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Personal Assistant

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Fixed term
English

Other Skills

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    Client Confidentiality
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    Governance
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    Microsoft Word
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    Microsoft Excel
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    Microsoft PowerPoint
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    Microsoft Outlook
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    Non-Verbal Communication
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    Ability To Meet Deadlines
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    Multitasking
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    Time Management
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    Teamwork
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    Solutions Focused
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    Organizational Skills
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    Detail Oriented
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    Prioritization
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    Relationship Building
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    Professional Responsibility
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    Emotional Intelligence

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Proven experience as an Executive Assistant, Professional Assistant, or Personal Assistant supporting senior leadership or executive-level directors.
  • Demonstrated history of handling highly confidential correspondence, governance processes, and sensitive information with strict discretion.
  • Strong experience in stakeholder liaison, with the confidence and emotional intelligence to engage with high-profile individuals and public figures.
  • Exceptional organizational and time-management skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Requirements:

  • Executive Diary Management: Provide proactive support by managing a complex diary, scheduling meetings, arranging travel, and prioritizing incoming requests.
  • Inbox Correspondence Control: Monitor emails, screen communications, and handle sensitive information with discretion.
  • Stakeholder Liaison: Coordinate interactions and develop relationships with senior clients, politicians, public officials, and media contacts.
  • Office System Administration: Maintain secure filing systems, contact databases, and stakeholder records to ensure data integrity and audit readiness.

Job description

This is a remote position.

Operating within an established international public affairs and public relations consultancy, this remote role provides high-level administrative and strategic support directly to the Managing Director, for 10 hours per week. The position is essential for streamlining executive engagements, optimizing day-to-day operations, and maintaining seamless communication with high-profile external stakeholders, including politicians and media figures. It offers an excellent opportunity for a proactive professional to manage critical administrative workflows within a high-output, reputation-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Executive & Diary Management: Provide comprehensive, proactive support to the Managing Director by managing a complex diary, scheduling meetings, making travel arrangements, and prioritizing incoming calls and requests.

  • Inbox & Correspondence Control: Monitor company emails, screen communications, and handle sensitive or confidential information with the utmost discretion and professional judgment.

  • Stakeholder Liaison: Serve as a key point of contact to coordinate interactions and build professional relationships with senior clients, politicians, public officials, representative bodies, and media contacts.

  • Office & System Administration: Maintain and update secure internal filing systems, contact databases, and stakeholder records to ensure data integrity and audit readiness.

  • Operational Coordination: Organize and coordinate internal team meetings, assist with executive workshops, track meeting action items to ensure rapid resolution, and support client-facing meetings and logistics.

  • Financial & Supplier Support: Manage executive expense processing, coordinate with external suppliers, and assist with basic operational compliance workflows.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as an Executive Assistant, Professional Assistant, or Personal Assistant supporting senior leadership or executive-level directors.

  • Demonstrated history of handling highly confidential correspondence, governance processes, and sensitive information with strict discretion.

  • Strong experience in stakeholder liaison, with the confidence and emotional intelligence to engage with high-profile individuals and public figures.

  • Exceptional organizational and time-management skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

  • Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities, with strong attention to detail and proofreading capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous experience operating within a corporate, public sector, regulated environment, or professional services consultancy.

Required Software Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suite (Advanced Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

  • Microsoft SharePoint & Microsoft Planner

  • Experience with CRM, stakeholder database tools, or specialized project management systems is advantageous.

Benefits & Culture

  • Collaborative, solutions-focused, and highly professional international environment.

  • Exposure to senior-level decision-makers and high-profile public affairs projects.




Salary: R 220 - R 240

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