National Administrator & PA – WIZO South Africa

Permanent, Work
Cape Town, Work from home
Posted 1 year ago

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION AND THE ROLE

The Women’s International Zionist Organisation of South Africa (WIZO) is the premier women’s Zionist group in South Africa, empowering women to strengthen identification with the State of Israel through education and pragmatic commitment to their beneficiaries. The role of the Administrator and PA to the President is to assist with all administrative duties for the organisation – local and national – relating to day-to-day functioning, as well as events, while specifically supporting the WIZO President with administration and communications.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Personal assistant

  • Perform administrative duties for President.
  • Assist on a day-to-day basis.
  • Daily phone calls with President (when needed in the evening or over the weekend).
  • Keep President’s calendar organised and remind her of meetings (verbally, via WhatsApp and email one week prior to the meeting and on the day of meeting).
  • Send President links to meetings and agendas / minutes etc.
  • Update and inform President of phone numbers, addresses and birthdays of Council members.
  • Printing documents and arranging delivery if necessary.

2. Administration

  • Daily and regular emails and management of correspondence for President and WIZO SA.
  • Sharing relevant information with President, Council and Societies.
  • Perform all administration for WIZO SA societies, when needed.
  • Write agenda’s and minutes for WIZO SA Council meetings etc.
  • Write speeches, letters for the President and proofread
  • Share hasbarah articles with Council, Nachat and Gilah groups.
  • Plan meeting dates for WIZO SA Council meetings and communicate same.
  • Formulate and send letters e.g. deaths, mazel-tovs etc.
  • Design and send birthday wishes.
  • Manage Zoom meeting links for WIZO SA.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

1. Education & qualifications

  • Matric is essential
  • A relevant business administration or secretarial degree or diploma is a distinct advantage.

2. Work experience and industry exposure

  • Previous experience in an executive PA position, advantageous
  • Previous exposure to communal / NPO environment, advantageous.

3. Strong Communication and Interpersonal skills

  • Excellent verbal  communication skills with the ability to liaise with members and branches in a professional manner.
  • Strong writing and proofreading skills for compiling letters and speeches.
  • A mature, confident and outgoing individual who is friendly and accessible.
  • Customer focused and friendly with a passion for service excellence.

4. Excellent Administration and Organisational Skills

  • Highly organized and efficient individual who can multitask and work well under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
  • Systems oriented with good attention to detail.
  • Excellent diary and inbox management skills
  • A proactive individual who uses their initiative to ensure service and performance are always to the highest of standards.
  • A flexible, self-driven individual who is able to work autonomously while maintaining open channels of communication with the team.

5. General

  • Passionate about working in a Jewish communal environment.
  • Comfortable working outside of regular working hours.
  • Tech savvy and excellent computer skills.
  • Flexible and adaptable individual with a “can-do” attitude and a contribution-focussed approach to work.

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Closing date for applications: 12 May 2025

If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of submitting your application, kindly consider your application to have been unsuccessful

Job Features

Job CategoryAdmin, Office & Support, Community & Social Welfare
Location:Cape Town
Reporting to:Organisational President
Nature of contract:Permanent
Hours of work:Mon - Thurs 9am - 4pm flexible, Friday 9am - 1pm with ability to work from home.
Salary range:Market-related, commensurate with skill and experience
Closing date for applications:12 May 2025
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