All you need to know to get a remote job at IWG South Africa

About the Company

Regus was created over 30 years ago when founder Mark Dixon noticed how local business people in
Brussels were regularly conducting meetings around the small tables of local coffee shops. The idea of offering workspace solutions for the short and long term has become a global success story and the company, known as IWG plc since 2011, which apparently now covers every continent and every time zone across the globe. They were founded in Brussels in 1989, with the express purpose of providing workspaces that are convenient, comfortable and above all accessible. They now have claimed the world’s number one workspace provider globally, helping 8 million people across six continents work flexibly and more productively.

They offer office spaces of all sizes, you can connect with their co working offices, virtual offices,
membership benefits, meeting rooms and workplace recovery.

IWG plc (IWG) is a provider of coworking, office and meeting spaces. They are said to also provides dedicated desk, luxurious workplaces, trade counters and studios and cosmopolitan members club for businesses. The company offers virtual, custom, and membership offices, business lounges, meeting rooms and workplace recovery solutions. It provides its services to franchisees, property owners and investors and other customers.

The company’s brand portfolio includes Regus, Spaces, Signature, No18, HQ, Open Office, The Clubhouse, The Office Operators, BizDojo and among other brands. IWG serves small businesses and large businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals, start-ups, entrepreneurs, branch offices and SMEs. The company’s operations are spread across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. IWG is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

What they offer

They are looking looking for entrepreneurial people who are full of fantastic ideas and the energy to
turn them into reality. Show the you have the enthusiasm, ambition and ability to make business
happen for their clients and they support you every step of the way as you build an exciting, fast-
paced and challenging career.

They are promising that in return for what you bring to them, they will offer you:

• Fast Growth
• Ownership and accountability
• A chance to lead a Revolution
• Work life balance
• Comprehensive benefits and Compensation

Types of Jobs they hire at IWG

IWG has various jobs offered on their website and on indeed. To be part of their time you have to
visit their website to register with them so that they send you Jobs that are realted to what you are
looking for. Amongst those jobs there are vacancies right now for Operations Assistant, Customer
Service Executive, Customer Service and Sales Manager, Community Associate, Inside Sales
Representative(English speaker and other languages like Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish) and more.
They also offer Permanent, full time, part time and Hybrid remote Jobs.

IWG Locations they hire from

Even though most of their jobs are Hybrid remote, they hire from London, Great Warley, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Leicester and Manchester. Their offices are also available in more than half of African countries including Botswana and South Africa. They do not offer walk in applications but but the easier ways applying through their online application process.

Qualifications & Experience Required

The qualifications and experience required are mainly dependant on the kind of job you are applying
for, some may require a degree related to the job and or experience in similar working environment.

Tools & Materials that are required

• For a remote job you will need to have a working laptop with fast internet, preferably cable internet or ethernet
• For interviews especially video interviews you need to download MS office meeting to be able to communicate with them

Pros of working for (Company)

• They offer coaching and self development through professional qualifications or e-learning
• Your induction will include a programme that is tailored to you and your job, you will be given online courses and peer to peer webinars where you can meet other employees across the world and share ideas and knowledge
• Their programmes are run around the world and you can enjoy learning new skills or polishing the skills you already have
• They offer employees free learning platform where they can choose from 3 400 online courses online.
• They enable you to grow and achieve your personal goals.

Payment schedule

IWG pays monthly. The average IWG hourly pay ranges from approximately $22 per hour (estimate) for a Machine Operator to $37 per hour (estimate) for a Community Manager.

Working Hours

IWG has a standard 8 hours a day business days Monday to Friday. 5 days in a week which amounts to 40 hours a week.

Cons of Working for (Company)

• Most jobs are on site which means everything you use is for the company that means no free laptop or the company paying for your wi-fi
• Strict business hours and no flexibility in doing any of your personal errands during the week

Application Process

-Start with the online application which may take up to 2 minutes to complete
-Register yourself with them to receive updates on new job leads
-Depending on the role you have applied you may be asked to complete a short assessment for an
interview. Here are some examples of tasks you may need to complete:

• An online behavioural assessment
• A short presentation
• Case studies – what do you know about their industry?
• Job specific testing i.e. excel & SQL
  -If everything has gone well you will be called for an interview via Telephone, video interview or face
  to face interview.