What are you going to do:
GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE ROLE
Assist the Overseas Operations Managers with the following:
- Communication with overseas projects, expeditions and country HQs;
- Recruitment, briefing and training of field staff;
- Sourcing, purchasing, and dispatching equipment;
- Collating internal reports and reports requested by donor agencies;
- Monitoring and evaluating project activities;
- Researching new country and project locations.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure that all communications are recorded effectively;
- Assist with staff recruitment including sending invites to candidates and arranging interview sessions; and organising the information in a relevant way;
- Assist with the set-up and co-ordination of the pre-departure Field Staff Briefing & Training;
- Assist that staff have provided full information and documentation prior to departure overseas; and entering important information into the staff database, and submitting these to the relevant overseas headquarters;
- Assist in collating requests for equipment from staff and provide feedback;
- Assist with the packing and despatch of equipment to field projects, expeditions and country HQs;
- Monitor project activities through reporting system; Updating the recruitment database and staff database;
- Assist in collating, checking, and filing quarterly reports;
- Assist other London HQ staff, as necessary, including presenting at volunteer recruitment
- sessions and assisting at quarterly Briefing Weekend and Training Weekend;
- Any other tasks as required by the Operations Managers or Managing Director;
- Checking the FCO for up-to-date in-country information, and communicating the information efficiently;
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Taking part in presenting school talks, careers fairs and similar events.
What we offer:
To gain experience in the operation and administration of overseas conservation projects, providing assistance to the Operations Managers and supporting the overseas operations team.
What we ask:
- Educated to degree level in social science or environmental discipline
Skill required;
- Report writing and presentation skills
- Good numerical skills
- Administrative and time management skills
- Good IT skills, particularly a good
- Working knowledge of spreadsheets and word processing
- Ability to work with limited supervision, and to be a proactive team member
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Extra information
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Contract Duration: 3-6 months, minimum of 4 days a week, 10:00 – 17:30
Accommodation: N/A
Travel: Travel costs reimbursed monthly to the equivalent of a London Zone 1-6
travel card.
Insurance & Admin: N/A
Subsistence: Non – salaried position. Subsidised 10-week overseas placement on a
Frontier research programme (excluding return flights, visas, insurance, and
dive- training) on successful completion.
Training: N/A
- Status
- Closed
- Education Level
- University, Other
- Location
- London
- Type of Contract
- Internships
- Profession type
- Admin / Secretarial, Advice, Training
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English, French
