Secretary to the Counsellor : Corporate Services

SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY advertisment for vacant post of the Secretary to the Counsellor : Corporate Services

The position of the Secretary to the Counsellor: Corporate services,, with the job description and minimum requirements as listed below, is hereby advertised:

Salary Package :  485 218 AD per annum excluding of benefits.

Job Description :
– Provide secretarial services to the Counsellor: Corporate Services;
– Maintain the diary of the  Counsellor: Corporate Services
– Make records and appointments, prepare agendas or programmes for meetings;
– Attend and take minutes of meetings, both in the office and at other locations;
– File correspondence and other records;
– Operate office equipment such as photocopiers, facsimile machines, switchboards and computers;
– Receive and process incoming and outgoing mail;
– Organise business itineraries, travel arrangements, conferences,meetings and social functions;
– Facilitate purchase of office supplies;
– Administration tasks; such as monitoring telephone accounts and assistance with consular tasks,
– Administration Support/relief duties to the Corporate Services section

Minimum requirements :
– Minimum of 12 years completed schooling or equivalent
– Minimum of 3 years work experience
– Proficiency in English, French and Arabic (Written and verbal);
– Previous work experience in an embassy environment will be beneficial but not essential
– Type thirty five words a minute

Applications must be submitted via a signed Application for Employment: LRP form (see below), accompanied by an English CV and certified copies of qualifications and an Identity Document. Should you not comply with this, your application may not be considered.

Appointments will be subject to a process of reference checking and qualification verification. Candidates will also be required to undergo a competency assessment process. Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with short-listed candidates.

Please send the file on: beladouis@dirco.gov.za

If you have not been contacted by the South African Embassy within 3 months of the closing date of the advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. We thank all applicants for their interest.