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Personal Assistant
Job Location:
Job Location:
Durban - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
19 August 2026 (16 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
16 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Our client a Private School located in the heart of Durbans Berea requires a Personal Assistant to report to the College Principal/s providing comprehensive secretarial administrative and personal assistant support to the Principal/s and ensuring the efficient day-to-day running of their offices.
Key Duties:
- Schedule meetings & other appointments for the Principal/s.
- Make accommodation & travel arrangements for the Principal/s.
- Take minutes at daily meetings and at certain evening meetings especially meetings of the Board of Governors and its sub-committees.
- Prepare & distribute meeting minutes.
- Correspondence & document management
- Screen incoming telephone calls for the Principal/s.
- Receive visitors on behalf of the Principal/s.
- Receive & disseminate communications/emails from relevant bodies.
- Assist with the organising of College projects & events as required by the Principal/s.
- Data & survey administration
- Solid administrative skills
- Positive interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills (oral written and presentation)
- Time management skills
- Strong team orientation
- The ability to uphold the Ethos and Values of the School
- Maintain confidentiality discretion and professionalism in all areas
- Show integrity by steadfastly adhering to high moral principles or professional standards
- Display resilience by showing the ability to process information negative and positive and be able to continue work without negative effect
- Utilise problem solving techniques in the best interest of all stakeholders
- Make decisions and take responsibility for actions and tasks
- Show interpersonal sensitivity and the ability to engage professionally and courteously with staff parents students and visitors at all levels
- Able to thoroughly and accurately manage tasks by focusing on all elements
- Demonsrate technical proficiency and knowledge of digital tools to access data to support presentations and to streamline daily workflows efficiently
- A Matric / Grade 12 certificate
- A secretarial office administration or business-related qualification would be advantageous
- A minimum of 3 5 years experience in a Personal Assistant secretarial or senior administrative role
- Relevant experience in a school environment would be advantageous
- High proficiency in MS Office (Word Excel PowerPoint & Outlook)
Required Experience:
Junior IC
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