Executive Assistant to CEO

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Cape Town - South Africa

profile Salary: Not Disclosed
profile Experience Required: 4-5years
Posted on: 6 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Executive Assistant to CEO

Role Purpose

Why This Role Exists

This role exists to ensure that the CEOs decisions priorities and actions are translated into clear tracked execution across the business.

You will do this by capturing every request meeting outcome and decision and converting them into structured actions with ownership deadlines and follow-through.

This is a role for someone who thrives on structure clarity and accountability and who takes pride in ensuring that nothing is missed delayed or left unresolved. Your success will be measured by how effectively you bring control visibility and momentum to the CEOs workflow and the broader business.


What Youll Own

CEO Action Closure (Core)

  • Capture every CEO request and decision into Zoho
  • Assign owners priorities and deadlines
  • Track tasks to completion and escalate risks early
  • Maintain a weekly open loops dashboard for the CEO

Deadline Discipline

  • Track all executive report deadlines across the business
  • Ensure reports are delivered on time and in the correct format
  • Escalate risks early when delivery is at risk

Calendar & Time Protection

  • Organise and protect the CEOs calendar
  • Batch meetings and reduce reactive scheduling
  • Ensure scheduling conflicts and errors are near zero

Meeting Execution

  • Prepare agendas and meeting packs
  • Capture minutes and action items
  • Log and track actions in Zoho within 24 hours

Communication & Inbox Control

  • Triage the CEOs inbox and capture actions
  • Draft responses where appropriate
  • Ensure no requests remain unresolved outside the tracking system

What Success Looks Like

  • CEO actions captured and tracked the same day
  • Deadlines across the business consistently met
  • Meetings converted into clear actions and follow-ups
  • Minimal overdue tasks or missed commitments
  • A calm organised executive workflow with full visibility

Non-Negotiables

  • Exceptional organisation and attention to detail
  • Strong written communication skills
  • Ability to enforce deadlines and follow-ups professionally
  • High discretion and maturity when handling sensitive information
  • Strong systems discipline and documentation habits

Preferred Experience

  • Experience supporting a CEO or senior executive
  • Experience using Zoho Desk or similar ticket/task systems
  • Experience running meeting cadences action trackers or executive reporting systems

Benefits

Earning Potential

Your income should grow when your performance creates value.

We are looking for someone who takes ownership seriously and understands that consistency structure and execution drive real business impact.

This is how we do that at Ello:

  • Competitive market-related salary aligned to the level of the role
  • A role built around ownership accountability and operational impact
  • The opportunity to grow your value as your contribution to the business increases

Performance Recognition

Not just activity. Consistency reliability and execution that the business can depend on.

At Ello Technology we value people who bring structure discipline and follow-through to critical areas of the business.

This is how we do that at Ello:

  • We recognise consistent high-quality execution
  • We value reliability attention to detail and ownership
  • We reward people who keep the business running smoothly behind the scenes
  • We make strong performance visible and appreciated

Career Growth

This should feel like a meaningful career move not just an administrative role.

We are looking for someone who wants to grow into greater responsibility influence and operational leadership over time.

This is how we do that at Ello:

  • Exposure to high-level decision-making and business operations
  • Opportunity to grow into broader operational or Chief of Staff-type responsibilities
  • Increasing ownership as trust and performance are proven
  • A performance-led environment where strong people can rise

Coaching and Development

Good operators want structure. Great operators want to improve continuously.

This role gives you the opportunity to sharpen your organisational communication and operational skills through real business exposure.

This is how we do that at Ello:

  • Direct exposure to how a CEO operates and makes decisions
  • Practical real-time feedback on execution and communication
  • A structured environment that strengthens systems thinking and discipline
  • Continuous learning through real responsibility and execution

Meaningful Work and Culture

High standards. Strong support. Real impact.

At Ello Technology this role is not about managing tasks it is about ensuring the business runs with clarity structure and momentum.

This is how we do that at Ello:

  • You play a critical role in keeping the CEO and business aligned and effective
  • You help ensure decisions turn into action and action turns into results
  • You operate in a driven ambitious environment where ownership matters
  • You contribute to a business focused on growth performance and accountability


Executive Assistant to CEORole PurposeWhy This Role ExistsThis role exists to ensure that the CEOs decisions priorities and actions are translated into clear tracked execution across the business.You will do this by capturing every request meeting outcome and decision and converting them into struct...
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