Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant

Future Cities Development was founded in the summer of 2011 with the mission of bettering humanity by creating free societies. We are aggressively targeting a very promising near-term opportunity to develop a new city on unsettled land, working closely with a sovereign government that wishes to create economic opportunity for their citizens. Our city will have the freedom to set, enforce, and adjudicate most commercial law, while abiding by local criminal law.

The ideal candidate will derive deep personal satisfaction from taking a support role within a team of individuals, all working on a project that will have widespread global impact.

Purpose of role:

• To provide administrative support to a team of very dynamic and geographically distributed individuals
• Aid in the functionality of the group by proactively sourcing tasks from team members

Key skills/qualities:

• Energetic self-starter who loves supporting others to execute at a high level in a demanding environment
• Highly competent all-rounder:
  • Computer/technology skills:
    • Fast, accurate typing with good grammar and spelling
    • Fluidity with Google Apps word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations
    • Capable of online calendar management for multiple team members and groups
    • Video conferencing, faxing, photo editing, and other technologies
  • High-quality internet research: great at finding the best answers/solutions/deals at the lowest price
  • Great with logistics: ordering, storing, tracking, and organizing inventory, things, data, and people
  • Bookkeeping and payroll
  • Error-free data entry
  • Proofreader with an eagle eye (catch errors that everyone else has missed)
  • Strong communication skills (including a charming and professional phone manner)
• Super organized, even in a very fast-moving, multi-tasking environment with tight timelines across multiple timezones
• Meticulous and highly detail-oriented
• Excellent at detecting and executing priorities in a fluid environment without clear guidelines
• Completely reliable in getting things done on time, to a high professional standard
• Scheduling and coordinating meetings, events, tasks, etc.: keep relevant parties updated on status of projects, tasks, and issues, with advance reminders
• Good at “thinking on your feet” and solving problems effectively as they come up
• Friendly and effective in interacting with team members, partners, suppliers, and customers from many different cultural backgrounds.

Other qualities and experience:

• A positive attitude. We’re a small start-up with a social-work dynamic so we’d like to find someone who is a good culture fit
• The ability to multi-task and maintain serenity amidst many incoming requests
• Excellent time and task management skills
• Data entry skills

It’s also very important that all of our team members are deeply passionate about our mission - many of us have been thinking and working in this area for 10+ years and have incredible enthusiasm. This is a full-time position. We are seeking someone who is located in the San Francisco Bay Area.