Remote Operations Associate

Summary

Join The Kaizen Company as an Operations Associate for Spring 2025 and contribute to various aspects of the company's work while gaining valuable experience in international development.

Requirements

• Is currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program (required)
• Is an entrepreneurial self-starter and works well without excessive supervision
• Has strong research skills
• Has strong attention to detail
• Can prioritize and manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and logistical support to various functions that fall under Kaizen’s corporate operations including the update and maintenance of company-wide processes and procedures
• Contribute to the development and systemization of Kaizen’s onboarding and training of new hires
• Learn the basic principles of donor project management through on-the-job and formal training related to Kaizen’s contracts funded by USAID
• Support recruitment efforts, including shortlisting, screening, and evaluating candidates for hire
• Support the Program Management Director and Operations Coordinator with meeting Duty of Care standards
• Assist with creating an archive framework and execution approach for storing activity final products including technical, PM, and BD artifacts, including reports, tools, and templates
• Contribute to knowledge management initiatives
• Gain a practical understanding of human resources processes through participation in many aspects of Kaizens corporate strategy including staff care, gender and inclusion, and information technology development
• General corporate operational tasks as assigned