FINANCE & OPS

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 · HR & payroll handled

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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

SAMPLE PROFILES

The shape of a typical shortlist.

Representative profiles — not real candidates. Your actual shortlist is drawn from our active network across Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia.

Mai

Mid-Level · 3 yrs

$1,900 CAD/mo

All-in, CAD — HR & payroll included

Inbox triageNotionResearchDocument prep

Based in Cairo, EG

Fadi

Junior · 2 yrs

$1,500 CAD/mo

All-in, CAD — HR & payroll included

Google WorkspaceCalendarTravelVendor admin

Based in Beirut, LB

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.

Pre-vetted, full-time dedicated
Embedded only on your team
HR & payroll handled
10-day onboarding

30-day replacement guarantee

Everything in Junior
Domain expertise
Independent ownership
Priority matching

30-day replacement guarantee

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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

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Ready to brief a Virtual Assistant?

15-minute call, written brief same day, shortlist within a week. If none of the candidates are right, we go again — no cost.

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