Executive Assisstant

**About the Company**

Since 2007, Crop Defenders has been helping greenhouse growers be pest outbreak-free by design, not by luck, through its locally produced beneficial insects and an exclusive 8-part pest management framework.

With hundreds of years of collective experience and over 100,000 square feet of production and R&D facilities, the Crop Defenders team has been enriching the lives of millions by helping the greenhouse industry grow ecologically and economically.

Transform sustainable farming by joining the Crop Defenders scientific team today

About the job

**Job Title**:Executive Assistant

**Job Mission**:
Identify anticipate and handle all the reoccurring executional and operational activities of Executives they can focus on tactical activities and strategic projects

**Executive Assistant’s Job Profile**:
Exceptional **oral** and **written communication** skills a**nd a reasonably fast typing speed** - Communicates well one on one and in small groups. Fluent, quick on feet, command of language. Keeps people informed. Writes clear, precise, well-organized documents.Organized
- **Plans, organizes, schedules, and budgets efficiently and in an organized manner**. Focuses on key priorities. **Enjoys admin tasks and office organization.**Adaptable
- Not rigid. **Copes effectively with complexity and change**. **Learns fast**:

- demonstrated a high learning index. **Does not get overwhelmed** quickly.
- **Flexible to start early and able to work Saturdays.**Resourceful
- Passionately finds ways over, around, or through barriers to success. Goes beyond the call of duty. Achieves results despite lack of resources.
- Anticipate problems, opportunities, and second-order consequences, and **take pre-emptive actions.**Self-disciplined/**sense of urgency**/responsive. Shows bias for action. **A results-oriented "doer."**Team player/**independent yet supportive.**Reliable and **trustworthy.**Analytical with **essential financial awareness**.

**Key Criteria/Requirements**- At least 5 years of experience as an Executive Assistant to a C-suite position or company president in a large company with over 50 employees and $50 million turnover, preferably within the agrochemical, biocontrol, agriculture services, or related industry-
- Bachelor’s education in Business, or agriculture related fields (biology, horticulture, etc.)-
- Any experience in the biocontrol or greenhouse industry is an asset-
- Demonstrated ability to work largely independently with mínimal supervision-
- Demonstrated ability to quickly develop high-value, strategic relationships and leverage such relationships for high-value and high-impact outcomes