Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

BCG has a reputation for developing the most rounded professionals, helping us maintain a supportive culture and an exciting work environment.  The Johannesburg office is a critical part of our growing Africa network and strategic goal to have a presence in the most economically relevant areas in the world. We believe you will make a valued addition to BCG Johannesburg.

BCG offers you:

A competitive financial package, consisting of compensation and extensive benefitsA commitment to your personal and professional development - through training, career development, a flexible career path and flexible workingA clear set of standards and values

The location of your normal place of work will be the Johannesburg office in No. 5 Parks Boulevard, Oxford Parks, Dunkeld.

SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Provide all administrative support for the team at a consistent and exceptional level including, acting as key enabler in ensuring the leadership meet their client and internal commitments and goals. Work in collaboration to support and develop the Executive Assistant (EA) team as well as taking on extra responsibilities that benefit the business and team. Working at a higher level and consistently producing work of an excellent standard.

Understand Managing Directors and Partner’s priorities and strategies in order to optimize their efforts and time commitments as part of their overall business development strategyApply thought leadership to manage highly complex calendars and political sensitivities to schedule client meetingsProactively manage point-to-point travel, identifying conflicts and resolving competing prioritiesDevelops strong working relationships with external clients and their assistants to facilitate the information flow and scheduling processDevelops strong working relationships with case team members to facilitate information flow and scheduling processAssisting with EA Team projects and objectives by aligning with the Operations DirectorWork alongside EA Team in achieving key actions and wider EA Team goalsActs as a mentor to members of the Junior EA team, highlighting areas of concern to your line managerUnderstand pain points in the wider team and creates valuable solutions for EA Team to implementIdentify and proactively manages conflicts appropriately; offers advice to others & guidance for complex issues which impact the EA TeamSupport proposal submission process end-to-end, including but not limited to: vendor registration, preparing administrative documents (copying and book binding), liaising with client to arrange pitch meetingsCoordinate internal and external meetings, arranging zoom meetings, reserving conference rooms, organize cateringProvide administrative support to Practice Area (PA) events: prepare invitation mailings, manage responses, arrange catering, venues and on the ground supportOrganize and maintain online systems for EAManage client contacts and relationship mapsPrepare weekly timesheet and expense reports

Additional Areas of responsibility including but not limited to:

Own and manage projects, as directed by Operations Director (15-20% capacity)

During your work with BCG you will be required to be flexible and to undertake all activities normally and reasonably associated with your role.  You may be required to undertake activities in addition to or instead of these activities.

 

Additional info

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

The Company places great emphasis on its employees’ career enhancement and promotion opportunities. Your key performance areas and the company’s internal career tracking and performance assessment policies will be communicated to you when you commence employment with us. The Company’s internal career path provides for promotion, depending on your tenure/number of months of continuous employment in a specific role and the career development committee’s evaluation of your performance. There is no entitlement to such promotion and the decision to advance employees through the various levels of employment remains at the Company’s sole discretion.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.\n
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