General Superstar/Admin Assistant/Office Manager

About Us

We bring customers food that doesn’t cost the earth.

We’re a leading UK vertical farming company who have spent almost a decade growing salads at three vertical farms, bringing customers restaurant-quality leafy greens that stay fresher for longer. Salads are just the tip of the iceberg – our future is more farms, more crops, and the technology to make vertical farming the norm.

We’re passionate about getting people to rethink their salads and delivering healthy, affordable, British-grown food to more customers, with a lighter environmental footprint and a more resilient year-round supply chain. We bring purpose and impact to the fresh produce category and expect a transformational impact over the next decade as we add in new crops. 

We are a fast-growing dynamic team, who care passionately about what we’re doing. We’re interested in people who want to help turn food production on its head, who are naturally entrepreneurial, commercial and restless to make it happen.

We have developed industry-leading technology integrated with renewable energy to drive down the costs and carbon footprint of vertical farming, while cutting down on food waste in the supply chain and at home. Our fourth farm, currently under construction in Sandwich, Kent, is expected to begin delivering its first harvest of ready-to-eat salad leaves to U.K. supermarket shelves in the 22/23 winter season.

Our team is the most valuable part of our business – our success is defined by the hard-working, brilliant and enthusiastic people we employ. Our recruitment process and employment decisions are based on our business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, colour, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or disability status. We don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics and we encourage all suitable applicants to apply for open positions.

Your Role

We are looking for an all-round superstar to manage and oversee the daily operations of the “office” (even though some of us are remote!) and team of this fast growing company. This is an opportunity to have a significant impact, deliver generalist services across the team as well as building and maintaining a first-rate working environment in which the team and company can thrive.

The position is a blend of operations, administration, events, HR and anything else you want it to be. It requires the ability to adapt to changing priorities and demands with little or no notice. We’re looking for somebody with exceptional energy and drive who wants to have a big impact across the business and help the team deliver on our mission to turn food production on its head:

• you’ll have first-hand experience of what it means to work in a fast growing business
• you’ll thrive in an ambiguous environment, have a calm manner and an agile & flexible mindset
• you’ll enjoy working at pace, collaborating with like-minded individuals 
• you’ll be comfortable with a high level of autonomy, within a supportive framework
• you’ll have excellent communication skills, whether that’s in person, on zoom or bribing the office dog with treats.

Making our office a great place to work 

• General office administration and management: providing office support for the whole team primarily from the London office (Victoria) but also across 3 office locations (London, Kent, Shropshire) and multiple home offices
• "Front of house" for visitors in the London office (Victoria): welcoming visitors, preparing meeting rooms etc 
• Managing office and IT subscriptions
• Ordering and managing office supplies (office furniture, equipment, stationary etc)
• Liaising with office provider and booking additional desks/rooms etc
• Managing inbound and outbound post/packages

Keeping us organised 

• Calendar management for management/board (meetings, meeting rooms, dial-ins etc)
• Coordinate and manage travel arrangements
• Schedule board and shareholder meetings
• Minor accounting duties (invoice processing etc) 
• Keeping business databases and documentation up to date
• Diarising investor reporting and key dates 
• Preparing and editing corporate correspondence and presentations

Helping us live and breathe our values 

• Organising companywide/team & social events (volunteering, social etc)
• Support on training initiatives 
• Work with Head of People on wellness and CSR initiatives 
• Work with Head of People and Finance in renewing of company benefits/policies 
• Lead liaison with IT support team
• Onboarding/offboarding staff and contractors
• Answering general enquiries and connecting them to the appropriate person

What’s in it for you?

• Be part of a great business – you will be onboard one of the fastest growing and most exciting businesses in the vertical farming industry
• Be part of a great team – you will work with and learn from a friendly, smart, growing, and passionate team who care about each other and the business
• Grow yourself – a chance to develop yourself and make the role your own as the business and team builds, broadening your knowledge and capabilities to push you to the next level
• Share our passion for driving change for good – sustainable production is at the heart of what we do and we’re on the journey to B Corp certification

If this sounds like your thing, please send CV and cover letter explaining why this person is you!