Personal Assistant

A vacancy has been confirmed for a Personal Assistant based in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. The successful candidate will join an established team within the administration jobs function.

About This Position

This Personal Assistant role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Gqeberha. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the administration jobs pipeline across Eastern Cape.

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 Personal Assistant taking on this position.

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

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 Gqeberha.

Growing With Us

Equally, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the administration jobs team in Gqeberha 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.

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

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

Our Commitment to Transformation

Notably, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Eastern Cape, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.

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

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

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.

A Typical Day

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.

Crucially, the Gqeberha 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.

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

Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Eastern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.

Why Join Us

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Gqeberha contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the administration jobs space in Eastern Cape.

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

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

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

Daily Duties

• Manage diaries, meetings and travel logistics for the leadership team
• Support HR with onboarding logistics for new starters
• Maintain visitor registers and ensure compliance with access protocols
• Answer incoming calls and route enquiries to the correct department
• Update intranet pages, notice boards and internal directories
• Track and report on departmental KPIs through standard templates
• Prepare meeting packs, agendas and minutes for internal forums
• Process invoices, requisitions and expense claims for approval

What You’ll Need

• Professional, courteous manner with strong customer-service orientation
• Reliable, punctual and committed to high service standards
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to multitask
• Good written and verbal communication skills appropriate to the role
• Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines
• 1-3 years’ experience in an administrative or front-office role

If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.