Position: Receptionist
📍 Location: Pretoria East, Gauteng
🗓️ Posted: 6 May 2025
🔎 Business Unit: Sales & Distribution
📁 Function: Administration and Office Support
About Discovery
Discovery is dedicated to improving people’s health and enhancing and protecting their lives. We aim to recruit exceptional individuals whose values align with our core purpose. Our dynamic, fast-paced environment empowers driven, innovative thinkers to thrive and make a meaningful impact both within the business and in society.
Role Purpose
To provide administrative and front-desk support to ensure smooth daily operations within the office.
Key Responsibilities
- Greet and manage access for all office visitors, including operating the security boom and issuing exit codes.
- Offer and serve refreshments to guests.
- Maintain monthly refreshment stock levels and place orders as needed.
- Monitor and restock printer paper supplies.
- Ensure office security by opening and locking the premises daily.
- Regulate air conditioning temperatures as required.
- Allocate office keys to new financial advisers and personal assistants.
- Assist new staff with printer setup and access.
- Provide general administrative support to team members.
- Manage boardroom bookings and scheduling.
- Log maintenance requests with building management and internal teams (CRES).
- Oversee cleaning service providers.
- Prepare monthly printer usage and office allocation reports.
Competencies Required
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent planning and workflow management skills
- Professional customer service orientation
- Ability to perform well under pressure
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Relationship-building capabilities
- Results-driven approach
- Assertiveness and a positive mindset
- Strong time management and multitasking abilities
Minimum Requirements
- Matric (Grade 12)
- Administrative qualification (advantageous)
- 1–3 years of experience in a Reception or Administrative role
- Prior experience in the Financial Services industry
- Proficient in MS Office and general computer literacy
- Fluent in both English and Afrikaans
Employment Equity
Discovery is committed to employment equity and transformation. In line with our Employment Equity Plan, we welcome applications from individuals with disabilities and encourage diversity and inclusion in our hiring process.
