Half-day Personal Assistant

June 27, 2026

This is a remote position. <div> A pioneering South African systems integration firm that delivers complex engineering projects is seeking a professional fully remote Half-day Personal Assistant to provide elite administrative support to a senior leader on a 6-month fixed-term contract. It is an exceptional opportunity for a digitally fluent professional to serve as a high-level gatekeeper, capturing technical discussion points and systematically driving action items across diverse industry verticals. </div> <div> </div><h3>Key Responsibilities: </h3> <ul> <li>Executive Calendar Architecture: Oversee and optimize the executive’s daily diary, managing call routing and scheduling appointments to shield strategic engineering focus time. </li> <li>Meeting Governance: Attend critical project and corporate meetings to record comprehensive, accurate minutes and capture technical talking points. </li> <li>Deliverable Tracking: Extract action points post-meeting, distribute them to relevant cross-functional engineering teams, and maintain systematic follow-ups to ensure project milestones are achieved. </li> <li>Presentation Design: Synthesize operational data and project briefs into polished, professional presentations tailored for corporate and technical stakeholders. </li> <li>Project Support: Support with ad-hoc tasks and projects. </li> </ul> <div> </div> <h3>Requirements</h3> <ul> <li>Highly articulate with impeccable written and verbal English communication abilities, essential for professional stakeholder engagement. </li> <li>Highly organised, with a proven track record of handling confidential corporate data with absolute discretion. </li> <li>Strong experience in complex diary management, minute-taking, and tracking executive deliverables. </li> </ul> <div> </div> <h3>Benefits</h3> <div> <ul> <li>This is a half-day, remote position from 08:00 - 13:00, Mondays to Fridays. </li> <li>Contract type: 6-month fixed-term, with the potential of permanency based on performance. </li> </ul> </div> <div> </div>

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