Personal and Executive Assistants
Modern Day Talent connects global teams with exceptional South African Personal and Executive Assistants— professionals who bring structure, pace, and consistency to fast-growing companies.
If you’re exploring other hires, we also support teams with exceptional talent across marketing, sales, support, and bookkeeping.
Farhana
Executive Assistant
Farhana is currently an Executive Assistant and Operations Team Lead in real estate, managing calendars, meetings, recruitment, and executive support. Her most notable achievement has been streamlining operations through improved processes and task management systems, and she has successfully led onboarding for more than 20 hires.
Salma
Personal Assistant
Salma is an HR Intern at a financial services firm, where she manages the CEO’s diary, handles correspondence, and supports client research that generates new business leads. In this role, she manages scheduling, document management, and meeting coordination. Previously, she created presentations for consultants at a publishing company, worked as a call centre agent, and gained customer service experience at a well-known South African retailer.
Mercia
Executive Assistant
Mercia is an Executive Assistant and Office Manager who most recently supported the CEO, COO and Chairman at a global oil and gas company with offices in the UK, US and Australia. She managed calendars across time zones, coordinated international travel and visas, and handled high volume inboxes. Before that, she ran HR, finance and client admin for a well known South African hospitality brand, improving front-office efficiency by 30%.
Chantal
Executive Assistant
Chantal currently supports four C-suite executives at a business development agency, managing their diaries, stakeholder communication, and travel arrangements. In her previous role as Executive Assistant to a retail group chairman, Chantal coordinated international supplier meetings across multiple countries and managed property portfolios. She has experience coordinating projects, handling confidential financial info, and managing key relationships.
