Personal Assistant to the President & CEO (R612A) at The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing high-level and extensive executive secretarial and office administration support to the President & CEO.

Responsibilities will include:

• Manage, schedule and coordinate the President & CEO’s complex executive diary.
• Plan and coordinate the President & CEO’s extensive local and international travel.
• Organize and prepare for meetings, including gathering documentation/information and attend to logistics of meetings.
• Answer and respond to phone calls, effectively communicate messages and information to the President & CEO.
• Prioritize emails and requests and respond timeously.
• Draft, review and send communication on behalf of the President & CEO.
• Maintain various records and update documents.
• Interact with high-profile external stakeholders, Board members, senior management and employees of the SAMRC.
• Other administrative functions or ad hoc tasks as assigned by the President & CEO.
• Project management.

Core Requirements:

• A degree in Business Administration or a 3-year National Diploma or a 3-year post-Matric tertiary qualification in Office/Administrative Management or Project Management.
• At least 8 years of executive secretarial and/or office administrative or project support experience in a high-level support environment or an Executive Office.
• Extensive MS Office knowledge and skills particularly in Word, PowerPoint and Excel, as well as electronic diary scheduling using Outlook.
• Driver’s License

Added Advantage:

• At least 8 years of executive secretarial and/or administrative support experience, of which 5 years must have been supporting a CEO of a medium-sized organization.

Closing Date: 09 June 2023