
Executive Assistant
Zirtual
contract
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$1,500 - CA$3,800 per month
Tech Stack
About the role
- The VA may assist the client with:
- Project management and organization-
- Facilitate on-time project and goal completion
- Personal and business calendar management-
- Scheduling and coordinating appointments as necessary
- Proactively monitoring the client’s calendars to identify potential conflicts and ensure the team is maximizing the client’s time
- Research-
- This may include research on events, travel, projects, etc.
- Provide research results to the team members within an established time frame, based on best practices learned in Zirtual training and team preferences.
- Purchases-
- Ensuring specifications of the purchase meet the client’s satisfaction.
- Expense reporting and organization of expenses as necessary.
- Administrative tasks-
- This may include but is not limited to: inbox management, calendar management, transcription, standard business correspondence, research, and data entry.
- Email inbox management-
- This may require, among other responsibilities, responding to and organizing emails as necessary, based on specific guidelines provided by the client and in line with Zirtual policies and practices.
- Social media management and marketing
- Attend meetings virtually-
- Draft agendas, take meeting minutes, and provide follow-up as required.
- The VA must provide continuous clear communication about task status, needs, and questions to their clients. They should:
- acknowledge all tasks assigned within the established time frame
- ensure that they understand expected due dates, and communicate any changes or delays with the client
- ensure the client is aware of their hour usage and renewal dates by sending a Weekly Usage Report, and if requested, end of day reporting
- The VA should be open to feedback from the Account Supervisor on Key Performance Indicators, task quality, and time management
- The VA will reach out to the Account Supervisor whenever they need additional task support or client coverage during a vacation or illness. The Account Supervisor will facilitate assistance from other VA's.
- Accurately and in real-time track all billable hours for the client in the official Zirtual time tracking system.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Clear, precise, proactive, and professional written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to organize and effectively prioritize tasks
- Ability to multi-task with various programs and learn new programs as required
- Ability to commit to a minimum of one year with Zirtual
- Must have meticulous attention to detail, along with the ability to comprehend difficult tasks
- Capable of responding to stress in a fast-paced environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to quickly develop working relationships
- Affable and enthusiastic attitude toward teamwork
- Internet/Web and computer savvy
- Associate’s Degree, Bachelor's Degree, or a minimum of 7 years experience as an Executive Assistant to C-level executives
- Minimum of 4 years of administrative experience
- Preferred experience working with C-level executives
- Experience in Real Estate Management/Support
- Experience in Wealth Management
- Proficiency with Google Suite and Google Calendar, and fluency in Microsoft Office
- Proficiency with a task management program such as Trello or Asana
- Preferred experience with a communication program such as Slack
- Preferred experience with a CRM platform such as SalesForce, Hubspot, or Zoho
- Preferred experience with an expense reporting program such as Quickbooks or Expensify
- Preferred experience with a travel management program such as Concur
- Preferred experience with a social media management program such as Hootsuite and Wordpress
- Reliable Internet connection, computer, and phone
- Typing ability of at least 50 WPM with accuracy
- Available during business hours PST or EST Monday-Friday, unless otherwise agreed in writing with each client.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementcalendar managementresearchdata entryexpense reportingsocial media managementtyping (50 WPM)administrative taskstask managementbilingual (English/Spanish)
Soft Skills
clear communicationproactiveattention to detailability to prioritize tasksmulti-taskinginterpersonal skillsteamworkability to respond to stressenthusiastic attitudeprofessionalism
Certifications
Associate’s DegreeBachelor's Degree