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Executive Assistant

Somewhere

Fully Remote
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πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa β€” whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Executive Assistant to support the General Manager and leadership team. The ideal hire works independently with minimal oversight, follows instructions precisely, and brings strong judgment to repeatable but thoughtful work. This role is heavy on data handling and reporting in Microsoft Excel, with light stakeholder communication and follow-ups.

Key responsibilities
* Reporting and analysis
Reporting and analysis
* Pull data from internal sources and downloads.
Pull data from internal sources and downloads.
* Build and maintain Excel reports: use formulas, clean data, and automate refresh where possible.
Build and maintain Excel reports: use formulas, clean data, and automate refresh where possible.
* Create weekly and monthly summaries for leadership and distribute to stakeholders.
Create weekly and monthly summaries for leadership and distribute to stakeholders.
* Task execution and follow-through
Task execution and follow-through
* Own recurring processes end to end, keeping calendars, trackers, and checklists current.
Own recurring processes end to end, keeping calendars, trackers, and checklists current.
* Reach out to internal and external contacts to gather information and close loops.
Reach out to internal and external contacts to gather information and close loops.
* Document processes so work is consistent and easy to audit.
Document processes so work is consistent and easy to audit.
* General executive support
General executive support
* Prioritize requests for the General Manager: 80 percent of support is for the GM, with additional coverage for two leaders as needed.
Prioritize requests for the General Manager: 80 percent of support is for the GM, with additional coverage for two leaders as needed.
* Prepare light briefs and status updates ahead of meetings.
Prepare light briefs and status updates ahead of meetings.
* Ensure deliverables are accurate, on time, and formatted for easy consumption.
Ensure deliverables are accurate, on time, and formatted for easy consumption.

Required qualifications
* College degree preferred, with 2-plus years in an executive assistant, operations, reporting, or analyst-style role.
College degree preferred, with 2-plus years in an executive assistant, operations, reporting, or analyst-style role.
* Advanced Excel skills: comfortable with formulas such as SUMIFS, INDEX-MATCH or XLOOKUP, text functions, conditional logic, and pivot tables.
Advanced Excel skills: comfortable with formulas such as SUMIFS, INDEX-MATCH or XLOOKUP, text functions, conditional logic, and pivot tables.
* Strong Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint and Word.
Strong Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint and Word.
* Experience creating and maintaining structured reports and trackers.
Experience creating and maintaining structured reports and trackers.
* Excellent English: clear writing, crisp documentation, and professional client communication.
Excellent English: clear writing, crisp documentation, and professional client communication.
* High ownership: able to translate direction into action without step-by-step supervision.
High ownership: able to translate direction into action without step-by-step supervision.
* Detail orientation and process rigor: you spot inconsistencies and fix them.
Detail orientation and process rigor: you spot inconsistencies and fix them.

Nice to have
* Familiarity with Microsoft Forms.
Familiarity with Microsoft Forms.
* Experience in multi-location services, healthcare, or professional services.
Experience in multi-location services, healthcare, or professional services.
* Comfort working U.S. time zones and navigating cross-functional stakeholders.
Comfort working U.S. time zones and navigating cross-functional stakeholders.

Tools you will use
* Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
* Microsoft Forms.
Microsoft Forms.

Tips for South African Applicants

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Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards β€” use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 748 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs β†’