Your Virtual Ally was founded on a simple belief: people do their best work when they have the right support. What began as a mission to help busy individuals manage their day-to-day responsibilities has grown into a recruitment and support service that connects businesses, professionals, and individuals with capable, dependable talent. Our goal is to make work and life more manageable while creating meaningful employment opportunities within our local communities.

The people and support behind your team.
Our mission
To connect businesses, professionals, and individuals with capable talent for the roles they need, while providing the training, support, and ongoing care that help people thrive at work. We are equally committed to creating meaningful employment opportunities for young people, supporting local talent, and strengthening the communities we serve through sustainable workforce development.
The principles behind our work
We build lasting working relationships and remain accountable beyond the placement, providing ongoing support to both clients and candidates.
We focus on quality, care and fit, presenting a considered shortlist of candidates suited to each client’s needs.
We help manage training, payroll, check-ins and escalations so teams can focus on their priorities.

As our clients’ needs have evolved, so have we. While Your Virtual Ally was founded with a focus on virtual support, our services have expanded to meet the changing demands of businesses and professionals. Today, we recruit for both virtual and in-person roles across a wide range of functions, including administration, project management, operations, business development, finance, and customer support.
Although we have grown beyond our virtual beginnings, the principles behind our name remain the same. We continue to be a trusted ally to our clients, providing the right people, practical support, and ongoing partnership. Our approach has never changed: understand the need, find the right fit, and stay involved long after placement.

Our partnership extends beyond recruitment. We support training, regular check-ins, communication and issue resolution, giving both clients and placed professionals a clear point of support as the working relationship develops.

Meet the people behind your trusted ally.
Our team stays closely involved throughout the process, from the first conversation to the ongoing support after placement. You’ll know who is responsible for your relationship with YVA and where to turn when you need us.

Oyindamola Soetan
Co-founder

Lara Abdul-Razaq
Co-founder

Bolatito Benson
Co-founder

Bolaji Adesina
Senior Admin Officer

Jocelyn Emmanuel
Admin Assistant

Zanas Emadamerho-Atori
Social Media Manager
