Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in business services and support focus on providing efficient and effective administrative support to enable smooth operations within the organisation. This includes managing schedules, coordinating meetings, and handling confidential information.

Those working as assistants and office support at PwC will provide high-level administrative support to senior executives, including managing their schedules, coordinating meetings, and handling confidential information. You will play a crucial role in maintaining smooth operations and effective communication within the organisation.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

PwC / SATIC Overview:

SATIC is a global brand delivering services to the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future.

 

We are looking for candidates who bring high levels of energy, learning agility and market experience, who see technology to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society. If you are looking for a career where every day is different, where challenges are complex and where you can make a real difference, then we want to hear from you. By choosing to join SATIC, you are choosing to work with teams all over the world, harnessing the power of world leading tech and making a difference to real people’s lives.

Job summary:

We have an exciting opportunity available for experienced Personal Assistants to join our SATIC team. By joining this team, you will be an integral part of the SATIC success by providing executive support to our leadership team, working with PwC stakeholders across South Africa and the UK. You will have an opportunity to build your personal and technical skills and enhance your career at The South African Technology and Innovation Centre (SATIC).

Key responsibilities:

Primary duties (non-negotiable):

Diary management and meeting support to Partners and Directors in remote offices, providing transactional support to arrange client and internal meetings while managing existing calendar commitments. 

Managing all travel requirements for Partners and Directors. You will be required to conduct research and book the travel requests both within the UK and internationally while also preparing their itineraries for complex travel. 

Manage and administer all expenses by preparing expense claims on Partners and Directors behalf while also supporting the processing of invoices. 

Preparation and formatting of documentation, presentations and executive packs while complying with brand and risk procedures. 

Maintaining the firm’s Client Management system (Salesforce) with updated client information, as and when needed. 

Coordinating events by supporting all stakeholders on the logistics on both internal and external events. 

Supporting the wider team during planned and unplanned absences to ensure a seamless support structure for all stakeholders.

Ad hoc administrative duties as required.

Skills and competencies:

Core skills required: 

(non-negotiable, essential skills required for the role, both technical and soft skills)

Very strong command of the English language – you will be required to communicate with professional stakeholders across the globe

Experience in preparing executive packs

Experience working across geographical areas and effectively managing diaries remotely

 

Requirements:

Grade 12 certificate

Secretarial certificate or an administrative diploma will be highly advantageous

Working conditions:

Work environment, hybrid model, etc.

 

Hybrid, two days in office, after training has been completed. 

You will be required to be in office every day for the duration of the training period. 

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

March 30, 2025