Personal Assistant – Ficksburg

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Date Posted: 09/09/2025

Salary: R10K Per Month

JOB REFERENCE: TC452136

How to apply: Send Applications to : vacancies@theconsult.co.za

As a Personal Assistant (PA), you will work closely with the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chairman to provide professional administrative support on a one-to-one basis. You will play a pivotal role in helping them to make the best use of their time and prove invaluable in helping support with the day-to-day running of the business.

Please note, this role will require regular travel in and around The Free State, including to our Bloemfontein Office. A pool car will be made available for all travel.

Your responsibilities as a Personal Assistant will be:

Diary Management & Planning:

  • Be responsible and proactive for professional diary management.
  • Research and document preparation for meetings and events.
  • Arrange all business travel and accommodation.

Support & Administration

  • Book, prepare and set up internal and external meetings.
  • Support with and prepare PowerPoint presentations.
  • Assist with Group wide project work and general administration as required.
  • Collate 1-1’s and PDR’s for their direct reports and manage holiday requests and expenses.
  • Screen phone calls, enquiries and requests, and handle them when appropriate
  • Collate and submit monthly expenses.
  • Manage all incoming correspondence and prepare appropriate responses.
  • Support with the monthly preparation and submission of payroll information
  • Take notes and document actions from meetings.
  • Liaise with internal departments when required.
  • Occasional assistance with personal errands.

About you

  • Demonstratable experience in an administrative/PA role.
  • You will be highly organised, resilient, and proactive towards your work.
  • Demonstrate flexibility and showcase the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
  • The confidence to build partnerships and engage with a variety of stakeholders, including Directors and employees across the Group.
  • Be of an approachable nature, always demonstrating professionalism and confidentiality.
  • The ability to successfully respond to incoming correspondence, by prioritising accordingly.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt at all levels.
  • A diligent attitude to work with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Competent in Microsoft Office packages, including Power Point

About The Company

We are proud to be a successful, purpose-driven organisation that is on an exciting journey to achieve an annual turnover of R100m by 2025.

We are a Business Services Group made up eight divisions; Office Supplies, Managed IT, Managed Print Services, Smart Technologies, Technology, Interiors, Commercial Foundation and PPE, Facilities and Workwear.

We invest in our people so they are experts in their field, excel within their environment and continue on a journey of growth and development, personalised to them.

We are #commercialbynature.

Benefits

We commit to ensuring all our employees feel truly valued and appreciated for the work that they do, every day. As a member of the Commercial tribe, you will receive the following:

Office Working Hours: 8.30 – 17.00 – Monday to Friday