A New Year & an opportunity to bring an Executive VA/Online Business Management team on board to support your Senior Leadership Team.
A New Year is upon us & sadly another National Lockdown due to the advancing spread of the new variant of the Covid19 virus. Businesses have yet again been asked to close & thousands have been furloughed for the third time. Despite the incredible packages of support for businesses being rolled out in the shape of grants, loans, furlough scheme & beyond; the changing face of our business landscape is hard to ignore.
Many CEO & Senior Leadership Teams are having to make tough decisions about their works forces. Despite our hospitality, retail & leisure sectors seeming to take the biggest hit when it comes to staffing cuts & lay off’s ; there are also hundreds of thousands of logistics specialists, office workers, small business owners, corporate giants, Government both regional & central & thousands of other businesses who are having to rethink their support networks.
For many EVA’s (Executive Virtual Assistants) & OBM’s (Online Business Managers/Management) there becomes an opportunity to offer expert support for CEO’s, Directors & Senior Leadership Teams, from a safe & remote position. As 2021 unfolds, the option of virtual business support & in particular an all-encompassing virtual business support package, is more of an appealing option.
Therefore, how could a Senior Leadership Team benefit from an Online Business Support Package & what could Virtually Smart offer?
Helena Parrott – Executive VA & Online Business Management specialist formed Virtually Smart Ltd to offer effective & efficient expert support to business owners, CEO’s, Managing Directors & Senior Leadership Teams. Herewith are some of the proficiencies Helena Parrott can offer CEO’s, Directors & Senior Leadership Teams.
- Responsibility for the management of the Managing Directors’ office – all daily activities, diary management across global time zones, supporting the Board with various activities to meet priorities
- Supporting the work of the Board – meetings logistics, servicing monthly meetings & all other events, creating & collating Board papers, creating agenda & arranging speakers, capturing actions & ensuring actions were completed on time
- Planning & arranging international & global business travel (Covid permitting)
- Supporting the MD & the leadership team in change planning, business & strategic planning
- Liaising with consultants on a variety of projects including Diversity & Inclusion & Project Management Function Review
- Project Support, including managing, planning, tracking a variety of projects as needed, including reengineering strategy
- Managing high level processing, invoicing & costing of variety of IT functions
- Managing all team purchasing – offering cost saving advice, monthly reconciliation, investigating discrepancies, ensuring all purchases stay within budget
- Liaising with senior management team on relevant issues to ensure strong communication links within the team. Management of team communication, organisational updates, distribution lists & organisation of office facilities, furniture & stationery
Helena Parrott’s Current Online Business Support for Dolphin N2 CEO & SLT:
- Attending daily SLT (senior Leadership Team) Zoom meetings & acting upon any expectations & or needs presented by the SLT team, coordinating with & updating UK teams & international partners, leading meetings, preparing presentations, group diary management, inbox management & any & all support the team need to allow them to continue with their extensive projects & developments
- Being the point of contact for all new starters
- Collating & implementing documentation pertaining to international patents & legalities
- Liaising directly with Government agencies with regards to Grants & Funding
- Being instrumental in the support of the entire Dolphin N2 team as they spun out from Ricardo Plc in December 2019, including setting up new offices, implementing an entirely new IT systems & support for the team, ensuring all contracts were current & up to date
- Ensuring all documentation & legal necessities pertaining to Dolphin N2 becoming an independent entity being in place including all policies & procedures
As the Virtually Smart portfolio expands, we are also supporting CEO’s & Senior Leadership with Policy & Procedure creation & development, staff development, including training, Equality & diversity, mental health & social / corporate responsibility alongside Management coaching & development. Tiff Bowry having joined the Virtually Smart team in 2020, brings her expertise from a background in Senior Management within the Charity sector, alongside staff development & best practice.
Tiff Bowry is currently working with Virtually Smart & Dolphin N2 to update all policies & procedures, ensuring they reflect who DN2 are, are relevant, recognise inclusivity, diversity & are as easy to use as possible. Tiff also supports both Dolphin N2 & Virtually Smart in a HR capacity.
Online Content, Social Media, Research & Editor Katy-Jane has been supporting Helena since January 2018 & continues to offer expertly written online content & monitors the social media streams for Dolphin N2 & Virtually Smart alike. Katy-Jane also supports Helena with events preparation & design options for online content.
Jane Wasley provides general administration to Virtually Smart & clients as needed. Jane manages the Virtually Smart Toggl tracking entries for Helena & generates Helena’s invoices. Jane supports Helena with various research projects as required, including supplier research & gathering quotes, creating comparison documents for review.
As the Virtually Smart team continues to grow & expand, so do the options we can offer to professional clients seeking an all-inclusive Online Business Management support package as an efficient & proactive alternative.
If you are considering the benefits of an Online Business Management support solution for your business team or your Senior Leadership Team; then please do contact Helena Parrott for an appraisal of your needs. Tel Mobile: 07954 994 769 Email: helena@virtuallysmartltd.com
Written by Katy-Jane Mason for & on behalf of Virtually Smart Ltd.
