Entrepreneurial Support Assistant - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Simpel Ltd

Description

At Simpel, we're all about talking, not fighting. We believe that when people understand each other, we can make the world a better place.

That's why we're on a mission to help folks from different cultures communicate more easily by reducing barriers to language learning.

We want to promote peace and get people talking to each other, so we can build a better, more connected world.

The Entrepreneurial Support Assistant will work closely with the founder of the company to provide support in the areas of executive functioning, co-regulation, co-learning, documentation, prioritization, and accountability.

The role requires someone who is passionate about entrepreneurship, scalable startups, phonetics and/or computing, and who is comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

This is a part-time role with the aim of expanding to full-time in one year's time.


Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the founder to break down the vision of the company into actionable steps and help to create a clear roadmap for achieving goals.
• Provide emotional support and help the founder to maintain a sense of calm and focus.
• Learn about best practices in scalable tech startups. Colearn alongside the founder about tools, approaches and systems.
• Take the lead in the documentation of decisions, strategies, goals and actions and the tracking of these.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, psychology, entrepreneurship, linguistics, occupational therapy, computing, or a related field.
• Experience in supporting individuals with trauma and/or executive functioning difficulties.
• Strong conceptual skills; quick to learn.
• Passion for entrepreneurship, startups, and technical issues.
• Well organized with the ability to work in a dynamic and fastpaced environment.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well with others.

Our company is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we value the unique contributions that individuals from a variety of backgrounds bring to our team.

We welcome applicants of all genders, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and abilities, and wish to provide a supportive and inclusive environment for everyone.

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Job Types:
Part-time, Freelance

Part-time hours: 15 per week


Salary:
From £15.00 per hour


Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Flexitime
• Language training provided
• Onsite parking
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Edinburgh, EH6 6DG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Work Location:
One location

Application deadline: 15/03/2023


Reference ID:
EntrepreneurialSupportAssistant

Expected start date: 03/04/2023