General Virtual Assistant – Remote
TITLE: General Virtual Assistant for Future Green
The Future Green team is looking for a great General Virtual Assistant to support the team with day-to-day admin tasks to provide our clients with world-class support and service.
As a virtual assistant for Future Green, you will assist the team with various admin tasks across operations and account management. We’re looking for a team player who is VERY detail-oriented, organised and efficient. Someone who enjoys working across a team and has demonstrated great collaboration and communication skills.
The VA tasks include but are not limited to data entry, research, reporting, organising files, inbox management, drafting documents, etc.
Our ideal candidate is…
Community-centric
You are willing to become familiar with who we are and what we strive to do. More importantly, you are excited about our company’s mission: to enable any company to make its businesses greener, less polluting and more restorative by implementing best sustainability practices. We believe that transitioning to a genuinely sustainable business model is both good for the planet and profitability.
Detail-oriented
You’re meticulous with detail, organised, process-oriented, and have a great hold with project management. You will be responsible for managing important data and files so you must have experience paying extreme attention to detail.
Strong Written English
You will be in charge of managing the inbox, drafting documents and proposals, conducting market research, and communicating information back to the team. A strong command of English will be vital in this role to ensure our team has a great collaborative relationship and we maintain good relationships with our customers.
Comfortable with technology
You’re computer savvy and both able and willing to learn new software tools as we adopt them. Experience with CRM, email marketing platforms, landing page platforms and knowledge of the Google Workspace tools is necessary for this role.
Reliable
You have good time management skills and deliver tasks on time. Daily, weekly and monthly tasks will be clearly defined but it will be your responsibility to manage your time effectively to complete your tasks. A can-do attitude is a quality we are looking for in this role.
Other software skills that are a plus:
- Zoho, Thrivecart, Loom, Slack, Notion
- Google Workspace
- WordPress
- Xero
- Social Media (Linkedin, Instagram)
- Canva (basic graphic design, editing, and branding)
- Email Marketing Tools (ConvertKit)
Job Details:
- Part-time role with a two-month trial period; NO MOONLIGHTING.
- 20 hours per week
- 4 hours a day; Monday to Friday
- Hours: TBD
Job Requirements:
- Must have daily access to high-speed internet access, a smartphone, and a computer.
- Comfortable learning new online software (if not familiar with some of the above)
- Highly organised and task-oriented.
- Extremely timely with the delivery of tasks.
- Ability to gain familiarity with our programmes and philosophy is a must.
- The ability to communicate and work with our team members.
- The ability to grow with our team and the dynamic nature of our work.
Your Compensation and Perks:
- Competitive pay (hourly wage work).
- Increase and build your skill set in operations, customer service and marketing.
- Be part of a dynamic team and a growing company!
How To Apply:
Send an email with the subject line “Future Green Virtual Assistant” to hello@futuregreen.global with your resume/CV and a short video introducing yourself. To be considered, send your application no later than Friday 8th March 2024.
In the video, include your background and tell us why you think you’d be a good addition to this team.
Next Steps:
If you’re a fit, we’ll send you a few related tasks to perform. Please complete it accordingly. If we like what you’ve submitted, we’ll follow up with a Zoom video interview.
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