Sample Performance Goals for an Administrative Assistant Position
What are the key areas of responsibility? |
What is the problem, process, practice, issue to be addressed? |
What is the desired outcome/result/or standard expected? |
Office/Telephone Reception |
Maintaining face-to-face service during peak times |
Timely response to all telephone inquiries/office visitors. |
Seminar Scheduling and Coordination
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Planning for seminars occurs too late to secure optimal meeting space and prepare advance communications. |
Preferred spaces are secured and advance communications completed in time to ensure well-attended (meets 90% of expected attendance) events |
Administrative Support (expense reports, book orders, purchase orders)
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Routine Work |
All requests processed within 24 hours of receipt and issues resolved to avoid delay in receipt of purchases |
Editorial Assistance (monitor, track & maintain lists of manuscript submissions)
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Certain associate editors consistently are behind schedule. |
All manuscripts progress through the review process according to established schedule. |