About the Executive Assistant Jobs South Africa

RecruitMyMom is advertising remote Executive Assistant Jobs South Africa on behalf of an independent economic strategist, media host, and public speaker — a single high-profile principal whose work spans business, finance, media production, and the public-speaking circuit. The contract is for roughly five hours per week at R300 per hour, making it well suited to an experienced professional who wants meaningful, senior-level work that fits around family or other commitments. This is a part-time, work-from-home role for someone ready to be a principal’s right hand.

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RecruitMyMom is a South African recruitment agency specialising in connecting skilled professionals with flexible, remote, and part-time roles. You can explore opportunities on the RecruitMyMom careers portal.

Job Description

These Executive Assistant Jobs South Africa go well beyond traditional diary management. The Executive Assistant will operate as the principal’s right hand across five distinct areas — combining classic executive support with financial administration, media-production coordination, procurement, and client-relationship management. It is varied, senior-level work for a self-directed professional.

Client management and onboarding is a core area: you will serve as the primary point of contact for clients and stakeholders, manage the onboarding process from first contact to completion, coordinate briefing sessions and strategic meetings, follow up on outstanding documentation, and maintain professional relationships with high-level clients. Financial administration is equally central — preparing, sending, and tracking invoices, recording business expenses, liaising with accounting partners and tax professionals, supporting tax-compliance deadlines, and assisting with a corporate-restructuring project.

Executive support remains the backbone: managing calendars, appointments, and travel; organising schedules across multiple platforms; monitoring email and keeping the inbox actionable; and tracking deadlines so nothing slips. You will also coordinate media and event activities, supporting the principal’s media production and public-speaking commitments behind the scenes.

The role suits a highly experienced, discreet, and proactive executive assistant who can juggle diverse responsibilities independently and exercise sound judgement supporting a busy, high-profile principal — all from a home office.

Senior remote executive-assistant roles supporting a single high-profile principal are rare and genuinely rewarding. The variety — client management, financial administration, media coordination, and classic EA support — keeps the work interesting and makes full use of an experienced professional’s judgement and discretion.

Key Skills & Requirements

To succeed in these Executive Assistant Jobs South Africa, you should bring:

Proven senior executive-assistant experience.
Strong financial-administration skills (invoicing, expenses, tax-compliance support).
Excellent calendar, travel, and inbox management.
Client-relationship and onboarding ability.
Discretion, sound judgement, and proactivity.
The self-discipline to work independently from home.

Requirements & Experience

Substantial executive-assistant experience, ideally supporting senior principals.
A reliable home office: own computer and stable internet.
Availability of roughly five hours per week.
Ability to work as an independent contractor.
South African residency or valid work authorisation.

RecruitMyMom specialises in matching experienced professionals with exactly this kind of flexible, vetted role, and a strong placement often leads to ongoing work. Treating the contract as the start of a longer relationship is the mindset that tends to pay off.

Remote Work in South Africa

This is a fully remote position open to candidates anywhere in South Africa. These Executive Assistant Jobs South Africa suit experienced professionals who want senior-level, flexible work without commuting — exactly the kind of role RecruitMyMom specialises in. All you need is dependable connectivity and a quiet, professional workspace.

Because the contract is part-time and senior-level, it suits experienced EAs who want meaningful work that fits around family or other commitments without sacrificing seniority or pay. The R300 hourly rate reflects the calibre of professional the role is designed for.