General Affairs Bureau
Refers to a department or bureau within an organization (often governmental or corporate) responsible for general administrative affairs.
He was assigned to the General Affairs Bureau.
After joining the company, he was assigned to the General Affairs Bureau.
The management of the facility falls under the jurisdiction of the General Affairs Bureau.
総務局 handles broad general administrative affairs for an organization, whereas 事務局 refers specifically to the secretariat that runs the day-to-day operations of a group, project, or event.
総務局 is a bureau within a company or local government, while 総務省 is the name of Japan's national Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, so the two are easily confused despite sharing kanji.
Compound of 総務 (general affairs) and 局 (bureau, office).