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Step into a Personal Assistant role in Pietermaritzburg and make your mark across KwaZulu-Natal. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
The Role
This Personal Assistant role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Pietermaritzburg. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the administration jobs pipeline across KwaZulu-Natal.
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.
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 Pietermaritzburg.
Working in Pietermaritzburg
Working in Pietermaritzburg means a place along the lush KZN North Coast, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the KwaZulu-Natal region, and the Pietermaritzburg office benefits from those long-standing connections.
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 Pietermaritzburg.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
What We Offer
On top of that, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this administration jobs role in Pietermaritzburg; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for KwaZulu-Natal.
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.
Key Responsibilities
- Support HR with onboarding logistics for new starters
- Update intranet pages, notice boards and internal directories
- Liaise with suppliers, contractors and service providers
- Process invoices, requisitions and expense claims for approval
- File, scan and archive documents in line with retention policies
- Maintain visitor registers and ensure compliance with access protocols
- Maintain a tidy, professional reception and meeting-room environment
- Prepare meeting packs, agendas and minutes for internal forums
What You’ll Need
- Experience supporting senior managers is an advantage
- Ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines
- Reliable, punctual and committed to high service standards
- Discretion when handling confidential and POPIA-sensitive information
- 1-3 years’ experience in an administrative or front-office role
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.