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MEA Executive Business Partner
Job Location:
Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Experience Required:
5years
Experience Required:
Posted:
4 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
1 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Role Purpose
We are seeking a mature highly capable Executive Business Partner to provide integrated support across the CEO office. This role goes beyond traditional administrative support and is designed to operate as a trusted partner enabling executive effectiveness through a combination of personal assistance strategic coordination and analytical/reporting support.
The successful candidate will operate across three senior stakeholders (CEO Senior Executive Head of Digital & Go-To-Market and Chief of Staff) ensuring alignment execution discipline and high-quality outputs across all aspects of the executive office.
Key Responsibilities
Executive & Personal Assistance
- Proactively manage complex multi-stakeholder executive diaries ensuring optimal prioritisation of time aligned to business priorities
- Coordinate internal and external meetings including preparation of agendas materials and logistics
- Manage executive inboxes where required including drafting responses prioritising correspondence and ensuring timely follow-ups
- Coordinate local and international travel end-to-end (itineraries visas logistics contingencies)
- Act as a key point of contact between executives and internal/external stakeholders maintaining professionalism and discretion
- Execute ad hoc executive requests efficiently ensuring high responsiveness and attention to detail
- Support coordination across the CEO office to ensure alignment between the Executives and broader leadership team
Strategic Execution & Governance Support
- Track and drive follow-through on key strategic initiatives across the executive office
- Maintain and manage RAG (Red-Amber-Green) status reporting on strategic priorities and key programmes
- Prepare and consolidate management reports dashboards and executive summaries for leadership forums (e.g. Exco Board SteerCos)
- Capture track and follow up on meeting actions to ensure accountability and execution discipline
- Support the Executives in driving operating cadence (weekly/monthly reviews business updates etc.)
- Assist in aligning inputs across functions to ensure consistency in reporting and messaging
Executive Content & Reporting Support
- Develop high-quality PowerPoint presentations executive reports and briefing packs
- Draft and format professional Word documents emails and communications
- Extract analyse and consolidate data from internal systems (including SAP or equivalent)
- Build and maintain management dashboards and reporting packs using Excel Power BI or equivalent tools
- Leverage AI tools (e.g. Copilot ChatGPT) to improve efficiency automate tasks and enhance output quality
- Ensure all outputs are executive-ready accurate and aligned to organisational standards
Requirements
Key Requirements
Experience & Capability
- 812 years experience supporting C-suite or senior executives in a complex fast-paced environment
- Proven experience operating as an Executive Assistant Business Partner or Chief of Staff support role
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple senior stakeholders simultaneously
- Strong experience in executive reporting presentations and business documentation
- Exposure to strategy execution tracking and governance processes
Technical Skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook Excel PowerPoint Word Teams)
- Strong working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP systems for data extraction and reporting
- Experience using AI productivity tools (e.g. Microsoft Copilot ChatGPT) in a business context
- Familiarity with data analysis and reporting tools (Excel advanced functions Power BI advantageous)
Core Competencies
- Executive presence and professionalism with high levels of discretion and confidentiality
- Strong judgement and prioritisation capability
- Exceptional organisation and attention to detail
- Ability to operate with autonomy and accountability
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Proactive solutions-oriented mindset
- Ability to translate ambiguity into structured outputs and actions
Success Profile
- The ideal candidate is not a traditional administrator but a highly capable operator who:
- Anticipates needs before they arise
- Drives execution not just coordination
- Brings structure to complexity
- Enhances the effectiveness of the executive office
- Leverages technology and AI to improve output quality continuously and efficiency
Required Skills:
Stakeholder Management MS365 ERP Systems Ai Productivity tools Supporting C-suite Executive Assistance
Required Education:
Bachelors degree in computer science Information Systems Finance or related discipline
