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Posted recently. Role: Office Assistant. Location: White River, Mpumalanga. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
The Role
The Office Assistant vacancy forms part of how the White River branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the administration jobs side of the business moving forward.
Notably, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its White River team on trust, and the Office 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 White River.
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 White River.
On top of that, inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in White River.
Practically speaking, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Mpumalanga.
Your Future Here
This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the administration jobs team in White River have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every White River 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.
Key Responsibilities
- Liaise with suppliers, contractors and service providers
- Support HR with onboarding logistics for new starters
- Maintain a tidy, professional reception and meeting-room environment
- Prepare meeting packs, agendas and minutes for internal forums
- Answer incoming calls and route enquiries to the correct department
- Track and report on departmental KPIs through standard templates
- Capture data accurately into internal systems and registers
- Handle confidential information with discretion and in line with POPIA
Minimum Requirements
- Excellent telephone and email etiquette
- Professional, courteous manner with strong customer-service orientation
- Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
- 1-3 years’ experience in an administrative or front-office role
- Good written and verbal communication skills appropriate to the role
- Discretion when handling confidential and POPIA-sensitive information
- Relevant administrative or office management qualification (advantageous)
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.