THE ROLE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY IN THE THIRD SECTOR IN THE CITY OF ARACAJU

The performance of the executive secretary is indispensable to the management of modern organizations. This affirmative comes from the performance of this professional directly with managers and executives, through a multiplicity of competence and versatility that they have, since this professional is able to work in any organizational typology. With the growth of the third sector in Brazil and also in the city of Aracaju, the objective of this research was to identify the acting ways of the secretary and which are the pertinent competences of this professional to work in these institutions that have peculiar characteristics in its management. In this research the third sector is discussed and the characteristics inserted in this field, the evolution of the secretary career, considering their role in the work market; and the competences that must be developed. Thereby, it was identified, in the city of Aracaju, third sector organizations that have a fragile management mainly due to lack of resources, financial dependency on other institutions and lack of qualified workers. Considering the secretaries profile, most of them do not have specific formation, are polyvalent, though not innovative. As for their working routine, it is divided into operational and strategic activities, with assistance as its main attribution.