​Our client is a young, ambitious and growing recruitment business seeking a highly proactive EA / Operations Coordinator to support the founder and wider team.

This is initially a six-month contract opportunity with the genuine intention of becoming permanent. The business is looking for someone who can come in, get stuck in, prove themselves and grow alongside the company.

The role will initially be more EA-focused, helping the founder manage their day-to-day responsibilities and candidate relationships. As the business expands, there is significant scope for the position to develop into a broader operations-focused role.

Working Model

Initial 6-month contract with the intention to become permanent.

The role will initially be approximately 4 hours per day, with the intention to increase the hours and responsibilities as the position develops.

This opportunity would suit someone looking to join a growing business at an early stage and build a long-term position rather than simply complete a short-term contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day executive support to the founder.

• Manage diaries, appointments and scheduling.

• Coordinate meetings, calls and reservations.

• Create shortlists and gather information to support decision-making.

• Identify areas where processes or organisation could be improved and proactively take ownership.

• Support general business administration and operational requirements.

• Manage and maintain accurate information within the CRM.

• Conduct regular CRM audits and identify missing or inaccurate information.

• Ensure the wider team is keeping the CRM updated correctly.

• Support candidate generation and candidate relationship management.

• Identify candidates requiring follow-up and ongoing engagement.

• Schedule candidate relationship calls directly into the founder's diary.

• Ensure important candidate relationships are maintained and follow-ups don't fall through the cracks.

• Support candidate onboarding and related administration.

• Assist with internal processes as the business continues to grow.

• Take increasing ownership of operational responsibilities over time.

• Help introduce structure and processes that make the wider business more efficient.

What We Are Looking For

• Extremely proactive and highly organised.

• Someone who identifies what needs to be done and gets involved without waiting for instructions.

• Comfortable working closely with a founder in a fast-moving environment.

• Excellent diary and calendar management skills.

• Strong administrative and organisational capability.

• Comfortable managing reservations, appointments and scheduling.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Experience working with CRM systems and maintaining accurate data.

• Comfortable auditing CRM activity and ensuring processes are being followed.

• Candidate-focused with strong relationship-building skills.

• Comfortable supporting candidate generation and engagement.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Commercially aware with an understanding of business priorities.

• Able to manage multiple responsibilities and changing priorities.

• Comfortable taking ownership and working independently.

• Interested in developing into a broader operations position as the business grows.

Candidates from an internal recruitment background will also be considered, particularly where they can demonstrate strong administration, candidate management and operational skills.

Long-Term Progression

The initial focus will be providing high-quality EA support to the founder, but the intention is for the position to develop alongside the business.

As the team grows, responsibilities can expand into areas such as:

• Business operations

• CRM management and processes

• Candidate relationship management

• Onboarding

• Internal systems and administration

• Process improvement

• Wider team coordination

This is an opportunity for someone who wants to grow with the business and take on increasing responsibility over time.

What's on Offer

• Six-month contract with genuine intention to move into a permanent position.

• Initially approximately 4 hours per day.

• Scope to increase hours and responsibilities over time.

• Full-time equivalent salary targeted at approximately R35,000 per month, depending on experience.

• Actual initial package adjusted to reflect the part-time hours.

• Opportunity to work closely with the founder of a growing business.

• Direct exposure to both executive support and business operations.

• Opportunity to help shape internal processes as the company expands.

• Clear potential to develop into a broader operations-focused role.

• Opportunity to join a young business that has already achieved strong early growth.

Location: Remote – South Africa