Work-Force
Role: Switchboard Operator. Location: Aliwal North, Eastern Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
What This Role Involves
An experienced Switchboard Operator is needed to support operations in Aliwal North. The role forms part of how the business keeps its administration jobs portfolio strong in Eastern Cape.
The role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Aliwal North operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the administration jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Aliwal North much easier.
Diversity and Inclusion
Practically speaking, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Eastern Cape, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.
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.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Aliwal North.
Working in Aliwal North
Working in Aliwal North means a place in the growing Buffalo City Metro, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Eastern Cape region, and the Aliwal North office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Aliwal North.
Why This Role
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Aliwal North colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the administration jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Beyond that, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Notably, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
Key Outputs
- Maintain visitor registers and ensure compliance with access protocols
- Track and report on departmental KPIs through standard templates
- Update intranet pages, notice boards and internal directories
- Process invoices, requisitions and expense claims for approval
- Answer incoming calls and route enquiries to the correct department
- Prepare meeting packs, agendas and minutes for internal forums
- Handle confidential information with discretion and in line with POPIA
Minimum Requirements
- Reliable, punctual and committed to high service standards
- Discretion when handling confidential and POPIA-sensitive information
- Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Professional, courteous manner with strong customer-service orientation
- Excellent telephone and email etiquette
- Relevant administrative or office management qualification (advantageous)
- Experience supporting senior managers is an advantage
If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.