Jill of Virtual Assistants - South Africa

She enjoys Zumba, V-boxing, Belly-dancing, swimming, yoga and ZenPilates. Jill believe it is very important to balance mind, body, soul and spirit. It is important to balance work and life and so Jill carefully chose an exercise program that would assist her accomplish all of this.

Jill thoroughly enjoys travelling and experiencing diverse cultures. It is important to understand the history of the world as we build on the past to create our future and that of our future generations.

Jill enjoys D-I-Y, a hobby she took more seriously in 2006 when she purchased her house as it needed a lot of TLC. She finds it mentally challenging and stimulating. Seeing your finished work leaves you with a sense of pride and ownership.

Jill believes in work hard play hard, work smart not hard and so when she can take time off she loved spending Xmas and New Year with family and friends mostly in London where her sister lives. Today, she is passionate about Africa so all holidays are taken in Africa as she gets to know more about her roots and the continent that has helped shaped who she is today. South Africa is only part of the greater experience.

Jill has 15+ years experience in the project, administration and office management support sectors across a number of diverse industries like oil & gas, transport & aviation, financial services & insurance. I have held positions of Administration Manager, Office Manager, Assistant Company Secretary, Project Coordinator, Executive PA and Executive Assistant functioning at Board, Exco and Manco levels. A lot of my tasks and duties involved high-level decision making and execution on behalf of the Executive as they concentrated more on strategic issues whilst I concentrated on operations and projects. I had the opportunity to project manage new airport route launches like Zambia and Zanzibar whilst also fulfilling the role of Corporate Secretary, Events Coordinator in countries like Brazil, Paris, Zambia to name a few. I have also had the opportunity to project manage company relocations and office moves so this diverse, dynamic and unique skills set allows me to offer my clients with both expert administration and project services.

And finally, Jill loves the therapeutic nature of gardening. This hobby she took up in 2006 when she purchased her home. The garden was barren and she nearly decided to brick pave however when she looked out of her bedroom and guest bedroom and realised just how stunning the view could be, she decided to nurse the garden back to health and has not regretted it one bit. There is just something about weaving your fingers through the leaves or getting soil under your finger nails. Today, she has lost this home however the memories she experienced in this home will never be forgotten as you don't forget life's lessons learnt.