Work-Force
Role: Filing Clerk. Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
What This Role Involves
An experienced Filing Clerk is needed to support operations in Johannesburg. The role forms part of how the business keeps its administration jobs portfolio strong in Gauteng.
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 Filing Clerk taking on this position.
Crucially, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Johannesburg also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
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 Johannesburg.
What We Offer
Notably, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this administration jobs role in Johannesburg; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Gauteng.
Importantly, 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.
Practically speaking, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Diversity and Inclusion
Notably, the organisation is committed to fair, merit-based recruitment and equal opportunity. Applications are assessed against the published role requirements in line with applicable employment law.
Beyond that, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Gauteng.
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 Johannesburg.
Career Growth
On top of that, career progression for this administration jobs role in Johannesburg depends on the hiring organisation’s policies, role requirements and business needs in Gauteng.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Johannesburg team member.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Johannesburg have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Gauteng.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
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.
Equally, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Gauteng 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 Johannesburg.
Practically speaking, the Johannesburg 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.
Key Outputs
- Manage diaries, meetings and travel logistics for the leadership team
- Handle confidential information with discretion and in line with POPIA
- Process invoices, requisitions and expense claims for approval
- Capture data accurately into internal systems and registers
- Provide administrative support to projects and special initiatives
Minimum Requirements
- Contactable references may be requested during the hiring process
- Discretion when handling confidential and POPIA-sensitive information
- Comfortable working with finance, HR and operational systems
- Ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines
- Experience supporting senior managers is an advantage
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.