This Lead Generation & Outreach Virtual Assistant role focuses on supporting a speaker and facilitator's business development activities by researching potential clients, identifying decision-makers, preparing outreach communications, and managing follow-ups. The Assistant will maintain an organized outreach process across the football, education, event services, and youth development sectors. Day-to-day work covers prospect research, personalized email and LinkedIn outreach, pipeline tracking, and appointment support in a remote, part-time setup.

• Job Location: Remote
• Employment Type: Part-time (minimum 10 hours per week)
• Salary: Not stated

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Lead Research and Prospect Identification

• Research organisations and potential clients aligned with the speaker's services and target markets
• Identify relevant decision-makers, contacts and professional stakeholders within target organisations
• Research schools, sixth forms, colleges, universities, business schools, football organisations, event agencies, youth development organisations, and community organisations
• Identify appropriate contact details, prioritising professional email addresses where available
• Find relevant LinkedIn profiles when direct email addresses cannot be located
• Maintain an organised list of researched prospects, including organisation names, contact names, job titles, contact details and relevant notes
• Assess whether prospective organisations are relevant to the speaker's speaking, presenting, hosting or workshop services

Outreach and Initial Contact

• Execute outreach through email and LinkedIn, with Instagram considered where appropriate and agreed
• Use existing outreach templates as a starting point
• Personalise messages according to the organisation, contact's role, sector and potential requirements
• Adapt and suggest improvements to existing messaging templates to improve relevance and clarity
• Maintain a professional, personable and authentic tone consistent with the speaker's personal brand
• Obtain approval for new messaging approaches or material changes to outreach campaigns where required

Follow-Up and Lead Nurturing

• Track initial outreach and schedule appropriate follow-ups
• Follow up with prospects who have not responded, in accordance with agreed messaging and timing
• Monitor replies, connection requests, expressions of interest and potential opportunities
• Identify warm leads and flag promising conversations for personal engagement
• Maintain clear records of follow-up dates, responses and agreed next actions
• Avoid duplicate or unnecessary communications by checking existing records before contacting prospects

Contact Database and Pipeline Management

• Maintain and update the existing lead-tracking spreadsheet
• Record prospect names, organisations, roles, contact details, outreach dates, communication channels, and follow-up dates
• Update lead statuses, including contacted, awaiting response, replied, interested, follow-up required, and meeting or booking opportunity
• Record relevant notes and next steps for each prospect
• Improve the organisation and usability of the existing spreadsheet where beneficial, subject to approval
• Provide visibility into the outreach pipeline

Appointment and Opportunity Support

• Identify prospects who express interest in the speaker's services
• Coordinate potential discovery calls or meetings where appropriate
• Escalate interested prospects and relevant enquiries promptly
• Provide concise summaries of promising opportunities and their communication history
• Support the transition from initial outreach to a potential booking or business conversation

Reporting and Communication

• Provide regular updates on completed research, outreach activity, responses and outstanding follow-ups
• Maintain an accurate record of outreach activity and lead progress
• Flag obstacles, missing information or opportunities requiring input
• Communicate proactively when clarification or approval is needed
• Suggest practical improvements to outreach workflows and tracking processes

• Experience in lead generation, prospect research, outreach or appointment-setting support
• Strong written English and professional business communication skills
• Excellent online research and information-verification skills
• Confidence identifying relevant organisations and decision-makers
• Experience using LinkedIn for professional research and outreach
• Ability to draft and personalise professional email messages
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and maintaining accurate records
• Ability to manage follow-ups, deadlines and recurring tasks consistently
• Good judgement when handling prospect information and prioritising opportunities
• Ability to work independently while knowing when to ask questions or seek approval
• Familiarity with AI tools for research assistance, drafting and workflow efficiency is desirable
• Working during UK business hours is preferred but not mandatory

How to Apply
Interested candidates should Apply here.

Why This Job Might Be a Good Fit
This role suits someone with early lead generation or outreach experience who wants part-time remote work across multiple sectors rather than a single-industry sales role. Because the position covers prospect research, personalized outreach, and pipeline management, it builds practical business development skills that transfer across agencies, consulting, and entrepreneurial ventures.

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