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Executive Operations Coordinator
International - AfricaRemoteFull-time
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Supports a Global Leadership Team member by coordinating complex schedules, travel, projects and cross-timezone logistics, ensuring leaders can focus on strategy.
About this role
World Animal Protection are looking for an Executive Operations Coordinator to help us move the world to protect animals.
As an Executive Operations Coordinator, you'll be the trusted operational partner to a member of our Global Leadership Team. You will be able to smooth complexity out of their day and give them the space to focus on strategy rather than logistics. It's a role built on judgement, trust, and quiet initiative. You will be empowered with real scope to shape how things get done.
What you'll do
- Coordinate plans, projects and delivery with stakeholders internally and externally.
- Own complex diaries, inboxes and cross-timezone scheduling, keeping everyone briefed and on time.
- Organise travel and accommodation for board members, executives and guest speakers, in line with policy.
- Structure timelines and sequence activity so leaders can execute complex pieces of work with confidence.
- Track delivery of time-bound priorities e.g. org planning, reviews, key initiatives.
- Keep oversight of actions, milestones and dependencies, following through with clarity and diplomacy.
- Provide support at global meetings, capturing outcomes and next steps in real time.
- Identify priorities, risks and upcoming demands before they become problems.
- Act as a strategic filter for competing priorities.
- Contribute to shared global event logistics, including trustee travel and visas.
- Collaborate with fellow Executive Operations Coordinators to close gaps and keep coverage seamless.
Key Responsibilities
Midyear Wellbeing closure days
We close the organisation for two days mid-year to allow us to take a collective break from work and focus on our wellbeing. The dates will be shared with advance notice.
Inclusivity benefits
We offer support, flexibility and time off work at times when you might need it most. These include:
- in the event of a bereavement (including companion animals)
- you are a carer or have dependents
- you have a disability
- you struggle with menstrual or menopausal symptoms
- in the event of pregnancy loss
- you are accessing fertility treatment
- to care for or introduce a new companion animal (pet)
- you are having gender affirming medical care
Flexible working
We encourage flexible working to help you manage your work/life balance.
Flexible public holidays
Choose to take ‘flexible holiday days’ on dates of your choosing to help mark and celebrate your personal religion and beliefs.
Vacation increase with service
As your length of service increases, so does your annual vacation entitlement.
Long Service Milestones
Enjoy additional time off when you meet a long service milestone (e.g. 10, 15 years) and see your hard work and commitment celebrated with global colleagues
Work abroad
Make use of our Global Mobility policy to work in another country for up to 30 days per year
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
To achieve our aim of making World Animal Protection a Diverse and Inclusive employer, we particularly welcome applications from individuals of traditionally under-represented communities and backgrounds.
Benefits
At World Animal Protection we recruit with our values & behaviours in mind. Please bear this in mind through your application journey. These are:
- Global: We make decisions & act with a global mindset
- Diverse and Inclusive: We actively encourage and promote diversity, ensure all voices are heard and included and are committed to equal opportunities for all
- Collaborative: We work together and co-create to achieve lasting change
- Agile: We make change happen in a fast-moving world
- Growing People: We continually learn and develop
- Accountable: We are role models. We take responsibility for our actions and encourage others to do the same
- Courageous: We push boundaries, take risks and set ambitious targets
Skills
Calendar ManagementCross-timezone SchedulingEvent LogisticsMeeting LogisticsProject CoordinationStakeholder ManagementTravel CoordinationVisa Coordination
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