SERVICES / TALENT
Talent, vetted and managed.
Vetted professionals placed into your team, managed and accountable. Not a marketplace, not a pool of anonymous freelancers. Each service is use-case led, scoped, and delivered under UK governance from day one.
Operations Support
Structured execution of recurring operational workflows. Typical use cases include process management, reporting cycles, supplier coordination, and operational back-office work.
Example deliverable
Weekly operations status report delivered every Monday by 9am in your template. Supplier coordination log updated daily. Escalation tracker maintained and reviewed with your team lead on a fortnightly call.
Administrative Support
Reliable, accountable admin capacity for busy principals and teams. Typical use cases include inbox management, scheduling, document coordination, and repeatable admin workflows.
Example deliverable
Inbox triaged and actioned by 8am each morning. Calendar fully managed with 48-hour advance prep notes before each meeting. Document library maintained and version-controlled in your preferred system.
Finance Support
Lightweight, non-regulated finance execution under your governance framework. Typical use cases include invoice processing, reconciliation support, reporting preparation, and tracker management.
Example deliverable
All supplier invoices processed and logged within 24 hours of receipt. Monthly reconciliation summary prepared for your finance lead by the 3rd working day. Spend tracker updated in real time in your shared spreadsheet.
Project and PMO Coordination
Project coordination and PMO support that keeps delivery on track. Typical use cases include status tracking, milestone management, stakeholder communications, and project documentation.
Example deliverable
Weekly project status RAG report distributed every Friday afternoon. Risk log maintained and surfaced to sponsors at each milestone. Meeting notes, action logs, and RAID register all maintained and accessible in your project workspace.
Managed Client Support
Structured client support that reflects your standards, not a call centre. Typical use cases include client communications, query management, follow-ups, and escalation handling.
Example deliverable
All client queries acknowledged within 2 hours and resolved or escalated within the same business day. Monthly client interaction summary with response time metrics and recurring query themes provided to your team.
Extended service lines
Executive Assistant Support
Dedicated EA capacity for principals, founders, and senior leaders. Typical use cases include calendar management, stakeholder correspondence, board pack preparation, travel coordination, and meeting administration.
Example deliverable
Board pack compiled and distributed 5 working days before each board meeting. Principal calendar managed with zero double-bookings and briefing notes prepared for every external meeting. Travel itineraries coordinated and confirmed 72 hours in advance.
HR and Onboarding Coordination
Operational coordination across the employee lifecycle. Typical use cases include new hire onboarding logistics, contract and document tracking, induction scheduling, probation milestones, and leavers administration. Not HR advice; purely the coordination and documentation layer.
Example deliverable
New hire checklist completed and signed off before day one. All contracts, right-to-work documents, and induction materials tracked in a centralised log. Probation milestone reminders sent to line managers 2 weeks in advance with a summary of required documentation.
Data and Reporting Support
Structured data operations for teams that run on numbers. Typical use cases include dashboard maintenance, management information pack production, tracker builds, data cleaning and formatting, and regular reporting outputs.
Example deliverable
Weekly MI pack produced every Monday in your branded template with commentary on key variances. Dashboard refreshed daily with data pulled from your source systems. Quarterly data audit report identifying inconsistencies and anomalies across your trackers.
Procurement and Supplier Admin
Operational support across the procurement and supplier management cycle. Typical use cases include purchase order processing, supplier communications, contract renewal tracking, vendor onboarding documentation, and spend tracker maintenance.
Example deliverable
All purchase orders raised and confirmed within 24 hours of approval. Contract renewal calendar maintained with 90-day, 60-day, and 30-day alerts issued to budget holders. Supplier master data file kept current and reconciled monthly.
AI Workflow Implementation
Operational AI execution for teams that want efficiency without the overhead of managing it themselves. Typical use cases include AI-assisted process automation, prompt workflow design and maintenance, tool configuration (ChatGPT, Make, Zapier, Notion AI), and recurring output management. We implement and run; you retain full oversight.
Example deliverable
Weekly summary report generated via a maintained prompt workflow and delivered to your team every Friday. Zapier automation configured to route incoming leads to your CRM with auto-enrichment. Monthly AI workflow audit documenting what is running, what has changed, and what is recommended for optimisation.
For businesses
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