Executive Assistant

Step into a Executive Assistant role in Stellenbosch and make your mark across Western Cape. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

The Role

The Executive Assistant position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Western Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Stellenbosch and across the administration jobs space.

Equally, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Stellenbosch team on trust, and the Executive Assistant 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 Stellenbosch.

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 Stellenbosch teams, and the new Executive Assistant will feel that from the first week.

Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Executive Assistant 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 Workplace

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 Stellenbosch site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Notably, 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.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Western Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

What We Offer

Practically speaking, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in administration jobs from your base in Stellenbosch. Many colleagues across Western Cape have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Stellenbosch teams.

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 Western Cape.

Equally, 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 Stellenbosch keep progressing.

About Stellenbosch

Working in Stellenbosch means a place within reach of Century City, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Western Cape region, and the Stellenbosch office benefits from those long-standing connections.

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

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 Stellenbosch.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Stellenbosch, Western Cape.

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 Western Cape.

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

About the Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the administration jobs side of the business inside out. The Stellenbosch group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Crucially, the team mix in Stellenbosch reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

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.

Growing With Us

This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the administration jobs team in Stellenbosch 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.

Beyond that, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Stellenbosch have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Western Cape.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Stellenbosch team member.

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.

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

On top of that, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Western Cape operations throw up the unexpected.

In addition, the Stellenbosch 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

• Support HR with onboarding logistics for new starters
• Coordinate office supplies, courier bookings and facilities requests
• Process invoices, requisitions and expense claims for approval
• Prepare meeting packs, agendas and minutes for internal forums
• Maintain visitor registers and ensure compliance with access protocols

What You’ll Need

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to multitask
• Experience supporting senior managers is an advantage
• Excellent telephone and email etiquette
• Comfortable working with finance, HR and operational systems
• Discretion when handling confidential and POPIA-sensitive information

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.