Virtual Personal Assistant - home based

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Designated provide a virtual business support solutions to business owners, who are not ready or don't want to hire full time employees.

We are growing and now looking to hire experienced and highly skilled Virtual Personal Assistants with a minimum of 3 years experience.

We are looking for talented individuals that are able to provide continuity and consistency to our clients, based predominantly in London and the UK. If you think this sounds like you, then please register your details with us.

At Designated, we consider our Virtual Personal Assistants essential to our success. We have a diverse and vibrant selection of clients who rely on us to support them and their business and we want to provide them a first class service.

As a Virtual Personal Assistant your task is to ensure you lighten the load of our clients. Take control of administrative tasks to allow them to focus on other key areas. This is a dynamic and demanding role that requires you to build trust and loyalty with your clients to ensure effective working relationships.

You will act as an ambassador for Designated and a champion for our full suite of services. Your job is to ensure that Designated clients are given the best support possible.


Job Description


VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSISTANT

  • Hours: Full / Part-Time flexible opportunities. Ideally we require a minimum of 4hours per day, 5 days per week during core business hours (8.30am - 5.30pm)
  • Location: Home Based with some occasional travel for client and team meetings
  • Rate: starting at 12.75 per hour

A Designated Virtual PA will provide first class personal assistance to one or several clients. Being able to manage a portfolio of clients requiring different levels of support across many different industries.

Jobs could include, diary and email management, meetings, office/business administration, lifestyle management, marketing administration and so much more. Each client is unique.

You will nurture and develop the professional relationship with the Client on behalf of Designated. Be confident to take ownership of tasks assigned to you either directly by the Client or by Designated and ensure that deadlines are either met, or contingencies created.


Qualifications
  • At least 3 years’ experience as a Personal or Executive Assistant in a demanding corporate environment or working for HNWI’s.
  • Aptitude, adaptability and intelligence.
  • Integrity, reliability, resourcefulness.
  • Attention to detail and sense of urgency.
  • Confidence and commitment.
  • Technically astute and able to grasp new software/applications easily.
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
  • Excellent communication skills – verbal and electronic.
  • Ability to be proactive, use own initiative and to work alone in a remote environment.
  • Business acumen

Additional Information


All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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