Overview
At Montauk Climate, a newly established climate investment firm, we build companies that make a meaningful impact.&nbsp; We thrive on collaborating with high-integrity founders who share our passion for solving the climate crisis with market-based solutions.&nbsp; We optimize capital, talent, and ideas to allow success to flourish during a time of energy transition.&nbsp;&nbsp;
We&rsquo;re looking for an Executive Assistant to provide all-around support to the firm to keep things running smoothly.&nbsp; This will include but won&rsquo;t be limited to managing calendars and appointments, arranging travel, general office management, and occasional special projects depending on the firm&rsquo;s requirements.
This is a full-time position, based in NYC or SF or remotely, starting as soon as possible.&nbsp; The ideal candidate will have some experience supporting others, with the intention that this candidate will grow and evolve with our firm, with the potential for advancement in 1-3 years.&nbsp; The sky is the limit!&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Your Impact&nbsp;
The Executive Assistant (EA) for Montauk Climate is a critical role to enable the smooth functioning of our firm through detailed schedule management, transparent team communications, best-practice guidance, and cultural leadership.&nbsp;
This individual will quickly deliver assigned tasks and proactively design solutions to help our firm grow and operate effectively. The EA is the connector between our internal team of 8-10 people and across our various investments in the climate space.&nbsp;&nbsp;
You will&nbsp;represent&nbsp;and&nbsp;demonstrate&nbsp;our values both internally and&nbsp;while engaging externally&nbsp;to coordinate meetings and advance our collaborative efforts.&nbsp; Your efforts will make it possible to&nbsp;bring about change through climate investing with start-ups that seek to improve our planet.&nbsp;&nbsp;
This role will report to our Chief Operating Officer.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Responsibilities&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Scheduling appointments, maintaining accurate calendars and managing files</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Understanding priorities and commitments of executives and can adjust with little advance notice</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Managing expense reporting and associated documentation&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Handle email requests and follows up as needed and&nbsp;in a timely manner&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Notetaking&nbsp;and internal communications&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Actively&nbsp;seek&nbsp;to collaborate and foster&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;across the firm&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Maintain strict confidentiality when accessing sensitive information&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Create and manage&nbsp;accurate&nbsp;and detailed logistical and booking details related to domestic and international travel&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Support and lead in team offsite planning and execution&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Assist on research related to climate investment diligence and projects&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Core Skills and Experiences&nbsp;&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Three years of experience as an executive or administrative assistant in a professional environment or in a comparable position&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Proficiency&nbsp;in Microsoft Office, Calendar functions, videoconference systems and typical contact database software such as Salesforce&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Can&nbsp;flexibly and&nbsp;efficiently handle unanticipated changes to schedules, plans and workloads, approaching tricky situations with a&nbsp;positive and solutions-oriented attitude&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Exhibits&nbsp;professionalism&nbsp;and empathy&nbsp;in interactions&nbsp;with others,&nbsp;both in&nbsp;verbal and written communication.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, tasks, and projects efficiently with a strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Desired Skills and Experiences&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Expert in&nbsp;anticipating&nbsp;needs, resolving challenges before they materialize&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ability to interact with staff&nbsp;and partners&nbsp;at all levels,&nbsp;while&nbsp;remaining&nbsp;positive, flexible, resourceful, efficient, and managing multiple demands&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Good judgment and strong decision-making ability&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Pick&nbsp;up new skills quickly&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
We encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply, regardless of whether you feel you meet 100% of the qualifications. The top candidates will bring their own unique perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds from a variety of industries along with many but not necessarily all the skills listed above.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Location&nbsp;
We are a remote-ready organization with team members based in New York City and San Francisco Bay Area.&nbsp;
This role is based in New York City.&nbsp;&nbsp;
While we are mostly remote, we love seeing each other in person!&nbsp; We gather at a shared officespace 1-2 times per week in Manhattan.
Compensation &amp; Benefits  &nbsp;
Since we are a start-up ourselves, the annual compensation for this position will start at $73k - $76k, but an annual cash bonus and potential firm equity package will be available following year 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:     &nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Medical, dental, vision insurance    &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Life, AD&amp;D, short-term and long-term disability    &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Parental leave    &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion      &nbsp;
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran, and any other protected class under local, state, and federal law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Montauk Climate is an equal opportunity employer.&nbsp; We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

At Montauk Climate, a newly established climate investment firm, we build companies that make a meaningful impact.&nbsp; We thrive on collaborating with high-integrity founders who share our passion for solving the climate crisis with market-based solutions.&nbsp; We optimize capital, talent, and ideas to allow success to flourish during a time of energy transition.&nbsp;

Executive Assistant

Overview
At Montauk Climate, a newly established climate investment firm, we build companies that make a meaningful impact.&nbsp; We thrive on collaborating with high-integrity founders who share our passion for solving the climate crisis with market-based solutions.&nbsp; We optimize capital, talent, and ideas to allow success to flourish during a time of energy transition.&nbsp;&nbsp;
We’re looking for an Executive Assistant to provide all-around support to the firm to keep things running smoothly.&nbsp; This will include but won’t be limited to managing calendars and appointments, arranging travel, general office management, and occasional special projects depending on the firm’s requirements.
This is a full-time position, based in NYC or SF or remotely, starting as soon as possible.&nbsp; The ideal candidate will have some experience supporting others, with the intention that this candidate will grow and evolve with our firm, with the potential for advancement in 1-3 years.&nbsp; The sky is the limit!&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Your Impact&nbsp;
The Executive Assistant (EA) for Montauk Climate is a critical role to enable the smooth functioning of our firm through detailed schedule management, transparent team communications, best-practice guidance, and cultural leadership.&nbsp;
This individual will quickly deliver assigned tasks and proactively design solutions to help our firm grow and operate effectively. The EA is the connector between our internal team of 8-10 people and across our various investments in the climate space.&nbsp;&nbsp;
You will&nbsp;represent&nbsp;and&nbsp;demonstrate&nbsp;our values both internally and&nbsp;while engaging externally&nbsp;to coordinate meetings and advance our collaborative efforts.&nbsp; Your efforts will make it possible to&nbsp;bring about change through climate investing with start-ups that seek to improve our planet.&nbsp;&nbsp;
This role will report to our Chief Operating Officer.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Responsibilities&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Scheduling appointments, maintaining accurate calendars and managing files</li>
<li aria-level="1">Understanding priorities and commitments of executives and can adjust with little advance notice</li>
<li aria-level="1">Managing expense reporting and associated documentation&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Handle email requests and follows up as needed and&nbsp;in a timely manner&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Notetaking&nbsp;and internal communications&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Actively&nbsp;seek&nbsp;to collaborate and foster&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;across the firm&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Maintain strict confidentiality when accessing sensitive information&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Create and manage&nbsp;accurate&nbsp;and detailed logistical and booking details related to domestic and international travel&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Support and lead in team offsite planning and execution&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Assist on research related to climate investment diligence and projects&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Core Skills and Experiences&nbsp;&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Three years of experience as an executive or administrative assistant in a professional environment or in a comparable position&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Proficiency&nbsp;in Microsoft Office, Calendar functions, videoconference systems and typical contact database software such as Salesforce&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Can&nbsp;flexibly and&nbsp;efficiently handle unanticipated changes to schedules, plans and workloads, approaching tricky situations with a&nbsp;positive and solutions-oriented attitude&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Exhibits&nbsp;professionalism&nbsp;and empathy&nbsp;in interactions&nbsp;with others,&nbsp;both in&nbsp;verbal and written communication.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, tasks, and projects efficiently with a strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Desired Skills and Experiences&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Expert in&nbsp;anticipating&nbsp;needs, resolving challenges before they materialize&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Ability to interact with staff&nbsp;and partners&nbsp;at all levels,&nbsp;while&nbsp;remaining&nbsp;positive, flexible, resourceful, efficient, and managing multiple demands&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Good judgment and strong decision-making ability&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Pick&nbsp;up new skills quickly&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
We encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply, regardless of whether you feel you meet 100% of the qualifications. The top candidates will bring their own unique perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds from a variety of industries along with many but not necessarily all the skills listed above.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Location&nbsp;
We are a remote-ready organization with team members based in New York City and San Francisco Bay Area.&nbsp;
This role is based in New York City.&nbsp;&nbsp;
While we are mostly remote, we love seeing each other in person!&nbsp; We gather at a shared officespace 1-2 times per week in Manhattan.
Compensation &amp; Benefits  &nbsp;
Since we are a start-up ourselves, the annual compensation for this position will start at $73k - $76k, but an annual cash bonus and potential firm equity package will be available following year 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:     &nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Medical, dental, vision insurance    &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Life, AD&amp;D, short-term and long-term disability    &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Parental leave    &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion      &nbsp;
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran, and any other protected class under local, state, and federal law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Montauk Climate is an equal opportunity employer.&nbsp; We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Executive Assistant

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