Job Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a junior to mid-weight Project/Event/Admin Assistant to join the in-house sales department at an edgy, global FMCG brand's Cape Town HQ. In this role you will be responsible for providing support in all areas of office and personal administration along with assisting the wider Sales Department.

Ideally, you have international experience. You will work with and assist the Sales Directors on a daily basis in various administration tasks to ensure smooth operations including diary, travel and organisation. You will also be responsible for planning and managing team events and sales conferences.

As a support to the Sales team in various activities, you will need to be superbly organised and have strong coordination skills to proactively support the Directors and wider team. This is an exciting company to work for, don't miss out!

Requirements

The successful candidate must have/be:

• Higher education Diploma or University Degree (Business, Marketing or similar)
• Experience as a Personal Assistant/Coordinator
• Experience conceptualising, organising, and facilitating small to large internal events
• Experience within an FMCG, Media or Advertising multi-national company in a similar position (strongly preferred)
• Strong multi-tasking and organisational skills
• Proactive and ability to show initiative
• Flexible and adaptable to change, enthusiastic, passionate, and self-motivated
• Team player in multi-cultural environment with very good interpersonal skills
• Creativity and ingenuity
• Well-developed oral/written communication skills and excellent listening skills
• Maturity to handle situations and confidentiality
• Ability to create good self-correspondence with minimal supervision
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office programs including Word and Excel
• Ability to create engaging presentations using PowerPoint
• Resourceful and informed of what is happening within the business
• Aligned with the brand values: innovative, witty, professional, contemporary, self-ironic, ingenious, and hard-working
• Fluency in English (verbal & written)
• Able to travel when required.

Should you not receive a response within 10 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

VGP Recruitment