Administration Team – Technical Assistant to the Managing Partner – Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton in Botswana is a member firm of Grant Thornton International Limited, one of the world’s leading organizations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. With offices in Gaborone and Francistown, we help dynamic organizations unlock their potential for growth by providing meaningful, forward-looking advice. Proactive teams led by approachable partners, use insight, experience, and instinct to understand complex issues for privately owned, publicly listed and public sector clients, and help them find solutions. More than 62,000 Grant Thornton people, across over 130 countries, focus on making a difference to clients, colleagues and the communities in which they live and work. We offer an excellent and competitive growth environment for people who join the Grant Thornton network, and are looking for passionate, innovative individuals that demonstrate key attributes of ownership, adaptability and accountability, to join our team

Behaviour competencies expected from all candidates: excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong drive for success and confidence, work with minimum supervision, team player, ability to work efficiently with time consciousness, people management skills, professional behaviour, appetite to learn, result and deadline driven, decisive, ability to prioritise, assertive, lateral thinking, problem solving skills, creative and attention to detail.

Administration Team – Technical Assistant to the Managing Partner 1 position – Gaborone branch

Responsibilities include: Support and contribute to the work of the Managing Partner in delivering the business objectives of the firm and its group companies (Grant Thornton group). Provide dedicated support to the Managing Partner on internal management support functions, including but not limited to, building a work schedule for maximum productivity, planning and attending meetings with the Managing Partner and other Partners as required, preparing management and operational reports and managing internal projects. Prepares and compiles management reports and presentations focused on the firm’s productivity and operations while exercising good judgment and discretion with highly confidential information. Reviews and prioritizes communications (electronic, oral and written) and determines appropriate action to take, including responding directly, preparing draft response for the Managing Partner’s review or delegating to other team members for response preparation as instructed. Manages contacts for the Managing Partner, proactively understanding who they are, which have priority and keeps track of communication required. Facilitates regular follow up on key action points on the firm’s business plans. Facilitates and coordinates with the Partners for all Partners’ meetings and prepares presentations/meeting material as necessary. Documents the Managing Partner’s firm-wide goals and strategic planning.

Qualification, experience and skills: Candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in business administration or equivalent and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role is a must.

Competencies candidate must have: Candidate should have excellent written and verbal communication skills, advanced knowledge of Microsoft products, viz. Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, should be tactful and diplomatic with great interpersonal skills, should also be an excellent team player with project prioritization abilities. The candidate should have strong analytical skills, strong work ethic and supervisory skills.