Administrative Officer

Applications are warmly invited for a Administrative Officer role based in Christiana. We welcome candidates from every background across North West who are ready to grow with us.

What This Role Involves

This Administrative Officer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Christiana. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the administration jobs pipeline across North West.

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

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the administration jobs group in Christiana.

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 Christiana much easier.

Why This Role

Equally, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this administration jobs role in Christiana; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for North West.

Practically speaking, 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.

In addition, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Our Commitment to Transformation

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

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

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.

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

Where You’ll Work

Equally, the environment is professional and structured. Expect a calm, well-organised office, a steady flow of support requests, and a strong culture of confidentiality.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Christiana site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Equally, 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.

Practically speaking, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in North West.

About the Team

On top of that, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Christiana office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when North West operations get busy.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Equally, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Christiana will be explained during the hiring process.

Day in the Life

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.

Practically speaking, the Christiana 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.

Crucially, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West 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 Christiana.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain a tidy, professional reception and meeting-room environment
• Track and report on departmental KPIs through standard templates
• Coordinate office supplies, courier bookings and facilities requests
• Answer incoming calls and route enquiries to the correct department
• Prepare meeting packs, agendas and minutes for internal forums
• Maintain visitor registers and ensure compliance with access protocols
• Support HR with onboarding logistics for new starters

Minimum Requirements

• Discretion when handling confidential and POPIA-sensitive information
• Contactable references may be requested during the hiring process
• Relevant administrative or office management qualification (advantageous)
• High attention to detail and accuracy in data capture
• Professional, courteous manner with strong customer-service orientation
• Good written and verbal communication skills appropriate to the role
• Experience supporting senior managers is an advantage

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.