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hire administrative assistants in africa

You hire an administrative assistant when paperwork, calls and meetings start eating into your team's real work. A good assistant keeps files in order, the office running smoothly and frees managers to focus on the business.

A few questions, one at a time, then pick a time for a 30-minute strategy call with our team.

What to check when screening

  • Test their Word, Excel and Outlook skills with a short exercise.
  • Ask for a sample letter or email they wrote, checking spelling and tone.
  • Check their level in English and French if your work uses both.
  • Look at how they organise filing, both on paper and in shared folders.

Questions to ask in interview

  • Three managers ask you for urgent work at the same time. How do you decide?
  • How do you organise a meeting with external guests from start to finish?
  • Tell us about a filing system you set up or improved.

Skills to look for

  • Microsoft Office
  • Business correspondence
  • Filing and records management
  • Meeting and travel booking
  • Minute taking
  • Bilingual English and French

Other job titles

  • Admin assistant
  • Office assistant
  • Secretary
  • Administrative officer

hire administrative assistants by country.

We recruit administrative assistants in all 54 African countries and the diaspora: tell us where the person will work when you book.

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how it works.

  1. 1

    You answer a few questions

    Which roles, where, how many people and by when. Two minutes, then you book a 30-minute strategy call with our team.

  2. 2

    We match you with the right talent

    We search our community of pre-screened talents, check skills and references, and interview the best profiles for you.

  3. 3

    In 48 hours, ready to start

    Within 48 hours of the call you get a shortlist of available people. You meet them, you choose, they start.

questions.

How does Talentix recruit for you?

You answer a few questions about the roles you need, then book a 30-minute strategy call with our team. We find, screen and present the right talent in 48 hours, ready to start.

Can you hire administrative assistants for remote roles?

Yes. Talentix recruits for on-site, remote and diaspora roles. Tell us where the person will work when you book your call.

How many administrative assistants can you hire for us?

From one person to more than 20. Tell us the headcount when you book and we plan the search around it.

Where do your candidates come from?

From the Talentix community: African talents who answered 10 questions, uploaded their CV in the Talentix app and follow a new training every week. They live across the continent and in the diaspora.

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