# Competences — management assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8cce40c1-4479-47e7-b5fc-c976631d919f).

## Essential

- **build business relationships** (skill/competence)
- **company policies** (knowledge)
- **coordinate events** (skill/competence)
- **disseminate internal communications** (skill/competence)
- **disseminate messages to people** (skill/competence)
- **draft corporate emails** (skill/competence)
- **fix meetings** (skill/competence)
- **liaise with board members** (skill/competence)
- **liaise with managers** (skill/competence)
- **maintain internal communication systems** (skill/competence)
- **perform business research** (skill/competence)
- **perform clerical duties** (skill/competence)
- **process commissioned instructions** (skill/competence)
- **support managers** (skill/competence)
- **use different communication channels** (skill/competence)
- **use office systems** (skill/competence)
- **use spreadsheets software** (skill/competence)
- **write work-related reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- accounting department processes (knowledge)
- apply statistical analysis techniques (skill/competence)
- assist visitors (skill/competence)
- draft press releases (skill/competence)
- financial department processes (knowledge)
- human resources department processes (knowledge)
- legal department processes (knowledge)
- maintain register of shareholders (skill/competence)
- maintain statutory books (skill/competence)
- manage personnel agenda (skill/competence)
- management department processes (knowledge)
- marketing department processes (knowledge)
- operations department processes (knowledge)
- perform cost accounting activities (skill/competence)
- personnel management (knowledge)
- public relations (knowledge)
- revise drafts made by managers (skill/competence)
- sales department processes (knowledge)
- speak different languages (skill/competence)
- track key performance indicators (skill/competence)
- translate language concepts (skill/competence)
- use free typing techniques (skill/competence)
- write meeting reports (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 18 ads, as of 2026-07-15)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- appointment scheduling — **22 %**
- data entry — **22 %**
- calendar management — **17 %**

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