Ithala Trade Centre invites graduates to apply for Personal Assistant Vacancy Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

Reference Number: LJ23175

Role Overview:

Reporting to the Properties Executive/Corporate Support Services Executive, the Personal Assistant will provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support. Responsibilities include managing diaries, processing information, and ensuring the efficient handling of communication and documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide extensive administrative support, handle queries, and manage client interactions professionally.
• Organize diaries, meetings, itineraries, and collate necessary information.
• Take minutes and produce accurate documents.
• Check documents for accuracy and ensure their distribution.
• Prepare presentations from verbal or written instructions, incorporating value-added graphics.
• Maintain a systematic filing system and perform general office administration duties.

Minimum Requirements:

• Qualifications: Matric with a Secretarial/Office Management qualification.
• Experience: 5 years’ experience as a secretary/personal assistant/office management to senior management.

Requisite Functional Competencies:

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Basic understanding of financial principles and processes.
• Excellent typing, note-taking, and transcription skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Capacity to work autonomously with high confidentiality and integrity.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and discretion.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, diplomacy, and business etiquette.
• Superior telephone etiquette and customer service excellence.
• Valid Code 08 Driver’s License.

How to apply

Interested applicants must forward a detailed CV, certified copies of qualifications, and ID document by e-mail to [email protected]. Include a motivation letter addressing how you meet each of the entry requirements listed and quote the reference number for the position.

Please Note:

• Late applications and those without the reference number will not be considered.
• E-mail users should set the delivery option to both “Return Receipt” and “Confirm Delivery.”
• Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates. If you do not receive contact within 3 months of the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful.

Ithala embraces the principles of the Employment Equity Act. Preference will be given to people with disabilities, Indian male, white female, or white male.