Office Manager

Bring your skills as a Office Manager to Mdantsane and join a team that moves fast. This Eastern Cape role is one to watch.

About This Position

The Office Manager vacancy forms part of how the Mdantsane branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the administration jobs side of the business moving forward.

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

Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Office Manager 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.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Office Manager is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Eastern Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.

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.

Notably, the Mdantsane 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.

Practically speaking, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Eastern Cape 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 Mdantsane.

Career Growth

Career progression for this administration jobs role in Mdantsane depends on the hiring organisation’s policies, role requirements and business needs in Eastern Cape.

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

Notably, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Mdantsane have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Eastern Cape.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Equal Opportunity

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

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

In addition, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Eastern Cape.

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.

Why Join Us

On top of that, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this administration jobs role in Mdantsane; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Eastern Cape.

Crucially, career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

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

Beyond that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Your Workplace

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

Beyond that, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Eastern Cape.

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

Practically speaking, 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.

Your Role

• Capture data accurately into internal systems and registers
• Liaise with suppliers, contractors and service providers
• File, scan and archive documents in line with retention policies
• Answer incoming calls and route enquiries to the correct department
• Provide administrative support to projects and special initiatives
• Prepare meeting packs, agendas and minutes for internal forums
• Support HR with onboarding logistics for new starters

What You’ll Need

• Ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines
• Discretion when handling confidential and POPIA-sensitive information
• Reliable, punctual and committed to high service standards
• Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Professional, courteous manner with strong customer-service orientation
• Experience supporting senior managers is an advantage

Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.