www.diycommitteeguide.org/resource/what-role-secretary
QUESTIONS ABOUT TOPIC:
1. What is the rule of secretary?
The role of the Secretary is to support the Chair in ensuring the
smooth functioning of the Management Committee. In summary, the Secretary is responsible for: Ensuring meetings are effectively organised and minuted. Maintaining effective records and administration.
Ensuring that meetings are organized and recorded effectively.
Maintain effective records and administration.
Comply with the legal requirements of governing documents, charity
law, company law, etc. (where appropriate).
Communication and correspondence.
Honestidad y ética. Espíritu de servicio. Capacidad de escuchar y de comunicar. Iniciativa. Tranquilidad y paciencia. Sentido del humor. Discreción. Disponibilidad.
2. are the duties and responsibilities of a secretary?
Answering calls, taking messages and handling correspondence.
Maintaining diaries and arranging appointments. Typing, preparing and collating reports. Filing. Organising and servicing meetings (producing agendas and taking minutes) Managing databases. Prioritising workloads.
3. Do and don'ts of secretary?
A good secretary: Be organized. Keep copies of all correspondence. Verify that quorum is met for meetings. Respect confidentiality. Work closely with the president. Make it easy for others to take control by keeping clear records. Prepare for meetings well in advance. Summarize discussions effectively. Keep people informed. Ensure accurate minutes of meetings are kept.
A good secretary DOES NOT:
Ignore correspondence. Keep the information to yourself. Arriving late to meetings. Throw away important papers. Write down the trivial details of all the discussions in each meeting. Trust your memory. Repeat private conversations. Organize meetings at the last minute.
4. How can I be a good legal secretary?
Be Reliable. PeopleImages / Getty Images. Be a Self-Starter. The most successful secretaries possess drive and initiative. Be Efficient. Be Discrete. Be Pleasant. Be Patient. Be Compassionate.
5. What are the types of secretary?
Private secretary. Secretary of an association. Secretary of embassy. Secretary of a cooperative society. Secretary of local body. Secretary of Government department. Company secretary.
6. What does a secretary do in meetings?
The secretary’s role is to be the guardian of the process of meetings and the maintainer of the official business records. He or she often manages communication before meetings and keeps formal records of the group’s process and decisions: the minutes of the meeting.
