Senior Executive Assistant to MD – Asset Management

Application Deadline:10 November 2025Department:Office ManagementLocation:South AfricaDescriptionFor more than 20 years, Globeleq has been a long-term investor, developer, owner and operator of diversified power projects in Africa, where the company is one of the largest Independent Power Producers. With nearly 1,800MW of generation capacity in operation across 17 power plants in 7 countries, 485MW of new power projects in construction and >2,000MW in development, Globeleq is one of the largest independent power producers solely focused in Africa. Globeleq is 70% owned by British International Investment and 30% by Norfund, the development finance institutions of the UK and Norway, and has a proven track record for supporting the ongoing development of the African power sector.Globeleq's various generation technologies include gas, wind, solar PV, battery energy storage (BESS), and geothermal. The company is also actively pursuing new opportunities which are emerging from the energy transition.The purpose of the role of Senior Executive Assistant to MD – Asset Management & Operations and MD of Construction is to provide administrative and executive administrative support to the MD – Asset Management & Operations and MD of Construction across all professional support needs.The role will be based in Johannesburg, South Africa.Key ResponsibilitiesExecutive Support:manage travel arrangements including hotels, restaurants, taxis and visas arrangements as required.diary management using MS Outlook; responsible for arranging meetings, lunches, booking meeting rooms and venues, greeting visitors etc.administrative support – assist in preparation of presentations and reports, generating reports, maintaining documents, general correspondence, scanning and filing; takes minutes when required.As appropriate organizes closing dinners, internal events and Board Meetings as requiredexpenses – manage the process of submitting expenses for MD – Asset Management & Operations and MD of Construction and own expenses to Finance team in the timely manner.manage specific projects as assigned.Board & Committee:provide support to Senior EA to CEO (if required) in coordinating the Board meetings, including diary coordination to accommodate 4 annual Board meetings and arrange hotels, dinners, catering and transfers for the attendees.Set up Town Halls and coordinate with other EAs.travel to attend the Board meetings, when required.Meetings, & Reports:attend (if required) and support Senior EA to CEO in coordinating weekly and extended monthly EXCO meetings.provide a support and cover to Senior EA to CEO in coordinating the Investment Committees and Shareholders Meetingscoordinate and attend weekly team meetingsConference & Eventswork closely with Senior EA to CEO to coordinate and attend (if required) annual AOP Conference, annual OPS Conference and Business Development ConferenceAdditional duties as from time to time it may be requiredSkillsGreat Communication both written and oralRelationship management and ability to deal with people at all levels of the organisationMeticulous Planning and OrganisationAbility to work as part of a TeamAchievement FocusedMust be able to use own initiative and make decisionsA can do and solution-oriented attitudeMultitasking, often a large number of urgent / priority tasksResilience and ability to stay calm under pressureWillingness to take on project workAbility to be discreet and maintain high level of confidentiality at all timesExternal stakeholder and reputation managementExperience, Knowledge & QualificationsExperienced Executive Assistant/Personal Assistant with appropriate experience working for a senior management / board level executiveHigh level of IT literacy with good experience of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPointDemonstrated proficiency in Microsoft TeamsShorthand would be useful but is not essentialOffice administration / management experience is essentialA desire to work in the power industry and emerging markets.