Executive Personal Assistant (CEO Office)

SET Recruitment Consultants; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

SET Recruitment Consultants is seeking an experienced Executive Personal Assistant to provide high-level support to the CEO's Office in Centurion. This senior role requires discretion, superb organisation, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced Telecoms/IT/ICT environment.

You will manage calendars and travel, coordinate Board/Committee meetings, prepare packs and minutes, and handle confidential information with professionalism, liaising with senior stakeholders to ensure

Qualifications

• Extensive experience supporting CEO/Board-level leadership.
• Proven diary management and calendar coordination skills.
• Experience coordinating Board and governance meetings.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Strong communication and organisational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive support to the CEO and senior executives.
• Manage complex calendars, meetings, and travel arrangements.
• Coordinate Board and Committee meetings, agendas, and documentation.
• Prepare Board/Committee packs and minutes.
• Liaise with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Track actions and ensure timely delivery of deliverables.
• Draft executive correspondence, presentations, and reports.

Skills

Executive support

Diary management

Stakeholder coordination

Discretion

Governance meeting coordination

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Executive Personal Assistant (CEO Office) - Centurion

Location: Centurion

Our client, a leading organisation within the Telecoms/IT/ICT sector, is seeking an experienced and highly professional Executive Personal Assistant to provide high-level support to the CEO's Office.

This is a senior, trusted position requiring an individual who is comfortable operating at Executive, Exco and Board level, with exceptional organisational skills, discretion, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive support to the CEO and senior executives.

• Manage complex executive calendars, meetings, and travel arrangements.

• Coordinate Board and Committee meetings, agendas, and documentation.

• Prepare, collate, and distribute Board and Committee packs.

• Attend meetings and take accurate, formal minutes.

• Track actions and follow up on deliverables to ensure completion.

• Draft executive correspondence, presentations, and reports.

• Liaise with senior internal and external stakeholders.

• Manage highly confidential information with absolute discretion.

• Assist with executive expense administration and office coordination.

Minimum Requirements

• Extensive experience as an Executive PA/Executive Assistant supporting a CEO, Executive Committee, and/or Board-level leadership.

• Proven experience coordinating Board and governance meetings.

• Strong experience preparing Board packs, taking minutes, and tracking actions.

• Excellent diary management and stakeholder coordination skills.

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

• Exceptional communication, organisational, and administration skills.

• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information professionally.

• Previous Telecoms, IT, or ICT industry experience is essential.

Competencies

• High level of integrity and confidentiality.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Excellent planning and organisational skills.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

• Professional executive presence and stakeholder management skills.

• Proactive, dependable, and solutions-oriented approach.

Should you not hear from us within 7 days of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.