Personal Assistant to Two Directors

At this mining head office in Sandton, you'll be the person who knows where everything and everyone is. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is Sandton-based, with most of your time spent at a mining head office. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Arrange events, client lunches and year-end functions.
• Draft letters, reports and presentations in the house style.
• Take minutes at board and exco meetings and track action items.
• Type court papers and manage trial dates for litigation roles.
• Coordinate with other PAs to find meeting slots across diaries.
• Keep sensitive files locked and access limited to those who need it.

• Excellent written English and polished emails
• Available for the odd early start or late finish
• At least 4 years supporting a senior manager or director
• Calm when plans change at the last minute
• Advanced Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Discreet with board, salary and legal information

• Minute-taking or company secretarial training
• SAP Concur or similar expense tools
• Afrikaans or another second language for client work

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

• Mention a problem you solved before your boss knew about it; that story wins PA interviews.
• Expect practical tests on Word formatting, Excel and minute-taking, so brush up on styles and tables first.