# Administrative Personnel > Administrative Personnel means individuals employed by [organization] who perform administrative duties **Term:** Administrative Personnel **Last updated:** 2026-07-29 ## Definition ## What Administrative Personnel Means in a Contract Administrative Personnel is a defined term used in contracts to describe individuals who perform clerical, secretarial, record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, filing, or other support functions on behalf of an organization. The term is deliberately narrow so that the parties can distinguish these employees from technical staff, professional consultants, managers, or executives whose roles carry different obligations, cost treatment, or authority under the agreement. The purpose of defining Administrative Personnel is usually practical rather than substantive. Contracts often need to allocate costs, describe staffing levels, set access permissions, or determine who may bind the organization to certain actions. By carving out administrative staff as a discrete category, drafters avoid ambiguity about whether such individuals fall within broader terms like Employees, Personnel, or Key Personnel used elsewhere in the document. This definition frequently appears alongside related staffing categories in service agreements, particularly where a