Executive Administrative & Research VA — Zoho CRM, SharePoint & Business-Development Research (Remote, PST Hours)

A global B2B brokerage and consulting firm (owner based in Canada) is looking for an Executive Administrative & Research Assistant to keep its CRM, filing and inbox in order and to run detailed business-development research — all remotely. This is a backend role: no negotiating, pricing or client-facing decisions. Accuracy, confidentiality and research quality matter most. It's an ongoing part-time engagement (about 10 hours a week to start, with room to grow) worked within US Pacific (PST) business hours. What you'll do - Review incoming emails and enter contacts, companies and deal records into Zoho CRM - Record notes and follow-ups, and clean up duplicate data - Keep the inbox and calendar organized - Save documents into SharePoint using consistent filing conventions - Research grants, RFPs, and government, public-sector and Indigenous (First Nations) procurement opportunities — tracking deadlines, eligibility and contract values, and preparing concise outreach summaries What we're looking for - 2+ years of administrative, executive-assistant or operations experience - Strong CRM experience (Zoho strongly preferred) - Microsoft SharePoint experience strongly preferred - Excellent written English and strong online-research skills - Professional inbox-management experience preferred - B2B, procurement or grant-research experience is a plus - Comfortable using AI as a tool, without relying on it as the final source How it works Apply through iince. We review every application and, when you're a good fit, we introduce you directly to the client. This is an ongoing independent-contractor engagement with competitive rates paid weekly.