Executive Support to Financial Director and Family

About the role

The successful candidate will occupy a senior, trusted and largely standalone position requiring exceptional organisation, discretion, judgement and follow‑through. The role blends personal and household management with high‑level executive support for a Financial Director.

Key responsibilities

• Manage diaries, appointments and schedules for both the family and the Financial Director, protecting their time.
• Arrange domestic and international travel, including flights, accommodation, transport and detailed itineraries.
• Plan and execute family events and functions from concept to completion.
• Draft, proofread and handle confidential correspondence and financial information.
• Coordinate internal and external meetings, board and HR committee papers, and track action items.
• Liaise with household staff, vendors, service providers and external stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate personal and administrative records using Microsoft 365 tools.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience providing high‑level executive, personal or administrative support.
• Proven ability to independently take tasks and projects through to completion.
• Exceptional organisational and time‑management skills with strong problem‑solving ability.
• High level of discretion, confidentiality and professional judgement.
• Calm, resilient and professional under pressure.
• Willingness to work full‑time on‑site in Pretoria.

Required skills

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365.
• Outlook
• Word
• Excel
• OneDrive
• SharePoint
• Teams