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Sidekick (Personal/Executive Assistant) | Houghton JHB

Full-Time EA for an amazing Founder in Houghton, JHB

About Sidekick

We help founders (and other wonderfully busy humans) break free from admin overload by pairing them with hand-picked assistants who guard their most valuable resource like hawks... time.

We're a small squad of kind, big-hearted, excellence-obsessed humans who genuinely geek out over helping people thrive. Come be part of the magic.

See more of what we're about:

The Role

We're matching a full-time Sidekick based in JHB with a client who's juggling two big roles at once: a senior position at a consulting business by day, and the founder of his own venture on the side 🤯

This is a hybrid role, splitting time between his home base and his work base, so you'll be right there supporting him across both his professional world and his personal life. No two days will look the same, and that's exactly the point. This role is built for people who thrive on variety, stay effortlessly organised, and get a buzz from adapting on the fly.

The Client

Our client, Sechaba Oa Selialia, is the CEO of a Johannesburg-based venture-building studio, and honestly, he's basically running a small empire. Think commercial drone cleaning and pipeline inspection tech, a major seating deal at a live entertainment venue next to a well-known stadium, solar projects popping up across southern Africa, and an EV spares business getting ready for the electric wave. He's a former strategy consultant turned serial founder, the kind of guy who never forgets a name and treats every relationship like it matters (because to him, it does). The catch? Between a growing team, a house full of young kids, and a to-do list that multiplies overnight, even the best connectors need backup. He's on the hunt for a full-time hybrid Sidekick with serious emotional intelligence, a genuine interest towards sustainability, and enough AI-savvy to keep his inbox, CRM, and business coordination running like clockwork, plus the household stuff too: travel, gifts, property, family logistics, all of it. If you're warm, sharp, endlessly capable, and ready to become the secret weapon behind someone doing genuinely exciting things, this one's for you.

Personal Assistance

On the personal side, you could be helping with:

  • Sourcing and vetting childcare support, someone the whole family can trust

  • Keeping life running smoothly across his properties

  • Being the calm, capable presence behind the scenes so family time stays family time

  • Handling the personal admin that would otherwise eat into evenings and weekends

Business Assistance

On the professional side, you could be working on things like:

  • Turning meeting notes into clear, actionable summaries with follow-ups tracked and chased

  • Managing scheduling and inbox tracking so nothing slips through the cracks

  • Liaising closely with his existing Finance & Admin support to keep things aligned

  • Updating and maintaining the CRM based on his instructions

  • Keeping tasks and projects organised in his project management tool of choice

  • Supporting the day-to-day running of his consulting work and his own venture

Who you are

  • A natural helper who loves solving problems and going the extra mile to bring order and joy to people's lives

  • Reliable, trustworthy, and highly organised, with a perfectionist's eye for detail

  • Emotionally intelligent, reading the room and adapting with ease

  • A self-starter: proactive, takes initiative, and thrives with minimal supervision

  • Efficient and energising to work with, never draining

  • Curious, humble, and coachable, always seeking feedback and growing

  • A confident communicator who manages expectations and creates clarity

  • Positive, warm energy that builds strong, fun, professional client relationships

  • Comfortable learning new systems and tools quickly

  • Happy to run errands and handle whatever the day throws at you

  • AI-Comfortable

Requirements

  • Fluent in English

  • Valid driver's license and your own car

  • Comfortable working hybrid across both a home base and a work base

  • Available full-time

  • Tech-savvy and enjoy adopting and leveraging new tools (e.g. Claude, Notion)

Compensation, application process & other FAQs

Please visit our Careers page.

Good luck!

Some people are just wired to help. If that's you, and you take quiet pride in doing things properly, we'd love to hear from you. All the best with your application, we're rooting for you!

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What this application asks

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Let's start with the easy stuff. What's your first and last name?, Email, Please upload your CV

  • What's your Whatsapp number? (I'll use this to contact you about the application process, and promise not to sell your number to a funeral insurance company)
  • Do you have your own car and valid driver's license?  choose one
  • Give me the headline version of you - who you are, what you love doing outside of work, and a pet peeve. written answer · optional
  • Tell me about a gift or act of kindness for a friend/stranger that you’re proud of written answer · optional
  • Which formats of work are you open to?  choose one
  • Are you looking for full-time or part-time work? How many hours per week are you available? Do you have any time constraints (e.g. can only work from 9am to 1pm because you're parenting)? *Note: we ideally want candidates who are keen to fill 30 to 40 hours per week with Sidekick work. In some cases, we have candidates who start with only 15 hours available, but then move towards 30-40 hours. written answer
  • Which of the following do you have experience in?  choose any
  • Let's have an honest conversation about earnings.  optional
  • Have a read of "How much will I get paid?" on our Careers page. Does that work for you? Tell us why or why not. written answer
  • Tell me about your career story. Where have you worked in the past? What type of work do you love vs hate? written answer · optional
  • I'm sure you're normally humble. But for one moment, take your humility hat off. Why do you think you’ll be an incredible Sidekick? What experiences and achievements would you like to share? written answer · optional
  • What position do you currently hold? What are the push and pull factors influencing your next career move? written answer · optional
  • Link to your LinkedIn profile
  • What's your address? Please include your suburb, city and country. 
  • When would you be available to start working as a Sidekick?
  • If you could invite 3 famous people for dinner (dead or alive), who would you invite and why? written answer · optional
  • Please list your current manager (if applicable) and your previous two managers. If you do not currently have a manager, please list your previous three managers. For each person, briefly describe what they would say are your key strengths and areas for improvement / "even better ifs" written answer · optional
  • Do you have your own laptop and fast wifi? choose one · optional
  • How did you hear about Sidekick and this opportunity? Please be as specific as possible (e.g. name the person, describe the Linkedin post) written answer · optional
  • Any final comments or questions for me?:) written answer · optional

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