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Hire a Virtual Assistant.

Inbox, calendar, research, document prep, vendor coordination — the leverage role that gives your team back ten hours a week.

Pre-vetted, full-time dedicated, with HR & payroll handled.

Overview

What a Virtual Assistant actually does.

Virtual assistants in our network take the repeatable, time-shaped work off your plate without dropping balls. We vet for written English clarity, prioritization instincts, and the kind of quiet reliability that lets a founder hand off a task and not have to follow up on it.


Responsibilities

  • Triage inbox and draft first-pass replies in your voice
  • Manage calendar, meeting prep, and follow-ups
  • Research vendors, suppliers, and prospects on a brief
  • Format documents, decks, and reports to a brand template
  • Coordinate travel, expenses, and recurring vendor admin

Core Skills

What they bring on day one.

Google Workspace / Microsoft 365Calendar & inbox triageNotion / Asana / ClickUpLight CRM (HubSpot, Pipedrive)Research and data entryDocument formattingWritten communicationTravel coordination

WHAT A SHORTLIST LOOKS LIKE

Typical placements for this role.

Seniority bands and the stacks that come with them — drawn from our active network across Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia.

  • Mid-Level, 3 years

    Mid-Level tier, $2,500–$3,500 CAD/month

    Inbox triage, Notion, Research, Document prep

  • Junior, 2 years

    Junior tier, $1,500–$2,000 CAD/month

    Google Workspace, Calendar, Travel, Vendor admin

Illustrative bands, not real candidates and not a browsable roster. Your actual shortlist is briefed, vetted, and presented by a co-founder after the discovery call.

PRICING

Tiers that apply to this role.

One flat CAD monthly rate — sourcing, vetting, onboarding, HR, payroll, and account management included. No recruiter fees, no currency surprises.

Need the full comparison against a local Canadian hire? See the pricing page →

How We Vet This Role

Role-scoped, not one-size-fits-all.

VA candidates work a fictional week of mixed tasks — inbox triage, a research brief, and a calendar conflict — we grade prioritization, written tone, and what they choose not to do.

See The Obelisk Vetting Process

RELATED ROLES

Hiring more than one?

Most engagements start with one role and expand. Here are the roles teams in your stack usually add next.

Ready to brief a Virtual Assistant?

15-minute call, written brief same day, shortlist within a week. If the first virtual assistant is not the right fit, the 30-day replacement guarantee covers the second one.

Book a Discovery Call