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Listing live now. Role: Administrative Officer. Location: Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
About This Position
This Administrative Officer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Richards Bay. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the administration jobs pipeline across KwaZulu-Natal.
The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Administrative Officer taking on this position.
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 Richards Bay much easier.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Administrative Officer to step into the administration jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.
Your Future Here
In addition, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the administration jobs team in Richards Bay have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
On top of that, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Richards Bay have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across KwaZulu-Natal.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Richards Bay team member.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Your Workplace
Beyond that, 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 KwaZulu-Natal. 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 Richards Bay site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Crucially, 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.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Crucially, 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.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Richards Bay.
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 KwaZulu-Natal.
What Your Day Looks Like
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.
Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when KwaZulu-Natal operations throw up the unexpected.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Richards Bay.
Practically speaking, the Richards Bay 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.
Daily Duties
- Track and report on departmental KPIs through standard templates
- File, scan and archive documents in line with retention policies
- Coordinate office supplies, courier bookings and facilities requests
- Maintain a tidy, professional reception and meeting-room environment
- Handle confidential information with discretion and in line with POPIA
- Liaise with suppliers, contractors and service providers
Essential Criteria
- Discretion when handling confidential and POPIA-sensitive information
- Professional, courteous manner with strong customer-service orientation
- Comfortable working with finance, HR and operational systems
- High attention to detail and accuracy in data capture
- Relevant administrative or office management qualification (advantageous)
If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.