The average human lifespan is absurdly, insultingly brief. Assuming you live to 80, you have just over 4,000 weeks on Earth.
We’re looking for Sidekicks
Sidekick pairs busy people with brilliant personal and executive assistants who help them save their most precious resource: time. We’re always on the lookout for talented, kind, and reliable people to join the team.
Why save time?
Time is the one thing you can’t make more of. Here’s why we think it’s worth protecting.
If time is the medium in which you live, then when you spend time on something, you’re paying with your life.
“Whatever time has passed is owned by death.”
— Seneca
People spend money on cars, rent, travel, food and clothes. Why not spend money on saving time — a far more valuable commodity?
“You’re spending time to save money when you should be spending money to save time.”
— Naval Ravikant
What do Sidekicks do?
Sidekicks save time for their clients across two tracks — pick the work that fits you, or do both.
Personal assistance
Perfect for busy professionals who need support managing their personal lives and admin.
- Home life organisation and management
- Appointment scheduling and calendar management
- Personal correspondence and communication
- Travel planning and coordination
- Personal project management
- Document organisation and filing
- Bill management and personal finance coordination
Business assistance
Designed for companies looking to streamline operations and lift productivity with professional virtual assistance.
- Virtual assistant support for companies
- Business administration and operations
- Entry-level bookkeeping and invoicing
- Client communication and relationship management
- Document preparation and management
- Data entry and database management
- Social media management
- Research and market analysis
- Project coordination and support
- Meeting coordination and minute-taking
What makes a great Sidekick?
We’re looking for passionate, hard-working assistants. This role is a chance to grow with the business and gain invaluable experience in both your professional and personal life. Some qualities we love:
- Love helping others, solving their problems, and going the extra mile to bring joy to their lives
- Extremely reliable and trustworthy
- Curious, open-minded, humble, and actively seek feedback to continuously grow and improve
- Highly organised, thorough, and a detail-oriented perfectionist
- A great communicator who manages expectations and creates clarity
- Positive, enthusiastic, uplifting energy
- Builds strong, close, fun, professional relationships with clients
- Proactive and takes initiative
- Willing to run errands on a weekly basis
Other requirements
- Fluent in English
- Driver’s licence and a car
- Tech-savvy and enjoy learning new tools (Claude, Notion, etc.)
How much will I get paid?
It depends on your level of experience and the needs of your clients. You can expect to earn between R206–R280 per hour. If you take on enough clients to fill your capacity and work 40 hours a week (around 160 hours a month), that works out to roughly R39,200 per month.
What’s the application process?
- Visit our job board to see open positions and complete the application form.
- Asynchronous video interview & Enneagram test.
- Live Google Meet interview.
- Work through Sidekick Academy, our training course.
- Take on your first client, with onboarding support from Anneke.
Successful candidates are notified by email after each step — whether they’ve been selected for the next round, and what happens next.
Ready to join us?
Browse our specific roles to apply for an open position, or register for general roles and we’ll reach out when a suitable opportunity comes up.