This is from a e-mail sent to me in my work place.

I tried to search in the internet for the whole phrase but there is no direct
translation.

When I tried to search for the meaning word per word, I found that: 小職 - have
a meaning lowly government servant, I, etc. 権限 - have a meaning power,
authority and jurisdiction.

With these, I think it's a phrase that humbly pertains to oneself.

Is my deduction correct? What is its proper English word equivalent?
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What does 小職の権限 mean?
* {{pad}}小職【しょうしょく】 is an uncommon _humble_ first-person pronoun used mainly by bureaucrats. It's simply "I" in English. Other business-related humble first-person pronouns include 本官【ほんかん】 ("I" used by police offices), 拙僧【せっそう】 ("I" used by monks), 弊職【へいしょく】 ("I" used by lawyers), etc. Don't use them to address someone.
  * 権限 is simply "authority", "managing power", "right", "permission" etc.

So 小職の権限 is "my control", "the extent I have authority to", etc.

>   * それは小職の権限が及ばない範囲です。 That is beyond my power/control.
>   * 小職の権限で可能です。 It is possible at my discretion.
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