NOW HIRING: PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/ OFFICE
MANAGER
Position Overview: Third Plateau, a growing multi-disciplinary social impact strategy firm, is
looking for an intelligent, self-directed individual to serve as a part-time Administrative
Assistant/Office Manager. Under the guidance of Third Plateau’s Community Manager, the
Administrative Assistant/Office Manager will primarily focus on supporting our team’s
administrative needs and all office operations. Top candidates will be exceptionally organized,
fast learners, effective communicators, and able to juggle multiple assignments simultaneously.
Though the schedule might fluctuate, we anticipate this job starting at 15 hours/week.
Application Deadline: Rolling, but with a drop-dead deadline of April 30, 2017.
Start Date: May 2017
Location: San Francisco, CA
Hourly Compensation: $15 - $20 / hour
Hours per Week: 15 (specific days and times will be scheduled once a hire is made)
WHO WE ARE
Third Plateau is a multi-disciplinary, social impact strategy firm. We partner with people and
organizations with game-changing ideas to improve the world, and we help them do it bigger,
better, and faster. Our work is driven by five key principles:
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We only work with the best. True innovation and meaningful change are difficult to
achieve; we work with the organizations that we believe are inspired by and capable of
meeting those challenges.
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Big ideas and creative problem solving excite us. We are at our best when we are
formulating, thinking through, and executing new ideas and approaches.
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Knowledge is absolutely essential to effective innovation. We are intensely curious
and are voracious consumers of information and ideas from a variety of disciplines.
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Metrics, monitoring, and evaluation are cornerstones of effective programming. We
cannot meaningfully strive for change without a clear definition of “success” and the
strategy and means by which to track impact.
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Relationships and networks are how change happens. Relationship development is at
the core of our work and we are very intentional about how we curate networks for
maximum social impact.
We work in three main ways:
Social Venture Strategists
We partner with social entrepreneurs, nonprofits, public
entities, and other mission-driven organizations around the
world on program design, business planning, community
engagement, metrics development, strategic planning,
development strategy, impact evaluation, and board
development. We also partner with funders to provide
capacity-building support to their grantees.
Philanthropic Advisors
We advise individual donors, foundations, and companies on
making their philanthropic giving more meaningful, strategic,
and impactful; and we help funders think more expansively
about their potential social impact.
Thought Leaders
We write, speak, and convene programs, aimed at
dramatically advancing the work of the social sector.
Third Plateau was founded in 2011 and is a dynamic and growing firm. We currently have nine
employees—you’ll be number ten! While our primary office is in San Francisco, we also have
team members in Sacramento, CA and Houston, TX.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
The Administrative Assistant/Office Manager will serve as an integral part of Third Plateau and
will be responsible for all administrative needs and support for the 9-person team. Potential
duties include, but are not limited to:
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Manage the office – You will be responsible for ensuring that our amazing office space
stays amazing, by keeping it clean, taking out the trash, collecting rent checks from our
sub-tenants, keeping the office supplies and food stocked, and managing the
relationships with our vendors (internet provider, landlord, cleaning service, electric
company, etc.).
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Support the team – You will be responsible for organizing and scheduling meetings and
calls, taking notes during internal brainstorms, making travel arrangements for team
members, as well as technical troubleshooting and contributing to the firm’s culture that
blends professionalism, creativity, camaraderie, and fun.
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Support our client work – You will be responsible for writing and managing surveys,
purchasing supplies needed for client retreats, typing meeting notes, and printing and
organizing documents needed for client engagements.
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Seek out solutions – We are successful because we are great at anticipating hurdles and
proactively finding solutions. We are creative problem solvers and will expect you to be
the same.
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Maintain systems and structures – The Administrative Assistant / Office Manager will
ensure operations run smoothly; the position thus requires someone who is really well
organized. You will make sure our systems hum efficiently and are free of clutter and
confusion.
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Contribute as a team player – The Administrative Assistant / Office Manager will be a
valued team member and help out wherever and whenever necessary. We are a young
and growing company and are always looking for ways to improve what we do and how
we do it. As such, we expect the Administrative Assistant/Office Manager to bring a
critical eye and creative mind to our work and help us continually improve.
WHO YOU ARE
To be successful in this job, you will excel in the following key areas:
Organization
You take pride in making sure everything is in its rightful place and
everything is working the way it should be.
Attention to detail
You are the type of person who strives for perfection and has a
mind that can simultaneously see the big picture and the smallest
aspect of a project.
Communication
You are an exceptionally clear communicator who can write and
speak with confidence.
Learning quickly
We don’t expect you to know everything, but we do expect you to
be a quick and perceptive learner.
Self-reliance
You have a knack for figuring things out and require minimal
oversight to see a project through to the end.
Calmness under pressure
You thrive in a fast-paced work environment and can stay relaxed
and focused when juggling many projects and deadlines,
especially when they arise at the last minute (which is common).
Interpersonal ability
You must be able to build trust and goodwill with team
members. You’re the kind of person who knows how to get along
well with others and anticipate their needs.
Eagerness to help
You find joy in helping problem solve for others and supporting
those around you to do their best work. You bring a positive vibe,
creativity, and a “yes” attitude into everything you do.
We are more interested in these eight qualities than in any particular type of experience.
Prior experience in administration, the nonprofit sector, or philanthropy is a plus, but we’re
essentially looking for the smartest, most passionate, and most hardworking person we can
find. Inspire us!
Other important things to note:
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We are a small company that embraces a start-up attitude. Third Plateau is going to
continue its significant growth over the coming years and we are looking for someone
who wants to navigate that growth with us.
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You will need to fit well with our culture, bringing an unwavering commitment to
learning, a desire to seek to big challenges, an empathetic approach to building
relationships, and an intense interest in having fun. Eight-ninths of us have a great sense
of humor, so it wouldn’t hurt if you liked to laugh and make others laugh, too!
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Other qualities we are looking for include confidence, willingness and ability to travel,
passion, leadership, and curiosity.
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Fluency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is a must.
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Skills that would be great but are not necessary include graphic design, web
development, data visualization, and margarita-making. Past experience with
nonprofits, foundations, or mission-driven companies is a plus.
HOW TO APPLY
Email your resume and one-page cover letter (together as a single PDF attachment) to
[email protected] with the subject line “ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT / OFFICE
MANAGER APPLICATION – [YOUR NAME].” Please also include your cover letter in the body of
the email, too. NOTE: only applications following these specific guidelines will be reviewed.
Third Plateau is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and
applicants for employment without regard to their race, color, age, religious creed, sexual
orientation, or other personal characteristics as may be protected by applicable law.