Operations Coordinator - 12 Month FTC

Addleshaw Goddard; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Operations Coordinator to enhance its Innovation and Legal Technology Team. This role is pivotal in developing operational structures and ensuring efficient processes to support team growth and client service delivery. As a central figure, you will collaborate closely with leadership to drive initiatives, manage task assignments, and prepare reports. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, adaptability, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. If you're passionate about operational excellence and eager to contribute to a dynamic team, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in an operations or coordinator role is essential.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications for documentation and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Drive team initiatives like recruitment and training for the ILT Graduate Scheme.
• Assist with operational framework build-out and budget planning.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Adaptability

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Communication Skills

Education

Experience in coordinator/operations role

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Job description

The Operations Coordinator will assist in scaling an effective operations function within the Innovation and Legal Technology (ILT) Team, with the creation of operational and support structures to enable further growth of the team and associated products/solutions to provide the optimum client experience and service delivery.

Working closely with the Senior Manager, Operations - Innovation and Legal Technology, as well as the wider ILT leadership team, you will take a central role to help define processes and controls across the various work areas of the team, ensuring they are robust and efficient.

The Operations Coordinator must be able to develop strong relationships with ILT peers to ensure cooperation to deliver team initiatives as well as assigning and tracking tasks to peers. The Operations Coordinator will have the ability to balance the need for process and controls with flexibility and can-do attitude to make sure targets are achieved.

What You'll Do:

1. Drive forward team initiatives such as the ILT Graduate Scheme recruitment, induction and team training
2. Ensure the team adhere to ILT Worklist updates and capacity planning
3. Assist with the preparation and delivery of reports
4. Assist where necessary with strategic changes in the team
5. Assist with operational framework build out for the go-to-market of solutions and products
6. Work with pillars to improve processes and documentation
7. Assist with ILT technology budget planning

Who We're Looking For:

1. Experience in coordinator / operations type role
2. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams) is essential, with the ability to efficiently create documents, manage spreadsheets, organise emails, and collaborate effectively online
3. Quick learner with strong adaptability skills, as the role may require learning new legal technology tools for operational tasks such as reporting and team communication
4. The ability to work to tight timescales with a sense of urgency, consistently demonstrating a flexible, proactive, "can-do" attitude
5. Effective personal organisational and management skills when managing priorities and projects

Interested? If this role sounds like your next career step, we'd love to hear from you. Click the Apply button to view the full role profile on our website and start your application!