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The desks

We don't fill positions. We run functions.

Hiring for one of these roles? Compare a managed desk first: a bounded, recurring service with an agreed workload, a responsible owner and measures to agree.

An empty office desk with a keyboard, a monitor and an open binder of printed forms beside a desk chair

Vacancy wall

  1. Vacancy · sample

    Sales coordinator

    Lead follow-up, CRM upkeep, proposals

    Sales DeskComes back: A routed lead, an owner, a next action and an updated CRM.
  2. Vacancy · sample

    Admin assistant

    Documents, calendars, data entry, reports

    Admin DeskComes back: An organised record and a report ready for your review.
  3. Vacancy · sample

    Customer support rep

    Inbox, chat and tickets, escalations

    Support DeskComes back: A prepared answer, or a documented escalation.
  4. Vacancy · sample

    Accounts assistant

    Invoices, reconciliation, reminders

    Finance DeskComes back: Matched documents and an exception list.
  5. Vacancy · sample

    Marketing coordinator

    Content plan, publishing, campaign reports

    Marketing DeskComes back: Approved work, delivered on schedule, and a report.
  6. Vacancy · sample

    Recruiting coordinator

    Candidates, ATS, interview scheduling

    Recruiting DeskComes back: Orderly ATS records and coordinated next steps.

Sample vacancies. A vacancy shows that the work needs covering; whether a managed service fits is what the assessment checks.

Inside each desk

What we run. What stays yours.

Sales Desk01

A lead needs follow-up.

  1. Route new leads to an owner
  2. Follow up after first contact
  3. Also run on this desk: Keep the CRM current · Prepare proposals · Coordinate deals and report on them
  4. Commercial promises and pricingstays yoursWe prepare: the deal history and the request
What comes back
A routed lead, an owner, a next action and an updated CRM.
Possible measures to agree
First response, CRM accuracy, follow-up completion, service-target adherence.
Compares with the role of
Sales Coordinator / CRM Administrator

Admin Desk02

A recurring report is scattered across files.

  1. Keep documents and calendars in order
  2. CRM and ERP data entry
  3. Also run on this desk: Meetings and requests · Gather the recurring reports
  4. Exceptions and access changesstays yoursWe prepare: the request, documented for your approval
What comes back
An organised record and a report ready for your review.
Possible measures to agree
Completed tasks, turnaround, error rate, average processing time.
Compares with the role of
Administrative Assistant / Office Coordinator

Support Desk03

A customer is waiting for an answer.

  1. Work the shared inbox, chat and tickets
  2. Send standard answers
  3. Also run on this desk: Escalate complex requests with the facts
  4. Sensitive or unusual requestsstays yoursWe prepare: a documented escalation
What comes back
A prepared answer, or a documented escalation.
Possible measures to agree
First response, resolution time, customer satisfaction, service-target adherence.
Compares with the role of
Customer Support Representative

Finance Desk04

Invoices need matching.

  1. Process incoming invoices
  2. Reconcile documents
  3. Also run on this desk: Send payment reminders · Prepare reporting for your finance team or accountant
  4. Payment approvals and regulated accounting decisionsstays yoursWe prepare: matched documents and an exception list
What comes back
Matched documents and an exception list.
Possible measures to agree
Documents processed, accuracy, timeliness, reconciliation exceptions.
Compares with the role of
Finance / Accounts Assistant
Scope
Financial administration only. No statutory accounting, tax advice, regulated financial advice or payment authority.

Marketing Desk05

A content plan needs a delivery rhythm.

  1. Keep the content plan moving
  2. Publish approved work
  3. Also run on this desk: Run consent-based email and CRM campaigns · Report on delivery
  4. Message, audience and spendstays yoursWe prepare: the plan and the last delivery report
What comes back
Approved work, delivered on schedule, and a report.
Possible measures to agree
Schedule adherence, approved materials, delivery errors, campaign deadlines.
Compares with the role of
Marketing Coordinator

Recruiting Desk06

Interviews and candidate messages need coordinating.

  1. Source and coordinate candidates
  2. Preliminary screening
  3. Also run on this desk: Keep the ATS in order · Schedule interviews and write to candidates
  4. Hiring and candidate-selection decisionsstays yoursWe prepare: orderly ATS records and interview notes
What comes back
Orderly ATS records and coordinated next steps.
Possible measures to agree
Applications processed, time to shortlist, record completeness, communication speed.
Compares with the role of
Recruiting Coordinator

Beyond one desk

A longer list. A department.

Departments

Several related desks run as one managed function: Sales Operations, Marketing Operations, Business Administration, Customer Operations or People Operations.

Custom

Specialised work such as procurement requests, industry-specific documents or ERP support starts with its own discovery and launch, then runs monthly. Each one needs a scope review first.

Still being decided

Which desks open first is not settled yet. This page describes a proposed service, not one that is running today.

Before your next hire.

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Last line on the list

  1. Grow the business.stays yours

The one line we would never take off your list.