Executive Assistant

About Green Angel Ventures

Green Angel Ventures is the reference early stage investor for UK climate innovation. We
specialise in the fight against climate change. We invest through our EIS Climate Funds, on
behalf of our co-investment partners, and through our syndicate (Green Angel Syndicate).
Together with our skilled in-house team, these funding sources also provide the knowledge and
experience to add substantial value to emerging climate start-ups.

Green Angel Syndicate is one of the largest angel syndicates in the UK. We identify, invest in,
and help the growth of companies which have specialist technology or processes which can help
limit or reduce the world’s carbon emissions. In the 6 years we’ve been investing, we have
recruited more than 350 members, and invested in over 40 portfolio companies.

Green Angel Ventures is a team of around 20 people, and this is an exciting time for us. As
well as increasing the number and size of investments into companies fighting climate change,
our Climate Change Fund is raising and deploying more money than ever, and we have been awarded
substantial government funds to invest, allowing us to make a bigger impact, faster.

Location

All GAV team members work from home – we have no office. Some of our team who are based around
London meet up for in-person working fortnightly, and we get all staff together twice a year
for a couple of days. This role is mostly working from home, with occasional travel to
locations in the UK. Many of our industry or member events are London-based, and it would be an
advantage if you lived within an hour of London.

The role 

We have a senior management team (Steering Group) of 6 people. Primarily, your role will be to
support the Steering Group members, to allow them to be as productive as possible in driving
the business strategy and growth. There will also be opportunities to engage with, and assist,
all members of the GAV team.

Tasks will include:

• Working with the Steering Group and Board
  • Arranging and taking minutes at key meetings – Steering Group, Board, Investment
    Committee, Compliance Committee, etc, and updating action lists
  • Coordinating calendars and appointments
  • Producing and improving presentations
  • Providing support for new team member induction and onboarding

• Working with the Marketing and Membership Manager
  • Engaging with our members, relating to their investments and membership
  • Updating relevant areas of our websites
  • Attending in-person events such as our pitch events, or members’ events, typically
    in London, to help with logistics and to aid with smooth running
• Working with our Deal team
  • Ensuring signatures and payment for completed deals, improving processes to aid
    deal completion, Managing e-signing of documents such as investment agreements, etc
• Event coordination, execution and follow-up, including
  • Planning and agreeing a schedule for our events, such as pitches, member dinners,
    educational events, etc
  • Organising and delivering all aspects of our events (including finding speakers,
    booking locations, registration systems, reminders, catering, technical aspects,
    recording/note-taking, follow-ups, etc)
  • Preparing budgets, analysing events afterward and providing feedback/improvement
    suggestions
• Central company and coordination
  • Booking travel/accommodation/meetings for staff including planning of meetings 
  • Setting up systems and processes for routine/regular tasks, to improve efficiency
  • Supporting our finance and compliance teams in routine reporting or compliance
    activities
  • Preparing external reports for coinvestors, industry bodies, etc
  • First-line response and allocation for general information requests through
    website/email
• Other ad hoc tasks or projects, throughout the business

It is important to note that the above list is the starting point for learning and growth
within GAV, and there will be many opportunities to engage with different parts of the
business. Entrepreneurial and dynamic people will be able to make this role their own, to a
certain extent, and contribute widely across our team.

About you

• In your application, you will be able to demonstrate your experience in and aptitude for
  each of the areas in which you’ll be operating, through your education, working experience,
  and/or voluntary activities.
• You will be determined to use your skills and background to help GAV to fight climate
  change. You may have knowledge of and interest in sustainability and climate change.
• You have excellent writing and communication skills. You have fluent written English.
• You have exceptional attention to detail.
• You have fast, accurate typing skills, and an ability to capture the substantive content of
  meetings and summarise those in clear, concise minutes.
• You have the confidence to engage with our team, external partners, our High Net-Worth
  members, and our partner companies.
• You can use your initiative to suggest changes, and to make decisions confidently.
• You have good common sense, and can identify when ‘something isn’t right’.
• You’re comfortable reporting on progress and meeting deadlines.
• You are organised, self-motivated and self-directed. (We have always been a remote
  organisation, and we work hard to maintain a fun and supportive culture, despite being
  physically apart).

Green Angel Ventures is dedicated to encouraging a supportive and inclusive culture amongst our
own workforce, our members, and the workforces of our portfolio companies. It is within our
interest to promote diversity and eliminate discrimination in the workforce, as this is good
practice and is fundamental to our core values.

Our aim is to ensure that all members, employees and job applicants are given equal
opportunities. All employees, members and investors will be respected and valued.

Benefits

• Green Angel Ventures operates in one of the most exciting and dynamic sectors in the modern
  economy: the intersection of climate change, technological innovation, and fund management.
• This is a permanent contract with a salary of £28,000.
• We operate an auto-enrolment pension scheme (3% employer contribution on base salary, 5%
  employee) which you may opt out of.
• We pay a small monthly working-from home allowance, tax free.
• You’ll get 25 days holiday per year, plus all bank holidays, and your birthday
• Holiday days increase with length of service, up to 29 days.
• We offer paid ‘journey days’ to staff travelling on holiday by train, coach or boat instead
  of flying.
• There will be many opportunities for long-term career growth as Green Angel Ventures
  continues to scale, and expand its operations into areas such as Fund management.
• Your voice counts. We employ smart people, and we listen to their opinions. You’ll play an
  active part in our organisation, and in our plans for the future.

Application deadline: 9am Monday 24 March 2025. We may close applications early if the right
candidate is found.

Remote first round interviews are expected to take place shortly afterwards.