Personal Assistant

Stats SA provides scientific knowledge that enables society to understand complex socio-economic phenomena.
It draws its mandate from the Statistics Act, No 6 of 1999.

Stats SA strives to excel in the following five competencies: ● Intellectual capability to lead the scientific work of statistics ● Technological competence for the purposes of large-scale processing, complex computations and accessibility of information to the public ● Logistical competence for the deployment of (forward and reverse) logistics of large-scale field operations and for strategic choices regarding operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness ● Political competence in understanding the political environment without being political or politicised (commitment of delivery without fear of favour) ● Administrative competence to bring it all together.

Personal Assistant to the Provincial Executive Manager
(One permanent position exists in the Limpopo Provincial Office)
(Salary level 9: R192 540 per annum) (Ref. No. 045/01/10)

Key performance areas: ● Provide effective office admin support to the Executive Manager, including handling of correspondence of all forms and diary management ● Schedule, organise logistics, take and provide records of meetings and functions as assigned ● Confirm, schedule and arrange travel for the Executive Manager ● Take leadership in stakeholder management, including but not limited to receiving of visitors, customer care, entertainment, screening, handling of stakeholders and their service demands ● Perform any other duties as directed by the Executive Manager.

Prerequisites: ● Three-year tertiary qualification in Office Administration or related field ● Extensive relevant working experience at senior level ● Good administrative skills ● Knowledge of MS Office Suite ● Driver’s licence will be an added advantage.

Person profile: ● This position will suit a person who has good communication and analytical skills ● Self-motivated, initiative, independent team player who is good at problem solving ● Willingness to work under pressure.

Short-listed applicants must be willing to undergo a competency exercise as part of the selection process.

Closing date for applications: 19 March 2010

Required documents: ● Z83 Application Form ● Detailed CV with contact details of three recent referees ● Certified copies of qualifications, certificates of service (where applicable), Identity Document, and driver’s licence (if required for the position you are applying for). Failure to submit the required documents may lead to your application not being considered.

Important note: ● If you do not hear from us within two months of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. Correspondence will be entered into with short-listed candidates only ● Stats SA reserves the right not to make an appointment ● Applicants risk to be disqualified for failure to submit the aforementioned required documents ● Appointment is subject to security clearance, the signing of a performance agreement, the verification of the applicant’s documents and reference checking ● It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) ● Applications received after the closing date will not be considered ● Please clearly indicate the position you are applying for in your application ● If you apply for more than one position, complete and separate applications must be submitted for each.

NB: Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be considered.

Applications: ● By post to the HR Professional, Statistics South Africa, Private Bag X9441, Polokwane 0700 ● By hand-delivery to Ivory Route Corporate Park Building, 29 Bodenstein Street, Polokwane.

Enquiries: Mashudu Ravele/Freddy Magwai/Thomas Maila, tel. (015) 295-3300.

Stats SA endeavours to promote the careers of previously disadvantaged persons by applying the principles of appropriate
legislation, eg Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No 55 of 1998).