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O'Brien Recruitment

Business Improvement Administrator & Project Support Specialist

O'Brien Recruitment

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Intermediate position
  • Cape Town
  • Posted 23 Mar 2026 by O'Brien Recruitment
  • Expires in 34 days
  • Job 2635816
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About the position

A dynamic organisation is looking for a sharp, detail-obsessed Business Improvement Administrator & Project Support Specialist to join their Business Improvement function. This is a hybrid role.

This is not just an admin role.
This is where projects get traction, processes get cleaned up, and stakeholders stay aligned.

You’ll sit at the intersection of:
Business operations; Project coordination; Technology & systems; Stakeholder engagement. In short, you’ll be the glue that keeps everything moving forward.

Please kindly email your CV to [Email Address Removed] or apply here directly.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Governance Coordination

  • Coordinate and support multiple business improvement initiatives
  • Prepare agendas, meeting packs, and track actions (nothing slips past you)
  • Capture minutes that actually mean something — decisions, risks, next steps
  • Keep projects on track by monitoring timelines, dependencies, and deliverables
Stakeholder & Communication Support

  • Act as a central point of coordination across teams and vendors
  • Draft clear, professional communications (updates, reports, change notices)
  • Coordinate workshops, training sessions, and stakeholder engagements
Process Improvement & Documentation

  • Document and refine business processes (SOPs, guides, workflows)
  • Maintain structured, organised knowledge repositories
  • Support simple process mapping and continuous improvement initiatives
Website & Content Support (WordPress)

  • Update website content (pages, documents, links)
  • Ensure everything is functional, accurate, and aligned
  • Work with IT/design teams on larger updates
Reporting & Admin

  • Maintain project trackers, logs, and reporting dashboards
  • Assist with executive reports (KPIs, risks, progress updates)
  • Support vendor coordination and basic financial tracking
What You Bring

  • 3–5 years’ experience in a Project Admin / PMO / Business Support / Operations role
  • Strong experience with meeting coordination, minute taking, and tracking actions
  • Confident working across Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
  • Ability to juggle multiple priorities without dropping the ball
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice to Have (Not Deal Breakers)

  • Exposure to WordPress or similar back end programs, and basic website content management
  • Basic data analysis (Excel, Power BI, dashboards)
  • Understanding of process improvement or change management
This is for someone who:

  • Notices inefficiencies before others do
  • Takes initiative without waiting to be told
  • Thinks in systems, processes, and outcomes
  • Enjoys being the person everyone relies on
What’s On Offer

  • Hybrid working environment
  • A collaborative, professional team culture
  • Opportunity to grow within business improvement and project environments
  • Exposure to cross-functional initiatives and decision-making processes
  • Competitive, market-related salary + benefits

Desired Skills:

  • Administrative
  • Process Optimization
  • Project Coordination
  • Reporting
  • Technology
  • WordPress

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O'Brien Recruitment

About the agency

O’Brien Recruitment – what is our story and who are we? O’Brien Recruitment has assisted in connecting the right candidates with the right clients since 1997. We love what we do and we are “POWERED BY PEOPLE” – making a difference in our candidates lives and watching their careers grow and develop is the reason we are in business! Our Permanent, Temporary and Contract Recruitment Solutions unite talent with top employers across a vast range of industries, from FMCG; Financial Services; Call Centre; Retail to Publishing; Manufacturing; Legal and Hospitality. When you deal with O’Brien Recruitment you are dealing with a team of twenty professionals who are highly capable, knowledgeable and passionate about recruitment. We pride ourselves on the ability to give our clients and candidates a competitive edge! We payroll over 400 temps/contractors, and on an annual basis, we place over 350 talented individuals in permanent roles in a large variety of Job Functions from A – Z! These include: Accountants, Bookkeepers; Call Centre Agents; Debtors Clerks; Engineers; Financial Managers; Graphic Designer; Human Resources; IT Specialists; Journalists; Key Accounts Managers; Legal; Mechanical Fitters; Network Engineers; Office support staff; Portfolio/Project Administrators; Quality Assurance Managers; Receptionists; Sales Executives; Tax Consultants; Unit Trust Administrators; Villa Managers; Welders; X-Ray Testers; Yard Foremen; Zoologists. Whether you’re progressing to the next step up the career ladder, or building a bespoke recruitment strategy to meet your wider business goals, we help professionals make valuable connections that are crucial to success.

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