Personal Assistant

Pretoria, South Africa

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Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

Manage and maintain the Divisional Head and senior managers’ diaries, including logistical arrangements for appointments and travel in liaison with relevant personnel.
Ensure that all submissions are made to the correct committees before the deadlines (e.g. Governors’ Executive Committee submissions).
Receive, screen and respond to incoming telephone calls using own initiative and, where appropriate, deal with queries and/or route calls to appropriate persons and/or departments.
Prepare and edit correspondence, communications, presentations and other documents, and conduct basic investigations and analysis where necessary for this purpose.
Ensure that all incoming and outgoing correspondence is registered and filed in accordance with the File Plan of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).
Collate and coordinate project-based and other information on behalf of the Divisional Head and senior managers.
Review operating practices in own area and implement improvements where necessary.
Maintain positive internal and external relationships, engaging with members and stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
Create and maintain a contact database for the division as well as a filing system in accordance with the File Plan of the SARB.
Perform day-to-day duties in an ethical manner that involves maintaining absolute confidentiality in all matters related to the division.
Distribute correspondence, circulars and memorandums to staff in the department or the SARB on matters emanating from the department.
Perform any other tasks as instructed by the Divisional Head and senior managers, as and when required.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

a minimum of a Grade 12 certificate plus a Secretarial Diploma or an equivalent qualification (NQF 5) ; and
a minimum of five years’ experience in corporate personal assistance or an equivalent role.

Additional requirements include:

industry, organisational and business awareness;
proficiency in English (both verbal and written skills);
proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point and Excel) and Outlook;
ability to work independently and outside normal working hours, when required;
excellent typing skills and telephone etiquette;
good communication and interpersonal skills;
time and quality management skills;
organisational awareness;
ability to take initiative;
attention to detail and dedication to tasks;
knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures;
the ability to plan and organise events;
problem-solving skills; and
professionalism.

About Us

About SARB

Primary mandate of the SARB

Section 224 of the Constitution of South Africa states the mandate of the SARB as follows:

The primary object of the South African Reserve Bank is to protect the value of the currency in the interest of balanced and sustainable economic growth in the Republic.

The South African Reserve Bank, in support of its primary objective, must perform its functions independently and without fear, favour or prejudice.

WHAT WE DO

Monetary Policy

The Constitution gives the SARB the mandate to protect the value of the rand. We use interest rates to keep inﬂation low and steady.

Financial Stability

The SARB has a mandate to protect and enhance ﬁnancial stability. We identify and mitigate systemic risks that might disrupt the ﬁnancial system.

Prudential Regulation

The Prudential Authority regulates ﬁnancial institutions and market infrastructures to promote and enhance their safety and soundness, and support ﬁnancial stability.

Financial Markets

Open market operations are the main tool we use to implement monetary policy. We manage South Africa’s gold and foreign exchange reserves.

Financial Surveillance

The SARB is responsible for regulating cross-border transactions, preventing the abuse of the financial system and supporting the regulation of financial institutions.

Payments and Settlements

The SARB is responsible for ensuring the safety and soundness of the national payment system, which is the backbone of South Africa’s modern ﬁnancial system.

Statistics

The SARB provides important economic and ﬁnancial statistics that present an overview of the economic situation in South Africa.

Research

Research conducted by the SARB focuses on economics, ﬁnancial stability, banking and emerging trends in ﬁnance. Our research supports policy decision-making.

Banknotes and Coin

The SARB has the sole right to make, issue and destroy banknotes and coin in South Africa.

About the Team

The National Payment System (NPS) comprises of the entire payment process including all the tools, systems, mechanisms, institutions, agreements, procedures, rules or laws applied or utilised to effect payment. The NPS therefore facilitates the circulation of money, that is, it enables transacting parties to exchange value.

Participants within the NPS provide the payment mechanisms/instruments and infrastructure to enable the participants and their clients to effect payments. These instruments can be credit cards, cheques, and electronic funds transfers (EFTs), such as debit and credit orders for example. The generation of financial transactions arising from the use of these instruments result in interbank payment and settlement obligations.

Central banks have always played an important role in countries’ national payment systems. Where payments result in interbank obligations, central banks normally provide the interbank settlement facilities.Apply Now

Job Info

Apply Before07/31/2026, 11:55 PM
Locations Head Office, Pretoria, Gauteng, 0002, ZA

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Personal Assistant at SARB