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Executive Assistant

The Avo Shopping Company

The Avo Shopping Company

Executive Assistant

New York City, NY
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    As an Executive Assistant, you will provide executive support to the CEO. Through this one-on-one working relationship, you will serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external communication. You will be responsible for organizing and coordinating executive outreach and external relations efforts, and overseeing special projects. The Executive Assistant must be creative and enjoy working within a small, entrepreneurial environment that is a mission and results-driven company. Through close collaboration with every part of the organization and mentorship in a startup environment, you’ll be given the opportunity to grow your career. You will learn about and contribute to the success of a high growth e-commerce startup based in Israel and New York!

    • Completes a broad variety of administrative tasks for the CEO including managing an extremely active calendar of appointments; completing expense reports;
    • Plans, coordinates and ensures the CEO's schedule is followed and respected. Follows through as a "gatekeeper" for the CEO, and creates win-win situations for direct access to the CEO's time and office.
    • Works closely and effectively with the CEO to keep him/her well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately. Acts as a "barometer," having a sense of the issues taking place in the environment and keeping the CEO updated.
    • Participates as an adjunct member of the Executive Team including assisting in scheduling meetings and attending all meetings
    • Setting meetings, delivering sales pitches, and presenting to key decision-makers at potential partners.
    • Taking care of everything within the office-administrative area - It`s a startup, a lot is happening
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications Requirements for the Executive Assistant role include:

    • Strong organizational skills with the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail
    • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders, including staff and board members
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    • Strong administrative and organizational skills
    • Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capabilities
    • Emotional maturity
    • Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently

    Avo is a community-oriented company and the ideal individual will add to the culture of the company. They will also have the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations and handle confidential matters with discretion. With so many different responsibilities this person must be able to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities and work under pressure at times to handle a wide variety of activities.

    Other qualifications include:

    • Highly motivated and hardworking
    • Data-driven
    • Energetic and creative
    • Proactive nature
    • Appetite for developing the company as an early-stage startup
    • Willingness to get the job done
    • Embracing change
    • A genuine passion for the business and their mission
  • Benefits

    In addition to our competitive salary, we also offer the following benefits:

    • Health Insurance
    • A dynamic working environment and talented people
    • Stock Options Plan
  • Industry
    Start-Ups
  • About Us

    We build online convenience stores for employees. The employees can buy anything from fresh produce to groceries to personal care items to pet supplies. All for everyday low prices. The best thing about our service is that your employees get: free, same-day delivery with no minimum order, right to the office. This means they can order as little as a single avocado.