Operations Manager

TL;DR

Operations Manager: Supporting the effective running of operational processes, governance arrangements, and tools for education systems solutions proposals and projects with an accent on proposal development, contract administration, and cross-functional coordination. Focus on ensuring submissions are compliant and operationally sound while progressing opportunities efficiently across regions.

Company

International Baccalaureate (hirify.global) provides educational services to schools worldwide and supports education reform initiatives.

What you will do

• Run departmental operational processes, governance arrangements, and tools to keep opportunities and projects progressing against agreed requirements.
• Draft, coordinate, and refine proposals and supporting documents to ensure complete, well-presented, compliant submissions.
• Administer and progress contracts, agreements, and internal approval documentation.
• Coordinate continuity from opportunity development through implementation with regional teams and corporate functions.
• Provide operational support for stakeholder engagement, including meetings, records, logistics, and follow-up actions.
• Contrhirify.globalute to the wider Education Systems Solutions department work.

Requirements

• Degree in Business, Operations Management, Public Administration, Finance, Project Management, or a related field (postgraduate qualification is an advantage).
• Experience in operations, project coordination, proposal development, contract administration, or related work in an international, public sector, non-profit, or matrix environment.
• Strong drafting, coordination, and organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Good judgement and strong collaboration skills working across functions, regions, and seniority levels.
• Location: based in Cardiff (UK) or The Hague (Netherlands); hybrid working opportunity and open to remote working within the UK/NL (with travel).

Culture & Benefits

• 12-month fixed-term, full-time role with potential to become permanent pending business growth and sustainability.
• Hybrid working with flexhirify.globalle working hours; travel expected at approximately 15% of time.
• Benefits include pension contrhirify.globalution, flexhirify.globalle benefits allowance, enhanced family-friendly benefits, and 25 days annual leave plus public holidays.
• Health and wellness schemes, life assurance, continuous professional development opportunities, and employee assistance programme.
• Relocation support and work permit sponsorship available for the The Hague position.

Hiring process

• Submit an application and covering letter specifying the vacancy being applied for.
• Applications accepted until 11:55pm BST, 08 July 2026.