Walker Phillip is a privately-owned recruitment firm based in Cape Town. We conduct discreet search assignments for Asset Management and Private Equity firms operating across in South Africa and Africa.

We are motivated to be the recruitment partner of choice to our clients by demonstrating honesty and integrity in the way we conduct business. We are driven to set the standard for exceptional service to our stakeholders, and a major point of differentiation is building life-long relationships with outstanding candidates that our clients and competitors cannot access themselves.

Walker Phillip has a culture of constantly seeking to elevate the standard of excellence and all members of the team are expected to strive to improve the business health and develop as individuals. The experience gained at Walker Phillip should enable you to evolve beyond the specific role.

The Business Assistant role is a critical to support function to the Founder.

Reporting to the Founder, you will have four areas of responsibility:

• Business administration
•  Market Research
• Digital Marketing – strategy and implementation
• Candidate and Client support

On the business side, you will be responsible for the overall functioning of the business by implementing and improving business flows, processes, scheduling meetings, and general ad hoc business support to the Founder. There are several projects to execute throughout 2024/2025 (eg – new database and website). This will take 50% of your time.

In Research, you will perform extensive primary and secondary research to build a detailed understanding of the investment markets in South Africa. This includes identifying potential new clients, new markets, and a demand for value-add services. This will take 20% of your time.

You will also be responsible for marketing strategy, general brand promotion of Walker Phillip, editing and compiling job videos, and full responsibility for the website and social media. This includes developing and executing a digital media strategy. Approx 30% of your time.

 This is an excellent role for someone who is interested in being part of a small entrepreneurial company where you will be exposed to everything. You must have a proactive attitude, can demonstrate grit on the tough days, and have conviction in your decision making.

 To be successful in this role you must aspire to a standard of excellence in customer service, be a self-starter, empathetic, and solution-driven. We are ethical, put the customer first in all that we do, and maintain a desirable reputation in our markets.