VA needed as Operations Co-Ordinator for UK Visa Programme

We are looking for an experienced Virtual Assistant to work with us on an ongoing basis. We are a small business offering business advisor services to startup and scaleup companies, many of them from outside the UK who are applying for Startup Visas and Innovator Visas in the UK.

You will be working closely with our Operations Manager to support the administration of one of our busy specialist services.

This role involves, but is not limited to:
- ensuring that applicants have provided all the necessary information required
- following up with applicants to check details and request any missing information
- reviewing applications to ensure they are complete before advancing them to the Ops Manager
- reviewing executive summaries and business plans to estimate business viability and scalability
- researching competitors for each client’s sector and ensuring there is a market need and the clients’ business has a point of difference
- preparing contractual paperwork and invoices
- working with Google sheets to track application progress
- using Google drive - Docs and Sheets to maintain an efficient filing system
- communicating with Regional Directors to arrange meetings and gather feedback afterwards

You need to be confident, highly organized, flexible and familiar with business documentation. You will know what a business plan is, be able to recognise relevant sections such as competitor analysis, executive summaries, financial reports. You will know how to raise an invoice (with a template provided) and be able to fill in the blanks to create a contract. Having a business degree would be preferred.

Your email communication will be excellent and timely, you will be able to show initiative by working well on your own but also know when to check and get approvals.

This is an exciting and varied role with lots of activity. Applications will be continuously arriving and you will need to check and advance them through the process under the guidance of the Operations Manager.

Your written and verbal English needs to be excellent and you should be happy to jump on a Zoom call for regular catchup meetings with the Operations Manager and anyone else involved in the application process to speed things along.

Please answer the following questions when submitting a proposal:

Tell us about your experience of business and how its relevant to this role
What business degree do you have and how recent?
What similar work have you done?
What is your availability should this role require more hours