National Library of South African (NLSA) Admin Assistant Internships 2023 – For details about eligibility, requirements, available positions, application procedure – how to apply, application form PDF download, interview questions/schedules, etc.
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An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time. It is typically undertaken by students and graduates looking to gain relevant skills and experience in a particular field. Employers benefit from these placements because they often recruit employees from their best interns, who have known capabilities, thus saving time and money in the long run.
National Library of South African (NLSA) invites unemployed graduates to apply for Administrative Assistant Internship Programme 2023 / 2024.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (INTERN)
(Six-Month Contract)
Reference Number: 02/06/2023
Stipend: R 5700.00 per month
The NLSA invites applications from suitably qualified person for appointment on a six-month
contract basis, as Administrative Assistant (Intern). The successful individual will be based at
the Pretoria Campus. The successful candidate will report to the Manager: Office of the CEO.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Provide administrative support
- Minute taking
- Scheduling meetings
- Develop and maintain action plans and/or registers.
- Draft and distribute correspondence.
- Generate reports and other documents
- Maintain contact lists.
- Typing of memoranda, letters, items, reports, etc.
- Opening and sorting mail and forwarding to relevant parties / stakeholders.
- Making copies of documents where required.
- Perform any other administrative duties to the executive management
Records keeping - Develop and maintain file indices (indexes).
- Process incoming mail for filing, and distribute to Departments in the Organisation.
- Issue overdue notices for files not returned.
- Systematic disposal of records in terms of legislation.
- Filing of operational documents into individual, personnel and clients’ files to ensure
efficient and effective management of the Organisation’s records.
Receptionist duties - Answering all incoming calls and correctly transfer to respective personnel.
- Attend to visitors, establish the nature of visit and direct requests to appropriate
personnel. - Recording details of enquiries and/or messages in the absence of personnel and
forwarding for attention upon availability. - Attending to complaints/queries/requests at the reception desk and providing a high
level of customer service. - Receiving documents and parcels, signing for documents, forwarding to the relevant
departments/personnel. - Ensure that calls and visitors are promptly and professionally attended to in
accordance with laid down customer services principles.
Render meeting support, and travel and accommodation booking services - Confirm attendance of meetings/ workshops/ conferences.
- Arrange travel (air, road, etc.), car hire (or local transportation) and accommodation
(hotel or other establishments permitted by Policy). - Make bookings for meetings within the company, organise flip charts, files, minutes,
white board markers, etc. - Organise catering.
- Order and control office supplies.
- Be a point of contact for a range of internal and external stakeholders.
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS - NQF level 6 qualification in Business Administration or related qualification
EXPERIENCE - Knowledge of Office Administration
- Minimum of 12 months of experience in the office administration field.
KEY COMPETENCIES AND ATRIBUTES
Behavioral and Technical - Computer literacy
- Communication skills
- Customer Service Skills
- Proficiency in MS Office (MS Excel and MS PowerPoint, in particular)
- Attention to detail
The NLSA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the principles of
Employment Equity. We encourage applications from people living with disabilities.
NLSA reserves the right to not make an appointment.
Prospective candidates will be subjected to background verification, competency
assessments and security clearances.
How to apply
Applications: Interested applicants must submit a completed prescribed application form
obtainable from our website (www.nlsa.ac.za ) accompanied by a covering letter; Curriculum
Vitae; Matric/Grade12 certificate; proof of qualifications and a copy of Identity Document by e-
mail to: [email protected] . Please ensure that you quote the reference number and the
position in the subject line of your email. Shortlisted candidates will be expected to avail
themselves for an interview at NLSA’s convenience.
No applications from recruitment agencies will be accepted.
Should you not receive any correspondence / communication from the National Library of
South Africa one month after the closing date, please consider your application as being
unsuccessful
Application Deadline: 14 July 2023
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