We're seeking a Development & Support Engineer

We are Hiring

Green Angel Syndicate is the only angel investment syndicate in the UK specialising in the fight against Climate Change and Global Warming. With a rapidly-growing membership of more than 220 people, we are also one of the UK’s largest angel syndicates. We invest in startup companies with the technology, team and determination to effect the large-scale changes the world needs to avoid the worst aspects of climate change.

GAS is operated by a rapidly growing team of about a dozen people, and this is an exciting time for us. As well as increasing the number and size of investments our members make into companies fighting climate change, we have launched our first FCA approved Fund. This will allow us to make a bigger impact, faster.

Development & Support Engineer - Job Description

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The Role

​During the past 3 years, we have built tailored IT systems and processes to:

• track our opportunities and investments
• help us take decisions about the best investments to make
• aid communication with members and portfolio companies
• report key business metrics to our team, to drive better outcomes, and
• make our operation as efficient as possible.

​This is a new role, created to underpin our improving IT systems and processes, to help build them to support future growth, and to support our staff members. The role is quite broad, and will change over time. Responsibilities may include areas such as:

• Further customising our Zoho CRM platform to improve functionality and efficiency, through significant Javascript-based coding.
• Building API connections between existing tools and additional platforms such as email management, marketing tools, external partners’ systems, invoicing and payments platforms
• General system administration (setting up new users, configuring add ins, fixing GSuite issues etc)
• Internal IT support, and improving digital communication in our team
• Improving existing internal processes through the use of Google Apps scripts/macros
• Reporting and analysing data related to our members, investments and portfolio companies
• Playing an active role in the GAS team, to help guide and improve our decisions relating to service offerings, customer engagement, etc
• Helping define and oversee IT security (including GDPR and data breach policies and responses)
• Managing our code repositories, including secure access and resilience
• Managing Zoom/Slido/etc - our online community tools

​About you

• In your application, you will be able to demonstrate your experience in and aptitude for each of the areas in which you’ll be operating, through your education, working experience, and/or voluntary activities.
• You will be determined to use your skills and background to help GAS and its portfolio companies to fight climate change. Ideally, you have knowledge of and interest in sustainability and climate change.
• You have good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• You have some coding experience outside of coursework, either through previous employment, voluntary work or independent study
• You have demonstrable experience in supporting IT users and have a proven ability to get things done, ideally having worked in a support or development role in the past
• Experience of some the tools we use (javascript, Zoho, GSuite, Xero) is desirable
• You are organised, self-motivated and self-directed. (We have always been a fully remote organisation, and we work hard to maintain a fun and supportive culture, despite being physically apart.)
• Adaptability - you are able to take on a new challenge as the business grows
• You are quick to learn new concepts
• You are able to work well with other members of our team, in all roles
• You are comfortable working remotely

We actively encourage job applications from people in under-represented groups.

Why? We believe that companies that are diverse in age, sex, gender, race, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective are better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do. We believe that when people feel respected and included they can be more creative, innovative, and successful.  

​Benefits

• You will be working in one of the most exciting and dynamic sectors in the modern economy: the intersection of climate change and technology innovation.
• This is a permanent contract with salary in the range of £25,000 to £30,000 depending on experience, plus pension (3% employer contribution, 5% employee).
• You’ll get 25 days holiday per year, plus all bank holidays, and your birthday.
• We offer paid ‘journey days’ to staff who travel on holiday by train, coach or boat instead of flying.
• We encourage flexible working and will consider applications for this role as a part time position.
• We operate a long-term incentive scheme.
• We’ll offer you training in the work you’ll be asked to do for us (to develop your skills and capabilities).
• There will be many opportunities for long-term career growth as GAS continues to scale, and expand its operations.
• Your voice counts. We employ smart people, and we listen to their opinions. You’ll play an active part in our organisation, and in our plans for the future.
• Flexitime that really flexes. Real life can’t always be put on standby during normal office hours. Sure, you’ll need to put your hours in, but to a large extent you can set your own working pattern.
• Work from where you are. We believe in recruiting the best people, no matter where in the UK they are. We all work remotely, and we use technology to keep in contact.

APPLICATION PROCESS

​Please send a cover letter (max 1 page) and CV (max 2 pages) to recruitment@greenangelsyndicate.com with “Development & Support Engineer role - your name” in the subject box.  

Within your application cover letter please specify how you meet the requirements of the role set out above, and confirm the following additional points: 

• Your available start date
• Understanding of the salary bracket  

We cannot consider applications without a cover letter, and those which do not confirm the points above.

As part of our diversity and inclusion commitment we are collecting data on the diversity of applications we receive for this role. Providing this data is not mandatory, but if you are willing please tell us your gender, your ethnicity and whether you live with a disability, as part of this application.
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Application deadline: 5pm, 15 February 2021.

First round interviews are expected to take place, remotely, in the week commencing 22 February 2021.

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