Business Services Assistant

Reference: 8124 CDS
Consultant: Carina de Swardt 

Job Description: 

• Marketing Management and Business Intelligence
• Quality control of all external documents and reports. This includes quality checking design, layout and templates, grammar and spelling checks.
• Review, edit and proofread various types of content for grammatical accuracy, clarity and consistency.
• Developing, updating and maintaining credentials documentation, including our standard proposal decks.
• Developing and maintaining the layout and design of digital stationary, documents and reports. This includes creative custodianship of all documentation.
• Ensure all written material adhere to style guide and standards.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent copywriting skills and have a good understanding of business creative, infographics and be able to demonstrate ability and experience in creatively packaging consulting reports (in all MS Office formats, i.e. Excel, PowerPoint and Word).
• Provide constructive feedback to consultants to improve overall written quality.
• Assisting consultants with the Client/Agency Relationship Assessment process:
  • Prepare questionnaires
  • Manage electronic interface
  • Capturing data on Excel and create slides
  • Prepare reports on PowerPoint
• Assisting consultants with collecting relevant marketing and communication industry trends and conducting desk research.
• The ideal candidate must show an interest in the marketing and communication industry and must be able to conduct desk research, summarise and report insights using PowerPoint or Word to the consultants.
• Managing all aspects of the website and LinkedIn pages (including add-ins such as Google maps). This requires basic knowledge of how to update content on Joomla as well as reviewing website/Google analytics.
• Responding to requests received via the website and LinkedIn.
• Downloading and following-up on potential leads from the website register of individuals using proprietary tools.
• Business Support
• Maintaining a repository of research and industry information, including strategic reports and insights.
• Organising internal events/office functions/team building/CSI events, annual calendar events, etc.
• Providing assistance and back-up for other office assistants on various projects.

Qualifications:  

• Experience as writer, editor and/or proof-reader
• Relevant Qualification
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience
• Advance MS Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, MS Teams)
• Bilingual in English and Afrikaans (both written & verbally)
• Own reliable transport
• Must be willing to travel (if needed)

How to Apply: 

• Email your comprehensive CV to exceedhr@exceed.co.za. 
• If you are already registered, please forward your CV and the relevant reference number to the consultant with whom you are currently registered in order to avoid duplicity on our system. 
• We reserve the right to only conduct interviews with candidates of choice. 
• Applicants who have not received feedback within 30 days from the closing date must please accept their application as unsuccessful. 

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