About
Organisation is my superpower, Mary Poppins my spiritual leader. Unlike Mary, I also speak English and French. And in my years of working with SMEs and high-net-worth families, I’ve learned that the right assistant is not just organised: she is discreet, commercially astute and entirely reliable.
But I can do much more than get your paperwork in order, help with logistics, or deal with service providers on your behalf. My clients have extremely varied needs, but with their complex business and personal affairs all of them are looking for the same troubleshooting qualities: resourcefulness and professionalism.
I am a bilingual virtual assistant with a professional background in contract management and international commercial administration. I am based in the UK and work remotely with clients who have personal or business interests across Europe.
Experience
The kind of support my clients need varies considerably, but here is a flavour of my experience:
- Assisting UK families now residing in Geneva with relocation matters, canton-related admin, property hunting in Verbier and Chamonix, liaison with schools for children’s events, absences, transport and other education logistics.
- Supporting research and logistics workstreams for UK small businesses expanding into France and vice versa.
- Managing French immigration process on behalf of an Irish family resident in France, to source a Brazilian housekeeper.
- Supporting an investment fund with a strategic recruitment exercise – essentially database and diary management.
- Providing commercial research on UK energy providers for a particular consulting firm project.
Background
My career has taken me through various commercial and administrative roles across a variety of industries. With this experience I have learned the value of good organisation and planning for businesses of all sizes. This is my journey:
- I started in the oil & gas industry, working on project administration, logistics support, supplier management and cost control.
- From there I moved into the IT and telecoms sector, providing contract management services (i.e. contract reviews and negotiations) for both pre- and post-sales, alongside more general commercial and bid support activity (e.g. commercial risk assessment).
- Eventually I secured a post-sales contract management role at Accenture.
- Finally the desire to be my own boss got the better of me, and I decided to set up the Virtual Office Assistant business. I have never looked back.
- During my professional journey I have been fortunate to work in many European countries, and having lived and worked in France, the Netherlands and the UK I am very much at home with different cultures.
Get in touch
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