Remote assistant skills
Remote assistants can execute administrative tasks such as:
- Acting as a first point of contact: dealing with correspondence and phone calls.
- Managing diaries and organizing meetings and appointments. Many PAs control access to the manager/executive.
- Booking and arranging travel, transport and accommodation.
- Organizing events and conferences.
- Reminding the manager/executive of important tasks and deadlines.
- Typing, compiling and preparing reports, presentations and correspondence.
- Managing databases and filing systems.
- Implementing and maintaining procedures/administrative systems.
- Liaising with staff, suppliers and clients.
- Collating and filing expenses.
- Conducting research on behalf of the manager.
- Organizing the manager’s personal commitments including travel or childcare.
Higher-level tasks that may require more experienced candidates include:
- Creating reports (Excel-based reports or PowerPoint presentations)
- Developing and organizing company databases
- Creating office memos and official company forms or documents
- Handling projects and following up with task owners
- Taking on research activities.