Jovie Ardales

Dedicated, highly skilled, and detail-oriented Administrative and Governance Professional with over 15 years of comprehensive experience in local government administration, cooperative management, and executive support. Currently serving as Barangay Secretary with nearly a decade of institutional expertise in statutory documentation, legislative drafting, community profiling, and public service delivery. Proven ability to streamline office operations, maintain rigorous financial and secretarial records, and foster strong community relations.

Accomplished administrative professional bringing over 15 years of multifaceted expertise in local governance, cooperative operations, and executive leadership support, committed to driving organizational efficiency and community impact.

Barangay Secretary - BLGU San Rafael

(2017-05)

Manage all administrative and secretarial operations for the barangay council, acting as the primary administrative backbone and institutional memory.

• Draft, encode, and archive official minutes of regular and special sessions, executive orders, memoranda, and certified barangay resolutions and ordinances in compliance with DILG and Local Government Code mandates.
• Facilitate administrative processes for the Katarungang Pambarangay, managing dispute records, summons, and amicable settlements.
• Coordinate community development data, including BCPC reports, demographic profiling, and local program implementation (such as health initiatives, literacy programs, and local project rollouts).
• Handle frontline constituent relations, processing clearances, certifications, and addressing community inquiries with professionalism.

Cooperative Secretary and Bookkeeper - Castilla Development Cooperative (CADECO)

(2014-02 - 2017-05)

• Maintained accurate financial books, ledgers, and accounting records for cooperative operations.
• Managed cooperative secretarial duties, including preparing meeting agendas, recording board minutes, and maintaining official membership registries.
• Assisted management in financial reporting, audit preparations, and administrative compliance with cooperative regulatory bodies.

Executive Assistant to the Owner - Johnferic Commercial Inc.

(2007-02 - 2009-11)

• Provided high-level administrative and executive support directly to the owner, managing scheduling, correspondence, and confidential files.
• Coordinated business communications, managed day-to-day office workflows, and streamlined internal communication channels.
• Handled basic accounting support, record-keeping, and operational inventory monitoring.

Diploma - Office Skills and Management - Systems Technology Institute (STI) – Sorsogon Campus (2005)

Undergraduate Studies - Business Management - Major in Management - Thompson Education Direct (2002)