08/10/2021
We are looking for a Virtual Assistant you can expect to be paid $10 to $15 per hour. Knihter may commit to paying a monthly retainer for 5 to 10 hours a week or 40 hours a month upon contract agreement for the right candidate. All of this will be based on the complexity of the work and the turnaround time on specific projects. Rush jobs mean getting paid more per commission than with regular turnaround. Depending on the projects, payments will be set up differently. For instance, this position is a COMMISSION BASED on the number of closings and projects completed each month rather than a salary for the time being.
By specializing in services listed below with the right support and experienced knihter will always pay higher fees of up to $25 an hour:
Translation and preparation of bilingual written or online materials
-Market research
-Specialized Internet research
-Industry knowledge in technology, financial services
-Development and maintenance of Web sites
-Manage contact lists and customer spreadsheets
-Maintain a calendar and set up meetings
-Take transcription and handle correspondence
-Sometimes make travel arrangements
-May handle billing and accounting
-Prepare and send out monthly email newsletters
-Prepare, collate and gather proposals and meeting materials
-Send out requested information to customers/clients
-Handle customers/clients inquiries by phone or e-mail
Succeeding as a K_VA takes skills, contacts and personal organization. You have to be able to work flexible hours, based on the CEO and clients needs and stick to it. And you need to be able to produce high-quality work on your own.
Here are the core competencies that KNIHTER recommends that you have:
-Drive and determination to see clients succeed
-Ability to work as part of a team
-Excellent customer service skills
-Basic understanding of business operation, including budgeting, creating business and marketing plans, contracts and agreements and time management
-Willingness to admit and correct mistakes
-Respect for others' intellectual property (no plagiarism or software privacy)
-Good organizational skills
-Good spelling, grammar and punctuation skills
You'll also need current technology, including a reliable computer, Internet connection, phone with voicemail or answering machine, or computer faxing capabilities, business and communications software and antivirus software. You'll need to be proficient at using this software, along with email, the Internet and instant messaging.
If you're ready to make the move to be K_VA, answer questions below and look forward to speaking in more detail about the position and pay expectations.
Knihter also needs volunteers, interns to grow this business. We are still building our organizational capacity. We are working hard to build our organizational visibility so that we have the ability to help more people. As we grow, we need people like you - administrative gurus who can help ensure that we can have an even bigger impact for our programs and the overall community. We need you. We need your brilliance, your drive, your expertise, and your passion. It goes without saying that, your support in this role would help build the foundation we need to reach new programmatic heights. Excited?? Well, go ahead and join our organization already!
