Admin Assistant: The Agricultural Research Council (ARC)

Admin Assistant: Diagnostics

 Reference Number: ARC-OVR10/73

Location: Onderstepoort

Closing Date: 11 March 2026

The ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (ARC-OVR) seeks to appoint a highly skilled, experienced, and dynamic person to the following positions at Onderstepoort, Pretoria.

Job Description

  • Deliver top-notch administrative support to the laboratory, ensuring a high standard of service.
  • Oversee office operations by creating, monitoring, and implementing processes to ensure timely and effective handling of the division’s business, including instructions, correspondence, and appointments.
  • Compile information and create supporting documents for meetings, presentations, and reports.
  • Establish and manage proper record-keeping systems, including filing, retrieval, retention, storage, and destruction.
  • Screen telephone calls, inquiries, and relay messages promptly and accurately.
  • Implement systems to coordinate the flow of correspondence to and from the office.
  • Manage incoming and outgoing correspondences, such as letters and memos, and take minutes as needed.
  • Cultivate positive customer relations through effective communication and service.
  • Provide high-quality general secretarial and administrative support, including diary management, travel arrangements and logistical support for the office’s efficient functioning.
  • Plan and coordinate meetings, workshops, teleconferences, video conferences, and other events, ensuring accurate minute-taking.

Job Requirements

  • Diploma in Office Administration / Secretarial or equivalent qualification.
  • Computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office.
  • Knowledge of administrative processes.
  • Good communication skills (verbal and written).
  • Good interpersonal relation.
  • High degree of integrity and tact to handle sensitive and classified information.

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