Trusted by founders, executives, and growing teams — every placement built for long-term success, not quick fixes.
We connect you with high-calibre Executive Assistants, Virtual Assistants, Administrators, and Project Managers — carefully matched to your business, your pace, and your standards.
We place skilled support professionals into roles where they're trusted, supported, and set up to succeed — with clients who understand your worth.
Every candidate is carefully vetted for skill, reliability, and cultural fit. No endless CVs. No guesswork. Just high-calibre professionals who can step in and make an immediate impact.
How we vet talent →We work with clients who understand the impact of great support. That means better opportunities, clearer expectations, and roles where you can actually thrive.
Explore opportunities →We don't believe in one-size-fits-all hiring. Each role is carefully defined and intentionally matched to your needs. Kulana — to grow — because the right match grows everyone.
Supports senior leaders with high-level organisation, communication, and strategic coordination — so you can focus on growth.
Learn more →Keeps your day-to-day life running smoothly, handling personal tasks, scheduling, and logistics with care and discretion.
Learn more →Remote support across admin, operations, and systems — flexible, efficient, and ready when you need it. South Africa-based.
Learn more →Drives projects forward with structure, clarity, and accountability — ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.
Learn more →Keeps your operations organised and efficient — from data management and reporting to office coordination and systems support.
Learn more →We'll help you define the role, scope the work, and find the right person — without overhiring or underestimating.
Get expert guidancePractical insight for businesses building great support teams — and for the professionals who power them.
The signs are usually there long before you act on them. Here's how to know when it's time.
Read more →Beyond a good laptop and fast Wi-Fi — the habits and setups that make remote support work well.
Read more →They're not the same role. Hiring the wrong one costs time and money. Here's how to choose.
Read more →When the right support professional meets the right business, both grow. That's not a tagline — it's the belief we build every placement around.
Our storyGreat businesses run on great support. We find yours — carefully vetted, precisely matched, and ready to make an immediate impact.
Submit a hiring briefA proven process that finds the right person — and supports you both long after placement.
Tell us about the role, your business, your working style and what success looks like to you.
We search our vetted network for candidates matched on skill, reliability, cultural fit — not just availability.
We present a shortlist of 2–3 high-calibre candidates. You interview, you decide. No filler names.
We don't disappear after placement. Structured check-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days — with a replacement guarantee if needed.
Every candidate is South Africa-based, remote-ready, and rigorously screened before we present them to you.
Strategic, trusted, indispensable. For senior leaders who need someone who anticipates, executes and protects their time.
Role overview →Meticulous, discreet, and dependable. Keeps the details managed so you can focus on what only you can do.
Role overview →Flexible remote support across admin and operations. Available on flexible retainer packages — scoped to your actual needs.
Role overview →Proven delivery professionals who bring structure, momentum and accountability to your most important initiatives.
Role overview →Organised, efficient and systems-savvy. Essential support for operations, data, reporting and day-to-day business flow.
Role overview →No hidden fees. No surprises. Every placement is scoped to your specific brief — because no two roles are the same.
One-time placement fee. Includes full screening, skills assessment, reference checks and our 90-day replacement guarantee. 30/60/90 day post-placement support included.
Get startedFlexible monthly retainer packages for ongoing VA support. Hours, scope and complexity are discussed and agreed upfront — no generic tiers. Tailored to your workflow and budget.
Discuss a package3–12 month contracts. Ideal for maternity cover, project-specific roles or trial periods. Includes same rigorous vetting and 30/60/90 day support.
Talk to usAll roles are remote-based, South Africa talent. Click any role to see full expectations, responsibilities, scope of work, and compensation ranges.
C-suite and senior EA roles with clients who understand this position's value and seniority.
See full overview →PA roles across industries — professional firms, startups, executives. Full-time, part-time, remote.
See full overview →Remote VA retainer opportunities with vetted, professional clients who respect your time and expertise.
See full overview →PM and operations roles for experienced professionals ready to lead delivery for ambitious businesses.
See full overview →Admin and operations support roles — data, reporting, systems, coordination. Remote-ready positions.
See full overview →We only put you forward for roles we genuinely believe are right for you. Together, further — Kulana means to grow, and that includes you.
Before any introduction, we walk you through the client — culture, pace, expectations, the real picture. No surprises.
We know what high-calibre support is worth. We negotiate on your behalf and will not let you be undervalued.
Structured check-ins after placement. If something isn't working, we'd rather know early and address it — not wait for it to break.
Upload your CV and certificates — we'll be in touch when we have an opportunity that fits. South Africa-based remote professionals only at this stage.
The trusted right hand to senior leaders — strategic, proactive, and indispensable. A high-calibre EA doesn't just manage tasks; they manage outcomes.
Ranges reflect South African remote market rates. Actual compensation depends on scope, industry and contract type. Kulana Group will provide role-specific guidance during placement.
Meticulous, discreet, and dependable. A great PA keeps your world running smoothly — managing the details so nothing important is ever missed.
Ranges reflect South African remote market rates. Actual compensation depends on scope, industry and contract type.
Flexible, efficient, remote-ready. South Africa-based VAs providing consistent, professional support — on your schedule, matched to your systems.
Retainer packages are scoped per client brief. Ranges reflect full-time equivalent SA market rates for remote work.
Drives projects forward with structure, clarity, and accountability. For businesses that need someone to own the process end-to-end — and make sure nothing slips.
Ranges reflect South African remote market rates. Contract and consulting day rates available on request.
The backbone of business operations. Organised, efficient, and systems-savvy — Administrators keep everything running so nothing important ever falls through.
Ranges reflect South African remote market rates. Specialist roles command premium rates based on industry complexity.
"I built Kulana because I've been the EA behind the exec. I know what great looks like — and I know how rare it is to find."
Kulana Group was founded by someone who has spent years as an support professional — not a recruiter who learnt this world from a job description, but someone who has done the work, understands the craft, and knows exactly what exceptional looks like from the inside.
Kulana means "to grow" in Zulu. Together, further — it's not a tagline. It's the belief we build every placement around.
Kulana — to growWe saw too many businesses settling for "good enough" when exceptional was available. And too many high-calibre support professionals placed in roles that didn't value them. Kulana Group exists to close that gap.
Work with usOur entire talent pool is South Africa-based. Remote-ready professionals equipped for global work — with local knowledge, local time zones, and the infrastructure to deliver without interruption.
Every candidate is personally screened, skills-assessed and reference-checked before we present them to a client. We don't cut corners — because corners matter.
We'll tell you when someone isn't right, when a brief needs to change, and when we don't have the right match yet. Integrity over invoice — every time.
For the businesses we serve and for every person in our talent network. People aren't resources. They're the whole point. Together, further.
When the right person meets the right business, both grow. This isn't a placement. It's the beginning of something that moves everyone forward.
Start the conversationWhether you're looking to hire high-calibre support talent or you're a skilled professional ready to take the next step — we'd love to hear from you.
"Together, further." — Kulana means to grow. Every conversation starts something.
Practical insight for businesses building great support teams — and for the professionals who power them.
The signs are usually there long before you act on them. Here's how to know when it's time — and what to do next.
Read more →Beyond a good laptop and fast Wi-Fi — the habits and home office setups that make remote support work, really work.
Read more →They're not the same role. Hiring the wrong one costs time, money, and momentum. Here's how to choose.
Read more →The signs are usually there long before founders and executives act on them. Here's what they look like — and what to do when you spot them.
There's a particular kind of exhaustion that high-performing founders and executives describe when they've gone too long without proper support. It's not burnout exactly. It's the slow drain of spending your best hours on tasks that someone else could — and should — be doing.
1. Your diary is running you, not the other way around. If you're spending more than an hour a day managing your own calendar — shuffling meetings, chasing confirmations, figuring out logistics — you're already past the point where an EA pays for itself.
2. Important things are falling through the cracks. Not because you're careless — because your bandwidth is genuinely full. Follow-ups missed. Emails unread for days. Commitments forgotten. These aren't character flaws, they're capacity signals.
3. You're doing work that doesn't require you. Travel booking. Research. Chasing invoices. Preparing documents. These tasks have real time cost but don't need your specific expertise. Every hour you spend on them is an hour not spent on what only you can do.
4. Your response times are slipping. Clients, stakeholders, team members — people are waiting longer to hear from you. Often the first thing an EA fixes is simply making you more responsive and present.
5. You keep saying "I'll get to that when things slow down." They won't. This is the pace. The question is whether you're managing it or it's managing you.
The mistake most people make is waiting until they're overwhelmed to start the hiring process — which takes time. The better move is to start before it's urgent, so you can be selective. A great EA isn't just someone who can do the tasks. They're someone who understands your priorities, your communication style, and your standards — and that kind of match takes a little time to find.
At Kulana Group, we help you define exactly what you need before we start looking. Because overhiring is as costly as underhiring — and the brief matters as much as the candidate.
"We don't just fill roles. We find the one person who'll actually make your life easier."
Talk to us about hiring →Beyond a good laptop and fast Wi-Fi — the habits, setups, and mindsets that make remote support genuinely work.
Remote work sounds simple in theory. You have your tools, your internet connection, your home office. But anyone who has worked as a remote EA for more than a few months knows the reality is more nuanced than that. The role demands something that office proximity used to provide automatically: visibility, presence, and trust — built entirely through what you do and how you communicate.
Reliable fibre internet — non-negotiable. Not ADSL, not LTE as your primary connection. Fibre. An EA dropping off a video call or sending a late document because of connectivity issues costs the relationship trust that's hard to rebuild.
Load shedding backup. South Africa's reality means this isn't optional. A UPS for your router and laptop, or a larger inverter setup, is a professional necessity — not a nice-to-have. Clients who trust you with their diary and communications cannot afford for you to go dark.
A dedicated, quiet workspace. Not the kitchen. Not the couch. A space that signals to your brain — and to the people you work with — that you are at work. It doesn't need to be elaborate, but it needs to be consistent.
Over-communicate deliberately. In an office, your principal sees you working. Remotely, they don't. The best remote EAs send brief, regular updates — not to prove they're working, but because it removes the anxiety gap that distance creates.
Be responsive, not just available. There's a difference between being logged on and being genuinely responsive. Aim to acknowledge messages within 15 minutes during working hours — even if the full response takes longer. That acknowledgement matters enormously.
Clarify before you act, not after. Without the ability to pop your head around a door, ambiguous instructions can cost hours. The best remote EAs ask clear, concise clarifying questions upfront — and save everyone the cost of redoing work.
Ready to find a role where your skills are genuinely valued?
Join our network →They're often used interchangeably. They shouldn't be. Here's how to tell which role you actually need — and what happens when you get it wrong.
The terms Personal Assistant and Virtual Assistant are used so interchangeably that many businesses end up hiring one when they genuinely need the other. The result is either an overqualified professional doing work below their level, or an underequipped one struggling with tasks they weren't set up for. Neither outcome is good for anyone.
A Personal Assistant is typically dedicated to one person — an executive, a founder, a high-net-worth individual. They manage that person's professional and sometimes personal world: diary, travel, correspondence, relationships. The work is often complex, highly confidential, and requires significant judgment. A senior PA is a strategic partner, not an administrator.
A Virtual Assistant is a remote professional providing operational and administrative support — often to multiple clients, or on a retainer basis. VA work tends to be more task-based: inbox management, scheduling, research, data entry, social media scheduling, CRM updates. The emphasis is on reliable execution of defined tasks, often within a structured scope of hours.
Do you need someone who is dedicated to you — who knows your world, your priorities, your communication style, and operates with a high degree of autonomy and judgment? That's a PA.
Or do you need reliable, skilled remote support for a defined set of tasks — flexibly, without the commitment of a full dedicated hire? That's a VA.
Both roles are valuable. Neither is a cheaper version of the other. The mistake is treating them as equivalent.
Not sure which role fits your situation? We'll help you figure it out.
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