South Africa Job Openings
Sanlam
Administrative Assistant
Bellville
FULL TIME
November 7, 2024
About the Company
Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.
Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centred on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. We’re about people. People drive our business so it follows that we want to recruit the best people possible whether they work for us permanently or for a short time as temporary employees.
Job Description
The candidate will be expected to perform (but not limited to) the following secretarial duties:
- Managing the management teams’ calendar, screen incoming calls and correspondence and respond independently when possible.
- Employee administration and general administration
- Liaising with external business partners
- Arranging and coordinating all meetings
- Preparing presentations
- Arranging travel plans and itineraries (local and international)
- Preparation of records such as agendas, notices, minutes and resolutions for meetings, including minute taking.
- Budget management and reconciliations
- Coordinating and compiling all executive and management reports
Qualifications and Experience
- Grade 12 with mathematics
- A 3 year Tertiary qualification (advantageous)
- 5 to 10 years experience as a Personal Assistant or Administrative Assistant
- Computer literate (advanced level of MS Office)
- Current experience with regards to preparing presentations
- Proven track record as a personal assistant to a senior manager
- Experienced at working with highly confidential information
Competencies
- Analytical thinking
- Information seeking
- Drive for results
- English - Read and write well (fluent)
- Afrikaans – be able to understand and follow a conversation
- Organizational skills
- Good aptitude for statistical analysis (you need to enjoy working with numbers and spread sheets)
- Presentation skills
- Report writing and minute taking
- Networking and collaborative skills
- Organisational commitment
- Teamwork and co-operation
- Customer service orientation
Skills
- Proficient in English
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and networking skills
- Strong client service orientation
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good judgement
- Strong attention to detail
Build a successful career with us
We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as Mi Way and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
Turnaround time
The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.
Our commitment to transformation
At Santam we are committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society. In achieving our employment equity goals we give preference to applicants from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions Employment Equity targets.
We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available as it has expired
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