Office Manager

A Office Manager position is being filled in Secunda. Suitable candidates from across Mpumalanga are invited to submit their applications for review.

The Role

This Office Manager role sits within the administration jobs function in Secunda. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Mpumalanga.

The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Secunda team on trust, and the Office Manager role will feel that from week one.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Secunda teams, and the new Office Manager will feel that from the first week.

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 Secunda much easier.

About Secunda

Secunda continues to grow as an employment hub in Mpumalanga, with near the Kruger Lowveld tourism belt. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.

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 Secunda.

Many candidates already living within reach of Secunda cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Mpumalanga economy.

Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Secunda, Mpumalanga.

Diversity and Inclusion

Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Secunda.

Practically speaking, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Mpumalanga.

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.

Beyond that, inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Secunda.

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.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Secunda.

Crucially, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Mpumalanga operations throw up the unexpected.

On top of that, the Secunda 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.

What We Offer

You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Secunda colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the administration jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

On top of that, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Equally, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage diaries, meetings and travel logistics for the leadership team
• Maintain a tidy, professional reception and meeting-room environment
• Provide administrative support to projects and special initiatives
• Answer incoming calls and route enquiries to the correct department
• Liaise with suppliers, contractors and service providers
• Capture data accurately into internal systems and registers
• Coordinate office supplies, courier bookings and facilities requests
• Process invoices, requisitions and expense claims for approval

Essential Criteria

• Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• Contactable references may be requested during the hiring process
• Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Professional, courteous manner with strong customer-service orientation
• Comfortable working with finance, HR and operational systems
• Ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines
• High attention to detail and accuracy in data capture

In addition, candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.