Personal Assistant to Two Directors

This private equity office in Hammarsdale needs an assistant who thinks two steps ahead. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Hammarsdale; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Manage one or two diaries in Outlook and protect focus time.
• Type court papers and manage trial dates for litigation roles.
• Arrange events, client lunches and year-end functions.
• Keep a tidy filing system, both digital and on paper.
• Coordinate with other PAs to find meeting slots across diaries.
• Take minutes at board and exco meetings and track action items.

• Discreet with board, salary and legal information
• Calm when plans change at the last minute
• At least 4 years supporting a senior manager or director
• Matric plus a secretarial, office admin or PA diploma
• Available for the odd early start or late finish

• Minute-taking or company secretarial training
• A driver's licence for errands

• 13th cheque and performance bonus
• Medical aid and provident fund
• Hybrid days once settled in
• Parking in a secure basement

• Expect practical tests on Word formatting, Excel and minute-taking, so brush up on styles and tables first.
• State whom you supported (for example "PA to the MD of a 300-person firm") in each job heading.