Administrative at Affirmative Portfolios

Key Performance Areas

• Event Planning:
  • transport and logistics, communications, planning and admin around various events throughout the year, attendance at events
• Administer the application and recruitment process:
  • including interview and selection
• Various data capture requirements:
  • from capturing applications, to updating existing course database, tracking progress of beneficiaries and student outcomes in databases
• Programme admin
• Communications with beneficiaries:
  • various media including phone calls - assisting learners with online university applications, student follow up and support, etc.
• Communications with external stakeholders:
  • setting up job shadowing opportunities, events communications, sending out reports, etc
• Social media support:
  • Canva creation and interacting on social media sites
• Building rapport and trusting relationship with learners and students
• General Student Support

Minimum (non-negotiable) Requirements

• Must live in Johannesburg area, able to easily travel to Alex and Sandton with good internet connection at home.
• At least 3 years work experience, in administration/ data handling.
• High proficiency in Excel (PowerPoint and Word). An Excel test will be given.
• Ability to work in other programs, like Google Forms and Canva
• Strong, proven admin and coordination capabilities
• Ability to meet deadlines and to high standards
• Meticulous data capture eye for detail, error checking and problem solving around data
• Professional communication skills
• Be available for weekend functions and to make evening phone calls to school goers
• Be positive about the future of SA, and eager to make a difference in the lives of youth
• Self-starter and takes initiative
• Work well unsupervised, and communicate well with the team, and able to ask for help when needed