{"id":2842071,"date":"2024-02-12T14:16:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T19:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/?post_type=job&p=2842071"},"modified":"2024-02-12T14:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T19:18:41","slug":"operations-associate","status":"publish","type":"job","link":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/job\/operations-associate\/","title":{"rendered":"Operations Associate"},"content":{"rendered":"

About the organisation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Centre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTR) is a UK-based, non-profit and independent think tank with a mission to transform global resilience to extreme risks. We achieve this by working with governments and institutions, offering targeted, evidence-based advice designed to enhance understanding, decision-making and governance \u2013 with a particular emphasis on advising the UK government.<\/p>\n

Brief description of role<\/h2>\n

This role will be vitally important as it will dramatically increase the productivity and impact of the whole team. As a member of the Operations team, you will help scale CLTR’s systems as our organisation continues to grow, while also collaborating on a range of projects and events.<\/p>\n

Key roles and responsibilities\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Working as a team member within Operations, the role would include:<\/p>\n

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  • Drafting emails and assisting with email management<\/li>\n
  • Scheduling internal and external meetings<\/li>\n
  • Processing administrative bills, invoices, and other payments or purchases<\/li>\n
  • Supporting Salesforce management<\/li>\n
  • Producing template emails and internal operational documents, including Google Sheets<\/li>\n
  • Ensuring that our external-facing documents, such as Google Slides presentations, donor reports and policy briefs, are well-formatted and presented (design skills are welcomed)<\/li>\n
  • Providing basic IT support and maintenance, including troubleshooting systems and admin issues for the team<\/li>\n
  • Managing travel logistics and expenses for the team<\/li>\n
  • Managing the room booking and setup for external meetings, including signing in and meeting visitors<\/li>\n
  • Helping organise occasional events, such as retreats, workshops and seminars<\/li>\n
  • Compiling basic literature reviews and identify relevant sources to support projects<\/li>\n
  • Summarising and synthesising findings from research papers, reports or other documents<\/li>\n
  • Carrying out copy-editing, copywriting and fact-checking<\/li>\n
  • Carrying out (non-scientific) background research and present findings<\/li>\n
  • Helping produce documents, briefing papers, reports, and presentations<\/li>\n
  • Supporting with general office management, including maintaining the appropriate amount of administrative supplies and materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Experience and skills<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    The CLTR Operations Team is looking for candidates with:<\/p>\n

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    • A genuine passion for the administrative and operational side of the role, and in particular for saving colleagues\u2019 time and making systems work for people<\/li>\n
    • Outstanding attention to detail, especially in the preparation and formatting of written work<\/li>\n
    • Excellent written communication skills<\/li>\n
    • Exceptional organisational skills, with an outstanding ability to manage up and down the organisation<\/li>\n
    • Excellent use of tools and systems like Asana, Slack, Google Suite and Salesforce<\/li>\n
    • The ability to juggle several competing priorities in a high-tempo environment and prioritise effectively between them<\/li>\n
    • An action-oriented, self-motivated and reliable approach with a keen ability to problem-solve and take initiative<\/li>\n
    • Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate efficiently in a calm and professional manner (and will often be one of the first points of contact our stakeholders have with CLTR)<\/li>\n
    • The ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion at all times<\/li>\n
    • The ability to help drive a positive team culture<\/li>\n
    • Directness and openness in giving and receiving feedback<\/li>\n
    • Strong interest in, and commitment to, CLTR\u2019s overall mission and values<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The Centre for Long-Term Resilience is seeking an Operations Associate to provide the organisation with the administrative, operational, research and office support they need to maximise their time and opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job\/2842071"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job\/2842071\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2842071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2842071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}