Job Summary
Overview
Our client seeks a highly professional, organised, and presentable Junior Personal Assistant to provide direct support to the CEO. This role requires an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is proactive, and can manage multiple priorities with accuracy and discretion. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the CEO’s time is optimised, meetings run efficiently, and operational support is delivered at an executive level.
Key Responsibilities
Executive Support & Diary Management
- Manage the CEO’s calendar with precision, including scheduling, prioritising, and coordinating meetings, events, and strategic engagements.
- Ensure the CEO is fully prepared for all appointments, with relevant documentation and briefings.
Meeting Attendance & Minute Taking
- Attend meetings alongside the CEO when required.
- Take accurate, professional minutes, track deliverables and deadlines, and follow up with relevant stakeholders to ensure action items are completed.
Event Coordination (Internal & External)
- Assist in planning and coordinating events relevant to operations, including client engagements, launches, internal staff events, and industry-related functions.
- Liaise with vendors, venues, partners, and service providers to ensure seamless execution.
Travel & Logistics
- Arrange domestic and international travel, including flights, accommodation, car rentals, visas, and itineraries.
- Ensure all travel arrangements are cost-effective, time-efficient, and aligned with the CEO’s schedule.
Administrative & Operational Support
- Prepare and edit professional correspondence, presentations, and reports for the CEO.
- Handle confidential information with the utmost discretion.
- Manage incoming communication, filtering requests, prioritising tasks, and responding on behalf of the CEO where appropriate.
Requirements
- Matrick with relevant degree.
- At least 4 years’ experience as a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, or similar role supporting senior leadership.
- Fluent in Afrikaans and English (read, write, speak).
- Own transport.
- Experience within events, entertainment, ticketing, or technology industries is beneficial but not required.
- Strong ability to multitask and work under pressure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Exceptional organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
- Proficiency in MS Office and digital scheduling tools.
- Professional presentation and a proactive, solutions-driven approach.
Competencies
- Confidentiality and discretion.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Initiative and problem-solving.
- Time management and prioritisation.
- Calm and efficient under pressure.
- Customer- and stakeholder-focused mindset.
- Precise and organised.