Secretary

Posted recently. Role: Secretary. Location: Harrismith, Free State. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

Overview

This Secretary role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Harrismith. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the administration jobs pipeline across Free State.

Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Harrismith team.

The role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Harrismith also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.

Your Future Here

Crucially, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the administration jobs team in Harrismith have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Harrismith have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Free State.

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

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.

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

In addition, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Free State operations throw up the unexpected.

Key Outputs

• Maintain a tidy, professional reception and meeting-room environment
• Provide administrative support to projects and special initiatives
• Coordinate office supplies, courier bookings and facilities requests
• 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

Essential Criteria

• Reliable, punctual and committed to high service standards
• Professional, courteous manner with strong customer-service orientation
• 1-3 years’ experience in an administrative or front-office role
• Experience supporting senior managers is an advantage
• Discretion when handling confidential and POPIA-sensitive information
• Good written and verbal communication in English
• High attention to detail and accuracy in data capture

If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.