P
Project Coordinator/ Professional Assistant
PlaceTalent
South Africa · On-site Full-time 4mo ago
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a busy and dynamic diary, coordinating appointments and prioritising schedules
- Scheduling meetings, preparing invitations, and ensuring all logistics are in place
- Assisting with travel arrangements and coordinating end-to-end travel logistics where required
- Preparing professional correspondence, reports, documents, and presentations
- Taking accurate meeting minutes and tracking follow-up actions to completion
- Supporting communication between internal teams and external stakeholders
- Assisting with and, where required, leading project administration and operational coordination activities
- Coordinating project tracking, monitoring actions, and ensuring delivery of key outputs
- Maintaining well-organised records, filing systems, and documentation
- Providing general secretarial and business administrative support to the Operations Director
- Assisting with ad hoc tasks to support the Operations Director and broader operational team as needed
Requirements
- 3–5 years’ experience in an administrative, executive assistant, or project coordination role within a project-based or operational environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational and time-management abilities, with the capacity to manage competing priorities
- Proven experience managing complex diaries and coordinating meetings
- A professional, discreet, and approachable manner
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in all outputs
- Sound judgement, initiative, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Don't send a generic resume
Paste this job description into Mimi and get a resume tailored to exactly what the hiring team is looking for.
Get started free