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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

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