PA to the Directors Required, Durban North, North Suburbs.

Due to business growth we are looking to recruit a PA to provide administrative and secretarial support to the Business Services Directors (Operations, Finance, Risk & Compliance, HR, Sales & Marketing) across the firm.

Given the breadth of the role it will be varied in terms of duties. No one day will ever be the same and so the role holder must work well with variety, pace of change and, on occasion, ambiguity as they will be required to take the initiative in many instances.

Key duties: Manage and diaries relevant activities between the Directors, employees across the firm and external suppliers/clients. As required, prepare documents, agendas and general packs for meetings. Organise travel, room bookings and event attendance for the Directors.

Minute taking and distribution of minutes. Keep an eye on incoming email traffic and flag anything that is urgent to ensure a timely response. The preparation of PowerPoint, Excel and Word documents. Assist with projects being undertaken by the Directors - attending meetings and running with certain aspects of projects as required. As required deputise for the PA to the Managing Partner. Any other duties as required within the scope and spirit of the role.

Skills and experience: We are looking for an experienced PA who has at least 2 years’ experience of working at a senior level. Experience of working in a varied and fast faced environment across a wide range of tasks. Proficient with Microsoft Office, in particular Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. This includes formatting, track changing and amending documents.

Ability to develop effective working relationships at all levels with internal clients, colleagues and third parties; able to adapt communication style to different audiences.

Communication: articulate verbal and written communication, clear report writing, and excellent time management skills

Positive attitude, self-starter, proactive and flexible. Diplomatic and able to observe and maintain confidentiality. Excellent attention to detail to ensure an accurate and quality output; deliver a high standard of work. Ability to balance workload priorities and a willingness to provide support where there is a more urgent need within the team/firm. Organised, systematic, prioritise a demanding workload, work under pressure and to deadlines.

Benefits: For the role of PA we offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package; including 22 days annual leave increasing to 25 with length of service, pension scheme, healthcare scheme, life assurance, training and development, free on-site car parking, on-site cafe and an active social committee.

Salary: R12500

Email CV to: support@randconsult.co.za