Permanent - Personal Assistant - Ekurhuleni (East Rand) - South Africa

Job Description: The Personal Assistant to the CEO provides high-level, confidential, and proactive support to the Chief Executive Officer within a food production/manufacturing environment. The role requires an individual who takes initiative, exercises sound judgement, and effectively manages the CEO's schedule, communications, and priorities.

• Proactively manage the CEO's diary, appointments, meetings, and travel arrangements, including international travel.
• Anticipate scheduling conflicts and plan well in advance to maximise the CEO's availability and productivity.
• Ensure the CEO is adequately prepared for meetings through briefing notes, agendas, and documentation.

• Act as the primary liaison between the CEO and HODs, senior management, suppliers, and external stakeholders.
• Follow up with HODs on required information, reports, action items, and deadlines on behalf of the CEO.
• Track outstanding matters and ensure timely feedback and resolution.
• Act on behalf of the CEO by managing day to day matters and correspondence while the CEO is out of the office or overseas.
• Exercise discretion and common sense in responding to issues within delegated authority.
• Identify urgent or high risk matters and escalates appropriately.

• Compile, consolidate, and draft management and operational reports based on input from HODs.
• Draft correspondence, internal communication, presentations, and briefing documents for the CEO.
• Maintain organisational, accurate, and confidential records and documentation.

• Handle sensitive business, commercial, and personnel information with absolute confidentiality.
• Act as a trusted gatekeeper to the CEO, managing access and prioritisation of requests.
• Ensure professional standards, governance principles, and ethical conduct are upheld at all times.