Office Coordinator

Position description

Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying nature. We do this by improving transparency and accountability. We provide innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide. 

This newly created and varied  role is an exciting opportunity to join our organisation and contribute to tackling the climate crisis and destruction of nature. We are looking for a top flight Office Coordinator who will be central to the smooth and effective operation of our Oxford office and ensure organisational systems and infrastructure are maintained to enable our team to work productively. 

The Office Coordinator will work closely with and report to the COO, collaborate with the Accounts team and provide administrative support for the Executive Coordinator. This role has a regular presence in our office, with a preference for the role holder to attend at least 4 days per week. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements in other aspects.  

Essential behavioural competencies:

• Energetic with a positive attitude 
• Willingness to get stuck in and take responsibility for seeing tasks through
• Calm and professional  
• Confident and approachable

Skills and experience:

• Previous experience as an Office Manager / Office Coordinator or similar preferred  
• Experience with managing suppliers and building agents  
• Highly organised with excellent time management
• Ability to work with minimal day-to-day supervision
• Good IT skills
• Ability to engage with and communicate clearly with colleagues across the organisation
• Health & Safety qualification desirable - training will be provided as needed

At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on our website. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to reducing systemic barriers in our recruitment processes. We strongly encourage those from diverse backgrounds to apply and not self-reject based on the listed criteria in the job pack.

Global Canopy works on issues of tropical deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We would welcome applications from people from these regions.

Global Canopy is an inclusive employer and accommodations will be made to allow anyone who requires additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require any additional support.

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