Job Description

Ready for a change? Come join our P&C Re team in South Africa!
We are looking for an Local Events & Admin to support our P&C Re team in South Africa. If you love your job, are passionate about being well organized and enjoy responsibilities such as collaborating closely with stakeholders on all management levels, coordinating internal and external meetings and events and take pride in high quality output - we would like to hear from you.
About the Team
Become a part of our P&C Re South Africa Team! Our team is part of P&C Re, Swiss Re's largest Business Unit, responsible for all Property & Casualty (Non-Life) Reinsurance business worldwide.
About the Role
In this role you will be the go-to person and work closely with various stakeholders within the P&C Re South Africa team as well as the wider P&C Re community.
Your main responsibilities:

• Provide professional and proactive administrative support. Plan, manage, and coordinate your stakeholders' inboxes and calendars as well as coordinate internal and external meetings.
• Plan, coordinate and manage events, such as workshops, offsites and townhalls. Moreover, organize international business travel.
• Help to prepare agendas and presentations for management team and other meetings, take notes if required and follow up on action items.
• Ensure all purchase orders, invoices and expenses are managed in a timely and accurate manner.

About You
Our ideal new colleague should be an experienced Local Events & Admin, dedicated to consistently delivering high-quality work. They should be reliable, accountable, and committed to excellence in every task they undertake.
Essentials:

• Excellent organizational, time management and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize requests calmly and efficiently, paired with attention to detail, demonstrated calendar management skills and ability to coordinate executive meetings and travel arrangements.
• Experience in supporting management at the executive level.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Tools (Outlook, MS Teams, Excel, Word & PowerPoint).

Additional assets:

• Flexible personality with a high self-motivation who adapts fast to various situations and responds quickly to challenges.
• Able to anticipate possible risks/issues, maintains a solution approach.
• Able to work independently with little or no supervision, while being a teammate and collaborative.

We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.
Preference will be given to Employment Equity candidates.
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About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
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