Reliable Virtual Assistant – M&A Membership & Business Development Support
Job description
I am a UK small-business investor and board-level advisor looking for a reliable, highly organised Virtual Assistant for ongoing support.
This is not a strategy role. I will provide the direction and decide what needs to be done.
I need someone who executes accurately, quickly and consistently.
The initial work will primarily involve supporting my activity across Gild and Veblen, including reviewing opportunities and member information, identifying relevant people/businesses, maintaining records, carrying out online research, preparing information for me to review, following clearly defined processes, and completing routine administrative and business-development tasks.
The role may expand as trust develops.
What I am looking for
You must be:
- Highly reliable and responsive.
- Comfortable working independently once instructions have been provided.
- Very accurate with names, companies, email addresses and data.
- Able to research businesses and individuals online.
- Comfortable using LinkedIn and online membership/networking platforms.
- Able to maintain simple Excel/Google Sheets records.
- A good written English communicator.
- Willing to ask when something is genuinely unclear rather than guess.
- Able to follow instructions exactly.
- Commercially aware and interested in business.
- Available for a small but consistent amount of work every week.
You do not need previous M&A experience. Attitude, reliability, intelligence and willingness to learn are more important.
The working relationship
I am looking for somebody who wants to build a long-term working relationship, not simply complete occasional tasks.
I value people who take ownership of what they have been asked to do.
If you see something relevant, flag it.
If something hasn't worked, tell me.
If you make a mistake, tell me and correct it.
I don't want work being done simply to fill hours. I want useful outputs.
Initial budget
I am deliberately starting this as a low-cost part-time role.
Please quote your weekly price for providing approximately 30 minutes per working day, Monday–Friday.
This is approximately 2.5 hours per week initially.
The role and remuneration can grow if you demonstrate that you are reliable and add value.
When applying
Please do not send me a generic VA proposal.
Start your application with the words:
“I HAVE READ MIKE'S BRIEF.”
Then answer these five questions:
- What country and time zone are you based in?
- What is your weekly price for approximately 2.5 hours of work?
- What experience do you have researching companies and business people online?
- Give me one example of a situation where you spotted something your client had not specifically asked you to look for, but you believed they should know about.
- Why are you interested in supporting someone involved in buying businesses and board advisory work?
Applications that do not answer all five questions will not be considered.
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