Personal Assistant

Fort Collins CO

Description

I’m searching for a personal assistant to a startup founder/software engineering manager to help me with daily communications, monitoring the activity at the companies I’m involved with, and to keep me accountable for my tasks and initiatives. A typical day would include: - helping me prepare for the day’s meetings - keeping tabs on email, Slack, and Discord of different companies and projects - attending meetings to take notes and record action items - monitoring my daily task list to keep priorities and assignments in order - meeting with me to review my initiatives, medium-term objectives, and goals to keep me on track - working with me to write out new initiatives and project ideas (dictation and note taking) This position would also include some truer personal assistant or head-of-house tasks like running errands, arranging home vendors, etc. for my household but wouldn’t be the focus of the role. This role will be part-time (25-30hrs per week during business hours) to start with a move to full time after a trail period. This role would require being in an office in Fort Collins during those hours. We'll start with one month contract and explore options based the candidate from there - we're looking for a long term partnership and will base options on the candidate's needs. Technology will be provided with the option of using a personal cell phone. Responsibilities - Schedule appointments and meetings, maintain an events calendar, and send reminders. - Answer emails and monitor Slack, Teams, and Discord chat - Take accurate and comprehensive notes at meetings - Write summaries of companies’ happenings and personal investments - Help with daily time management - Draft correspondence such as emails and chat - Entering data, maintaining databases, and keeping records - Coordinating household services, vendors, and researching products - Plan travel, including flights, accommodation and ground transportation - Run errands as requested - Observing best business practices and etiquette. Requirements - Strong interpersonal skills - Experience using modern platforms like Office365, Notion, Slack, etc. - Active listening and good communication skills - Proactive approach to problem-solving - Ability to multitask - Strong time-management and organization skills - Interest in the technology space would be helpful - Must be discreet as available business information would be sensitive I’d love to discuss more with you if you’re interested, please send an email with the phrase “Personal Assistant” in the subject line. I’m looking to fill the role soon.