Executive Assistant & Team Lead at Deloitte Midrand

Elevate Your Career: Become an Executive Assistant & Team Lead at Deloitte

Are you a highly organized and strategic professional with a knack for leadership? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your work directly supports senior executives and makes a tangible impact?

At Deloitte, our purpose is to make an impact that matters for our clients, our people, and society. We’re a global leader with over 450,000 professionals, and our size and scale give us a unique position to help change the world for the better. We’re looking for an experienced Executive Assistant & Team Lead to join our Africa Executive Office in Midrand.

This isn’t your average administrative role. We need a seasoned professional who can provide high-level administrative, secretarial, and strategic support to senior executives, including our Africa CEO and Africa COO. You’ll be a key player, enabling our leaders to focus on strategic priorities by managing operational tasks, communications, and stakeholder engagements.

What You’ll Be Doing

As the Executive Assistant & Team Lead, you’ll be at the heart of our operations, ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently. Your responsibilities will include:

• Strategic & Operational Support: You’ll manage day-to-day matters on behalf of our executives, prepare presentations, and provide analytical support for strategic initiatives.
• Client & Stakeholder Engagement: You’ll liaise with high-level internal and external stakeholders, representing our executives with professionalism and building strong relationships.
• Diary & Travel Management: You’ll manage complex calendars and coordinate local and international travel, ensuring our leaders’ time is used effectively.
• Administrative Excellence: You’ll be the master of organization, filtering and responding to communications, managing records, and ensuring strict confidentiality.
• Team Leadership: You’ll monitor and support the Secretarial Admin team, contributing to team development and operational excellence across Deloitte Africa.
• Budget & Resource Management: You’ll plan cost-effective travel and events and ensure optimal use of all resources.

Is This You?

We’re looking for someone who combines a high degree of technical skill with exceptional behavioral competencies. The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience: 8–10 years in executive assistant or secretarial roles, with at least two years of experience within the Deloitte Member Firm network. You should also have experience supporting senior leadership and in team leadership.
• Qualifications: A Diploma is the minimum requirement, and an Executive Assistant certification or a Business Administration certificate is desired.
• Technical Skills: You’re proficient in the MS Office Suite, have excellent typing and documentation skills, and possess strong written and verbal communication in English.
• Behavioral Skills: You have a professional demeanor and a high degree of initiative. You are a dependable, flexible, and delivery-focused individual with exceptional interpersonal skills. You can also work under pressure and adapt to a fast-paced environment.

At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and thrive at work. We actively seek to create a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment for all.

If you are ready to apply your knowledge and leadership skills to exciting new challenges and take your career to the next level, apply now.