Executive Associate in the Office of the CEO

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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

Note: This is not a secretarial / personal assistant role and requires an individual with a relevant postgraduate degree.

This role provides support to the Office of the CEO on key strategic projects and day to day deliverables.  The role involves working closely with the CEO, the OMI Exco and other key stakeholders both within and outside the broader Old Mutual Insure business. In this role, the Executive Associate will need to investigate and research business and people issues, strategic initiatives and developments.

This role provides an 18-to-24-month development opportunity, building perspective of the OMI business.

Following the period as Executive Associate, the candidate will be well positioned to move into a role within the Old Mutual Limited group, and will be supported in doing so, subject to acceptable performance.

Key Result Areas:

Administration & Support

• Build and acquire a solid understanding of annual business planning and delivery cycles, including processes and outputs, and pro-actively coordinate for the CEO.

• Performs administrative duties for the CEO, including presentations, minutes and other tasks.

• Manage key OMI events, ensuring appropriate action planning and forward planning.

• Co-ordinates resources to gather information and may prepare first draft of various reports.

• Provide ad-hoc support on specific OMI projects as directed by the CEO.

• Synthesize key information, and draft points of view and solutions for the CEO, to aide in decision-making.

• Ensures that the CEO is equipped with necessary documentation to proceed with meetings.

• Responsible for ensuring relevant matters are included on Exco agendas.

• Required to investigate and respond to various business-issues, client and stakeholder requests, strategic initiatives and developments etc. in a timeous, professional manner.

• Represents the CEO on certain ad hoc projects, meetings and events as required.

Relationship Building

• Builds and maintains relationships with executives and senior management in OML and OMI

• High level of contact with external parties, stakeholders and clients as required.

Communication and Engagement

• Prepares reports and presentations for the CEO.

• Leads the project management of key events on behalf of the CEO.

• Communicating and escalating important issues appropriately.

Personal Effectiveness

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.

• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks, and output quality.

• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.

• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.

• Accepts and lives the company values.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:

This role requires a flexible and self-driven person, comfortable with ambiguity and with a very strong can-do attitude. A high level of integrity, maturity and confidentiality is required. The successful candidate should have very strong communication, presentation, numerical and analytical skills are needed.

• An Honors or equivalent post graduate Degree.

• A keen interest in the Financial Service industry.

• A minimum of 5 years work experience, preferably in a listed company or multinational corporate environment.

• Experience of working with senior level clients.

• Ability to manage complex and highly confidential information.

• Numerate, with the ability to present and analyse data.

• Excellent command of the English language, both in communication ability and in drafting skills. 

• Knowledge of advanced MS office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

• Excellent social skills, able to operate with diplomacy, tact and empathy.

• A high degree of personal organisation and self-management.

• Comfortable delivering within tight deadlines, which are liable to change at short notice.

Competencies will include the following:

• Collaboration (Relating)

• Customer First

• Execution

• Innovation (Perspective)

• Leading with Influence

• Personal Mastery (Learning)

• Strategic

The Recruitment Process:

• TA Interview: This will be a discussion with our Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to give you an understanding of our business, our culture & values and more context on the role. It will also allow us the opportunity to get to know you more and ensure OMI can meet your career aspirations.

• Panel Interview: This will be with 2 members of the Senior Leadership of the Hiring Team and 1 member of the HC Leadership Team.

• Final Interview with the Leadership Team.

• Technical & Psychometric Assessments: These will happen concurrently with Vetting through an external service provider & we will also trigger Internal Verification.

• Final Feedback.

All About OMI:

https://www.oldmutual.co.za/about/old-mutual-insure/

Please note that, unfortunately, we cannot accept any applications after the closing date

 

Skills

Competencies

Decision Quality

Directs Work

Ensures Accountability

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Plans and Aligns

Tech Savvy

Education

Bachelor of Commerce Honours (BCom Hons): Business Administration (Required), NQF Level 3 & NQF Level 2 - Below school leaving

Closing Date

11 September 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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