Office Administrators: Office of the Directors
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Office Administrators: Office of the Directors
Recruiter
Kamo Placements
Job Ref
JHB001938/Kamo
Date posted
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Location
Pretoria, South Africa
Salary
Annually
SUMMARY
Office Administrator: Technology for Sustainable Livelihoods and Environmental Services and Technologies
- To render effective and efficient office administration and secretarial support services to Directors.
POSITION INFO
Secretarial Support
- Manage the Directors’ diaries - Directors kept informed of all engagements in their diaries.
- Handle incoming calls - All incoming calls screened and managed according to the Directors requirements.
- Record messages - Messages recorded accurately and timeously.
- Respond to queries by providing the required information - All queries answered and the follows-ups to queries that have been referred done promptly
- Maintain internal and external stakeholder relations - Stakeholders satisfied with the level of service and support received.
- Provide secretariat support for the Director’s meetings (take minutes, agenda etc.) in consideration of urgent core tasks - Secretariat support provided.
Administrative Support
- Edit and format submissions, memos and other documents on behalf of the Directors - Documents edited and or formatted.
- Draft standard response on behalf of the Directors - Standard responses drafted.
- Maintain workflow and filing system electronically and manually - Easily accessible documents.
- Respond to queries by providing the required information - All queries answered within 48hrs and the follows-ups to queries that have been referred done promptly.
- Track progress of actions, issue reminders and provide feedback to the Directors - Progress tracked and reminders issued, and Directors provided with feedback.
- Ensure that applicable processes (policies and procedures) are adhered regarding outgoing and incoming submissions - Incoming and outgoing correspondence adhered to applicable policies and procedures.
- Prepare packs for all the meetings / workshop that the Directors attend - Documents for the meetings forwarded to the officials or concerned or Directors two days before the meeting or as required.
- Organise Directorates meetings (including logistics) and draft minutes and support the Director with external meetings. (This excludes project meetings of Sub directorates) - Meetings arranged including venues and minutes drafted.
- Coordinate submission of strategic reports (PMDS, Annual Reports, Strategic Plans, Audit reports etc) - Required documents coordinates accordingly.
Logistical Support
- Arrange traveling and accommodation for Directors - Travel booking finalized two days before traveling.
- Process traveling and subsistence claims of Directors - All traveling and subsistence claims processed accurately and timeously.
Financial administration support
- Monitor unit cashflow and capture expenses in the commitment register - Commitment register updated based aligned to the cashflow.
- Process requests on procurement of unit required good and services - Request for procurement of good and services processed on time.
- Process payment advice of procured goods and service for the unit - Procured goods and services.
- Arrange petty cash and ensure compliance with relevant processes (e.g., submit receipts and change to finance) - Petty cash arranged with approval from the Directors.
Experience
- 1 – 2 years of experience
Learning Indicators/Qualifications
- Grade 12 Senior Certificate (NQF 4).
- National Diploma in Office Administration or relevant qualifications
Competency Requirements
Knowledge
- Knowledge and understanding of company policies and procedures.
- Clear understanding of office administration activities and processes.
- Knowledge and understanding of public service regulations.
- Basic knowledge and understanding of the Public.
- Finance Management Act.