Job Description
About SkilledUp Life
At SkilledUp Life, we empower individuals to gain valuable real-world experience that accelerates their careers, while enabling tech startups to grow with the support of skilled Volunteers. Our global community has grown to over 60 000 Volunteers across 147 countries, helping hundreds of startups primarily in the UK and USA scale sustainably.
Purpose of Role
The Virtual Assistant Volunteer plays a crucial support role in enhancing productivity, ensuring smooth administrative operations, and strengthening SkilledUp Life’s internal and external engagement.
You will assist with meetings, events, communications, research, follow-ups, and special projects providing high-quality administrative support that enables the Head of Operations to operate efficiently across global initiatives.
This role offers practical exposure to executive assistance, project coordination, professional communication, and event execution within a fast-paced, remote, international environment.
Key Activites:
-Provide executive support to the Head of Operations, including scheduling, communication, and task follow-ups.
-Coordinate and manage online events, including speaker liaison, promotions, and attendance tracking.
-Handle administrative and operational tasks, including documentation, research, and reporting.
-Draft professional correspondence and coordinate with internal teams for smooth workflow.
-Collaborate with leadership and mentor new volunteers, contributing to team development and public-facing initiatives.
Disclaimer: This is a voluntary position, i.e. there is no direct financial compensation, a promise of future paid work or any taxable benefit in kind.
Endorsements:
Once a satisfactory outcome is delivered, we will:
* Provide a testimonial against your profile on SkilledUp Life.
* Allow you to add Company Name to your Linkedin Profile.
* Provide a Letter of Recommendation (LoR).
For Volunteer team mates who deliver exceptional results:
* Provide a Linkedin testimonial, when requested.
* Write a Linkedin Post thanking you for your contribution.
* Provide further references, when required (we have the right to reject these)