I'm an admin and personal assistant living in North York, Toronto. For eight-and-a-bit years I've been the behind-the-scenes person for private clients — the one who knows what's due when, where that document went, and which appointment quietly moved to Thursday.
And here's the thing: I actually like this work. There's a small, quiet satisfaction in a day that runs exactly on time. A folder where every paper has a home. An inbox at zero. Some people find spreadsheets boring — I find them soothing.
These days I also coordinate merchandising and operations at a flagship Shoppers Drug Mart at Yonge & Eglinton. And on my days off you'll usually find me at the airport, because I'm training for my private pilot licence. Flying is basically checklists at 3,000 feet — it suits me perfectly.
English & Urdu · Toronto & remote
For a week, a season, or for good — these are the things people hand me and stop worrying about.
Appointments, bookings, deadlines, gentle reminders. Your week, sorted before Monday even notices.
Data entry, filing, documentation, inventory. If it needs a system, I'll build one — and actually keep it up.
Emails answered, calls returned, clients looked after. Warm on the outside, very organized underneath.
I built and run fozia.ca myself — hosting, domain, content, all of it. I can keep yours tidy too.
The long-running one. Calendars, correspondence, bookings, research, errands — everything that keeps a busy life upright, for several clients at once. Discretion always included.
Inventory, documentation, and seasonal changeovers for a high-volume department in a flagship store. Helped the store score 90% on its certification audit — up from last year.
Kept community photo walks running on schedule through some of the biggest crowds in the city. Many photographers, one timeline, zero meltdowns.
Where I learned to love a good archive — plus four years of volunteering, including redesigning a playroom at a school for children with Down syndrome.
Student pilot, PPL in progress. Logbooks, checklists, radio calls — my kind of tidy, just at 3,000 feet. Best desk view in Ontario.
I used to help run them at the CNE — now I mostly just take them. Toronto is better on foot, camera or not.
The project I'm proudest of: rebuilding a playroom for a school for children with Down syndrome, back in Lahore. Small room, big deal.
For a week, a season, or for good — if your to-do list has become a to-do pile, I'd love to hear from you. I promise a reply, not a form letter.
Flexible hours — evenings, weekends, and holidays included · English & Urdu