South Africa: Executive Assistant posted by Greys Recruitment

Job Summary:
Provide or lead a full range of secretarial/administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organisation, exercising confidentiality, tact and diplomacy.

Responsibilities: 

1. Administration Support
   • Manage the purchasing authorisation process from submission of PORs to handover of signed invoices for payment.
   • Management of local and international travel arrangements for the CEO as well as arrangements for Trade and other International Fairs for all attendees.
   • Arrangement for and management of Forex linked to international travel.
   • Ad hoc personal bookings and searches for the CEO.
   • Act as a support/participant in the development and implementation of administrative standards, policies, and practices for the organisation.
2. Secretarial Support
   • Communicate directives and information from the CEO to Executives, managers, and others in the organisation and follow up on the status of assignments.
   • Receive, screen, and direct incoming calls, visitors, mail, and email.
   • Maintain files, records, calendars, and diaries.
   • Control filing linked to and access to contracts / SLAs for customers, property, property plans, etc.
   • Good verbal and written communication skills (English & Afrikaans).
   • Ability to act decisively and urgently.
   • High level of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills.
   • Ability to establish and develop well-aligned, supportive teams.
   • Suitably-developed computer literacy and skills.
   • Appropriate business acumen and entrepreneurial aptitude.
   • Strong problem-solving skills.
   • Creativity.
   • Exceptional attention to detail.

Other Special Requirements
Decision Making

• Maintain standards, practices, policies, and procedures as defined.
• Able to make good business-aligned judgement decisions at an operational level.

Accountability

• Responsible for all activities linked to the position as defined.
• Ensures that a structure for escalation of responsibility is effective.
• Responsible for the company credit card.

Communication

• Maintains the benchmark for transparent, responsive, and open communications within the business and at all levels.
• Ensures an email response within 24 hours.
• Provide guidance telephonically to assist the teams when required within reason.
• Good communication with management and subordinates.

Salary:
R800 000 CTC