Citrine Angels Seeks Executive Assistant
Citrine Angels is a growing, dynamic nonprofit organization dedicated to helping increase the number of high growth startup companies founded by women who obtain early-stage funding. Citrine accomplishes this mission by gathering and teaching women to be angel investors, and then presenting companies to the group for funding.
Over the past 4 years, since inception, Citrine Angels has invested nearly a million dollars in over a dozen companies, who have gone on to raise over $250M.
Citrine Angels is seeking a part-time executive assistant to support nonprofit operations and help us advance our mission to increase the number of women investing in women. Applications are currently being accepted here.
The role of Executive Assistant will work alongside the Director of Citrine Angels supporting operations. Tasks may include, but are not limited to,:
- Preparing for and supporting membership events, including pitch meetings, education events, and office hours. Tasks include: confirming meeting dates, securing and confirming meeting locations/ Zoom, sending member invitations and tracking meeting registration, and sending event reminders and relevant materials to membership; staffing and prep, if local
- Promoting Citrine Angels membership and events on our social media platforms and website
- Maintaining relationship with outside parties (investors, universities, portfolio companies, etc)
- Basic website maintenance
- Managing Citrine Angels correspondence, including monitoring two inboxes regularly
- Handling membership registration, onboarding, troubleshooting and reporting, including management of new members and member renewals through account platform.
- Project management of Citrine programs, including fellowship recruitment and member investment process
- Supporting committees, including membership, advancement and deal flow
- Maintaining and storing records and supplies
The executive assistant will report to the Director of Citrine Angels.
Most work can be done remotely and with a flexible schedule. Expected time commitment will average about 10 hours/week, including staffing virtual pitch meetings (6-8 each year) and potentially being available to staff virtual Board meetings and in person membership events in the DC area (negotiable, based on location). A minimum commitment of 1 year is expected.
A qualified candidate will have:
- Outstanding interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including understanding different styles for audiences and channels
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with colleagues and work well within a decentralized team environment
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and responsibilities efficiently and effectively with an acute attention to accuracy and detail
- Ability to independently manage a multi-faceted workload and meet strict deadlines
- Flexibility, accountability and a strong commitment to honesty in all dealings
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to identify areas to improve processes and systems for efficiency
- Prior experience promoting events, updating websites via content management tools (no coding needed), and handling communications
- Preferably, experience with angel investing, memberships, and nonprofit management
- Proficiency in (or ability to learn) G-Suite (Mail, Drive, Calendar) and member management system (some training provided), Zoom (setup and management)
- Passion for helping women entrepreneurs and desire to educate women investors
- A flexible schedule
If you are interested in being considered, please apply here.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Citrine, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Citrine Angels is a membership organization 501(c)(6) providing early-stage investment opportunities and education to female investors in the Washington DC Metro area. We support the growth and success of female-founded businesses in the Washington DC metro area and increase access to investment opportunities for women. Citrine Angels provides a structure and process to assist accredited investors make early-stage investments in female-founded companies and provide investor education to our members.
Citrine Angels Seeks Pro Bono Attorney
Citrine Angels is looking for someone to join us as our in-house, pro-bono attorney for a minimum two-year term. Below is a description of what we are looking for. Please email elyssa@citrineangels.com if you are interested in the position or know someone who might be.
Attorney work for organization (pro bono), totaling 5-10 hours per month, includes:
- Review legal documents on behalf of Citrine, such as agreement with insurance provider; Member Agreement; Corporate/Board documents; agreements with vendors, service providers, and sponsors; and others as needed. Time will include an annual review of documents
- Provide securities law advice on an ad hoc basis
- Assist with special projects such as grant applications and the ongoing discussions regarding proprietary SPVs or other investment vehicles
- Can meet/discuss/explain such documents to the Board, as needed (pending coordinating a time for meeting)
- Attend Full Board and Executive Board meetings on alternative months, as available
Citrine Offers:
- Featured as Citrine attorney on website, as applicable
- Option to host educational session for members
- Company to be provided in-kind Seed Sponsor status, which includes one individual membership and additional benefits
Pro Bono Attorney may also offer paid packages to members, such as reviewing investment documents for a group of members, assisting in set up of LLC or other structures to streamline investing, etc.
The pro bono term will last two years, with the option to extend.