🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Remote Recruitment is open to applicants from South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

About Remote Recruitment

Remote Recruitment connects talented South African professionals with UK-based employers. This is a 100% remote role — you'll work from home supporting a busy UK business as their right hand.

Role overview

We're looking for a well-organised Virtual Assistant to keep day-to-day operations running smoothly. You'll manage inboxes, calendars and admin so the team can focus on their clients. Working hours are 09:00–17:00 UK time (11:00–19:00 SAST).

Key responsibilities
* Manage email inboxes, flag priorities and draft replies
* Schedule meetings and keep calendars up to date across time zones
* Prepare documents, reports and simple presentations
* Handle data entry and keep records accurate and current
* Coordinate travel, bookings and general administrative tasks
What you'll need
* Experience in an administrative or virtual assistant role
* Familiarity with Google Workspace or Microsoft Office
* Strong written and spoken English
* A reliable laptop and stable internet connection
* Good organisation and the ability to work independently
What's on offer

A salary of R12,000–R17,000 per month, fully remote work, UK business hours, and a friendly team that values reliability. If you enjoy bringing order to busy days, we'd love to hear from you.

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 — 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 Remote Recruitment

Remote Recruitment is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 121 open positions on Hirezar. View all Remote Recruitment jobs →