Work-Force
Listing live now. Role: Filing Clerk. Location: Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
About the Opportunity
An experienced Filing Clerk is needed to support operations in Grahamstown. The role forms part of how the business keeps its administration jobs portfolio strong in Eastern Cape.
The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Grahamstown team on trust, and the Filing Clerk role will feel that from week one.
Crucially, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Grahamstown also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Filing Clerk is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Eastern Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.
Growing With Us
This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the administration jobs team in Grahamstown have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Grahamstown have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Eastern Cape.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Grahamstown team member.
A Typical Day
Your day starts at the front of the business, ready to greet visitors, answer the switchboard and make sure the leadership diaries are in order. Through the morning you balance calls, couriers, capturing data and supporting projects with neat, accurate work. After lunch, you might be preparing minutes from a board pack, helping HR onboard a new starter, or chasing a courier across town. By close of day, every desk you support knows you have it covered, and the office is set up for a calm, productive tomorrow.
Crucially, the Grahamstown office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Grahamstown.
Equally, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Eastern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Equal Opportunity
On top of that, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Eastern Cape.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Grahamstown.
What We Offer
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Grahamstown colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the administration jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Eastern Cape.
Practically speaking, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Grahamstown keep progressing.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Grahamstown teams.
Your Workplace
In addition, the environment is professional and structured. Expect a calm, well-organised office, a steady flow of support requests, and a strong culture of confidentiality.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Eastern Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Grahamstown site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Practically speaking, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
Key Responsibilities
- Track and report on departmental KPIs through standard templates
- Process invoices, requisitions and expense claims for approval
- Coordinate office supplies, courier bookings and facilities requests
- Handle confidential information with discretion and in line with POPIA
- Update intranet pages, notice boards and internal directories
- Maintain visitor registers and ensure compliance with access protocols
- Maintain a tidy, professional reception and meeting-room environment
- Answer incoming calls and route enquiries to the correct department
Who We’re Looking For
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to multitask
- Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Excellent telephone and email etiquette
- Discretion when handling confidential and POPIA-sensitive information
- Clear criminal record and contactable references
- High attention to detail and accuracy in data capture
If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.