Project Assistant (6 Months Contract)

Hire Resolve · Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

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Job Description

A full commercial bank open to people of all religious denominations, providing ethical, interest-free financial services is seeking a Project Assistant who will Provide end-to-end administrative, logistical, and operational support to the Project Manager and Assistant Project Manager, ensuring efficient execution across all designated projects.

Responsibilities

Documentation: Draft memos, correspondence, reports, presentations, agendas, and meeting packs.
Meeting Support: Organize internal/external meetings, focus groups, and interviews; act as recording secretary to distribute minutes and action logs.
Logistics: Manage logistical requirements for all division-initiated projects.
Training & Materials: Assist in organizing and developing project-related training content.
Tracking: Actively contribute to deliverables using tracking tools to monitor project progression.
Contracts & Compliance: Monitor contract/agreement statuses and report discrepancies to management.
Information Flow: Follow up with stakeholders to ensure project data is collected within set timelines.
Research Execution: Participate in tool development, data collection, and initial analysis.
Policy Support: Assist in drafting and updating project-related policies and procedures.
Testing Execution: Conduct UAT on functional requirements for business processes and systems.
Documentation: Define and prepare UAT test scenarios, cases, and scripts.

Education: Degree/Diploma in Business Administration, Project Management, or an equivalent field.
Experience: Minimum of 2 years in project support and administrative roles.