Business Administrator
Green Angel Ventures
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 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. In July 2023, we won both of our industry’s two top annual awards, reflecting our strong market position and impact. In 2024 we expect to start deploying a very large climate venture fund.
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
Your role will be to support and assist the team in this very exciting time as we grow as a business.
Key tasks will include:
Working with the CEO
- Organise internal and external meetings
- Occasionally book travel / accommodation
- Manage inbox
- Prepare packs and data for Steering Group and Board meetings
- Take minutes and manage actions for Steering Group and Board meetings
Working with HR
- Manage recruitment process and provide support for new team member induction and onboarding
- Point of contact for our health plan provider
- Point of contact for HR Manager
Working with our Deal Team
- Own the close-out process for completed deals; chasing payments and signatures, confirmation from portfolio companies, ensuring our CRM system is updated etc.
- Gather, file and distribute EIS and Share certificates
- Manage e-signing of documents
- Minute Deal Team bi-monthly meeting
Working with our CIO
- Support updates to Climate Change Fund and Climate Venture Fund documentation
- Manage e-signing of documents
- Support the issuing of statements to investors twice a year
- Support other compliance based activities such as arranging annual training
General
- Take minutes and manage actions for the Investment, Compliance and Portfolio Management Committees.
- Implement systems and processes for routine/regular tasks to improve efficiency
- Point of contact for general information / requests through website / email
- Support Membership & Marketing Manager with LinkedIn
- Other ad-hoc tasks and small projects
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, 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).
- Knowledge in investment, finance or start-ups will be beneficial but is not essential
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 salary in the range of £23,500 to £25,500 depending on experience.
- 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: 24 November 2024. We may close applications early if the right candidate is found.
Remote first round interviews are expected to take place shortly afterwards.
About Green Angel Ventures
Green Angel Ventures specialises in the fight against climate change. Our funds and syndicate provide the knowledge and experience needed to add
substantial value to emerging climate start-ups.
Green Angel Ventures invests in companies whose radical grassroots innovations fight climate change. Our portfolio companies have the technology or processes required to slow, arrest and then reverse global warming.
Green Angel Ventures specialises in the fight against climate change. Our funds and syndicate provide the knowledge and experience needed to add substantial value to emerging climate start-ups. Green Angel Ventures invests in companies whose radical grassroots innovations fight climate change. Our portfolio companies have the technology or processes required to slow, arrest and then reverse global warming.
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