Virtual Assistant: E-mail Correspondence & Associated Tasks

We are a not-for-profit academic conference and publishing network, organising 35 conferences a year across the United Kingdom and Central and Eastern Europe. All our communications are primarily via e-mail - and each project has it's own unique e-mail account. We are looking for a virtual assistant to work with our Conference Coordinator for 2 hours per day, 4 days per week (maybe more by negotiation). Primary responsibility will be to sweep the nominated e-mail accounts, reply to conference delegates, deal with any associated documentation required (Letters of Invitation, Letters of Visa Request, Certificates of Attendance, etc). Some spreadsheet work (Excel)may also be requested. An excellent standard of English is required. We pride ourselves on being a personal and friendly network - people who do things differently - so a polite, personable and friendly manner is also a necessity. Knowledge of e-mail packages and the ability to work with Word, PDF, and Excel will also be necessary. Training will be provided, along with template and FAQ material. Bids should be made on a per hour basis please.