An office manager is person who has the whole responsibility of an office to make sure that it runs well. He has to supervise the work of the staffs and he has to implement the policies of the office. Actually an office manager has to do every thing to run an office smoothly but one thing is true that a manager's working strategy depends on the organization he is working with.

Here is the job description for office manager  

1. The main job of an office manager is supervisory. He has to supervise over each employee. He has to distribute works among the staff with ensuring that no one is over loaded with work. It is his/her duty to recruit new employee if necessary. He has to notice the performances of the employees in order to give promotion or salary increment. Office manager should also know the working conditions of an organization.

2. An office manager should look into the recruitment and selection process. He is the person who can select new employees through interview. After selecting them he has to conduct a training session for the new candidate to make them aware of office policies and about the job.

3. To maintain office record there is an important role of office manager. He has to design filing system and has to notice that all records are up to date. He has to maintain budget and expenses for the office.

4. An office manager has to review the performance of the office as well as employees to the higher authorities in the meeting. He makes reports and presentations for the meetings. He is the person who can unveil the problems of the employees to the management and can discuss whether there can be any changes or not.

5. A manager has to ensure that there is adequate supply of equipments for the office. A health safety policy is an essential for the employee. So manager should look into this. A manager should handle customer's queries and complains. He has to solve every dispute of the office. All these facts depend upon the organization he is working with.

The job description for office manager is not the only thing you have to do to become a manager. There are some basic requirements to become an office manager. Candidate should have management degree. He or she should have good communication skill to communicate with the employees of the office. Candidate should have good computer knowledge.

If anyone start his or her career as an officer manager there are too many opportunity to get a better post in near future.