Title: Operations Executive
Location: Greece
Languages: English and Greek
About Global Brigades
Global Brigades is an international non-profit that empowers communities to meet their health and economic goals through university volunteers and local teams in 6 program countries. Over the last 3 years, Global Brigades has successfully launched and developed its Medical, Business and Legal programs in Greece. Our Medical Program aims to provide free, consistent, and broad health coverage to vulnerable populations in Athens, with a special focus on refugees and asylum seekers. To achieve this, we have created the GB day clinic in the center of Athens, offering three much-needed specialties: Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, and Gynecology. Our Business Program aims to empower refugees and migrants in Greece who own small businesses in Athens. We provide micro-enterprise consultations with the support of volunteers, mentors, and local staff, as well as small donations tailored to the specific traits and needs of each individual business. Our Legal Empowerment Program aims to increase access to the universal right to justice for refugee and asylum seekers in Greece, focusing on human rights education.
Purpose Statement
Global Brigades Greece is seeking an entrepreneurial Operations Executive to ensure the optimization of our operations in Athens, Greece. This includes logistical management of programming, administrative tasks, and accounting coordination.
The Greece Operations Executive reports directly to Global Brigades’ Greece Executive Director.
Daily Tasks and Expectations (include but are not limited to):
Logistics & Operations
- Support in identifying and verifying appropriate Vendors for:
- Accommodation for multiple groups of volunteers with the capacity to scale to one thousand annual volunteers
- Transportation of volunteers and staff
- Food for staff and volunteers while they are in the country
- Cultural activities outside of work at the GB Athens Polyclinic
- Help develop logistics policies and procedures. Ensure that on-the-ground logistics are being scaled for future expansion of operations
- Provide support to in-country staff, ensuring all communication (phone, internet, etc), office (printing, technical equipment, supplies, etc), maintenance (cleaning services, supplies, plumbing, etc)
- Provide support to the Medical Director and Medical Staff for the provision of medical supplies and equipment in an organized and timely manner. Market research for optimum price/quality ratio.
- Ensure all operations are carried out in an appropriate, cost-effective, and legally compliant manner
Accounting Coordination
- Register, organize, and classify all accounting documents
- Collaborate with the Greek Accounting Office
- Design, implement, and enforce inventory control
- Ensure all company bills and invoices are paid on time
- Support the Executive Director in collecting financial data and using them to form budgets and forecasts
Qualifications, Required Skills, and Abilities:
- Business/Economics/Accounting Degree
- Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively in collaboration and inclusion of diverse groups of people
- Positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed
This is a permanent, full-time position with great growth potential. Application Deadline: October 21, 2024. Start Date: November 2024. Net Monthly Salary: 1,000€. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications.
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