Each job posting will vary according to the needs of the hiring person / company. This job description is only to give a general idea of the typical skills and requirements for this type of job posting.

SCOPE OF JOB DUTIES

The Virtual Assistant (VA) is responsible for providing a wide variety of support services. A VA may delegate some or all of her work acting as a single point of contact for the other VAs. Often, the VA serves in the role of Personal Assistant.

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate must possess the following core skills:

• strong administrative and organizational support
• effective and professional verbal and written communication
• ability to multi-task data entry and analysis
• minutes and notes taking
• calendar management and scheduling
• phone and fax
• strong work ethics
• working knowledge of MS Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, and Powerpoint

Other possible skills:

• bookkeeping
• proofreading
• online research
• social media monitoring and scheduling
• blog writing
• sales support
• travel research

Specialized skills:

• marketing
• web design
• IT support and web maintenance (WordPress, etc.)
• Internet marketing including email and forum management

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work station is located in a room with a door to avoid distractions.
• If necessary, babysitting services are arranged to provide a time slot of undisturbed, focused attention to details.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

• desktop computer
• Internet connection
• telephone connection

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