Executive Personal Assistant

Listing reference: woolw_001214
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 4 June 2025
Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Secretarial
Location: Westville
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
To provide secretarial and administrative support to the Divisional Executive and Divisional Leadership Team(s) where applicable.
Job description

  • Deal with strategically sensitive and confidential information
  • Diary and e-mail management - assisting in effective time management
  • Prepare for and organise meetings/conferences/functions and other general group activities
  • Co-ordinate and reconcile travel arrangements
  • Screen telephone calls and pro-actively deal with queries
  • Liaise with customers – both internal and external
  • Co-ordinate presentations and develop required documentation
  • General admin and filing
  • Minute taking for all leadership meetings
  • Capture & follow up on expense reports
  • Weekly and adhoc report collation

Minimum requirements

  • Proven secretarial experience and skills at a senior personal assistant level
  • Ability to communicate effectively – excellent verbal and written skills
  • Computer literate – Ability to use MS Office (Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
  • Ability to use own initiative and be proactive
  • Ability to work independently and decision making-ability
  • Ability to work effectively in a pressurised environment with high volumes of varied work
  • Efficient and accurate with attention to detail
  • Excellent planning and organising skills
  • Varied working experience and maturity is important
  • Good interpersonal and relationship building skills
  • Customer Service Orientation
  • Self-starter with the ability to work independently with confidence

 

As a proud South African brand, Woolworths is committed to transformation. Meeting our employment equity goals will be taken into account in our recruitment decisions.

 

Closing Date: 04 JUNE 2025

Please note, that if you have not received a response from us on your application within 6 weeks of the closing date, your application was unsuccessful.

 

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