Operations Assistant

About the job

London Youth Choirs seeks an Operations Assistant to join our team at a time of exciting expansion.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Operations Assistant has primary responsibility for the day-to-day administration of our growing organisation.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person who is highly motivated, dedicated and determined to develop their skills and knowledge in a wide variety of areas.

Reports to: Operations Manager

Based: London

Our office is at Rich Mix (35-47 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA) and travel is required to all our rehearsal venues.

More details below.

Standard office hours are 9:30 - 17:30 Tuesday to Friday. During term time, working hours on Monday are 12.30 – 21.00 to accommodate weekly rehearsals. The nature of the role requires some availability outside these hours, including attendance at events during evenings and weekends.

Holidays: 25 days, plus public holidays

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Flexibility to attend all Monday evening rehearsals in the City, Thursday rehearsals for regional choirs and extra rehearsal and events outside regular office hours;

• Good level of proficiency working with standard business software including MS Word, Excel, Outlook;

• Self-motivated with an interest in continued personal and professional development.

Skills and Attributes

• A resilient and collaborative team player with a positive and enabling attitude;

• Organised and methodical, with good time-keeping skills;

• Excellent communication skills; able to communicate clearly and sensitively and handle a wide range of queries effectively and professionally;

• Able to work independently and confident in taking appropriate decisions within a specific area of responsibility;

• A friendly and approachable person able to inspire confidence and respect from colleagues, parents and members.

Desirable

• An interest in singing and a desire to help young people to develop their full potential;

• Experience of working with young people;

• Experience with Google Drive and Mailchimp;

• A proactive attitude to maintaining and developing efficient workplace systems.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

1. Please complete the Application Form

2. Please complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

You can also find both forms at: www.londonyouthchoirs.com/work-for-lyc

Deadline for applications: 4pm, Wednesday 26 May

We need to receive both your Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form by 4pm on Wednesday 26 May.

Interviews for selected applications: Tuesday 22 June

Selected applicants will receive invitations to interview in the week beginning 14 June.

Interviews will be held in person at our office (Rich Mix) and last around an hour.

Decision, notification and start date

We will notify all applicants of our final decision in the week beginning 28 June.

We would like the new Operations Assistant to start as soon as mutually convenient and will work with you to agree the best start date.

Feedback

If you would like written feedback following our decision, please email us at assistant@londonyouthchoirs.com within 5 working days of receiving our decision and we will respond within 10 working days of receiving your request.