Sedgwick Strategies is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Operations Manager to join our dynamic team. The Operations Manager will play a crucial role in guiding the operations of Sedgwick’s business and ensuring the quality and accuracy of our deliverables to clients. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with talented professionals on impactful projects.
The successful candidate has an exceedingly high attention to quality and detail, enjoys optimizing, is an expert writer and editor, and preferably has a humanities degree (English, history, literature) where writing would have been a requirement for success. The successful candidate should be up to date on general employment laws/regulations and assist in their compliance. Ideally the candidate will have experience as a paralegal, finance manager, editor, or copywriter.
Applications must send a cover letter and CV to allie@sedgwickstraegies.ca to be considered. No LinkedIn applications will be considered.
Summary
The Operations Manager will provide projects support to our growing team, including implementing a project management system, tracking action items, and editing, reviewing and formatting client-facing documents. A major component of this job is writing emails, so excellent communications skills are required. Ensuring clients’ needs are being regularly met, and action items resulting from meetings are followed up on are central to the success of this role.
Responsibilities
Company Operations - Implementing processes, and supporting HR & finance
Quality Control - Document editing and proofing final reports
Document Layout - Including formatting proposals, letters, PowerPoints for consultants
Team Coordination
Administrative Assistance
As Sedgwick is a smaller business, the demands of the previous priority areas are not sufficient for a full-time position. This may change as we continue to grow. As such, the successful candidate with assist with official administrative items including:
Qualifications
Work location
This position will be based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. A combination of at-home and in-office hours is expected. Travel, particularly to remote communities in Western Canada, may be required.
Work hours
Sedgwick Strategies’ work hours are typically 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. but this role is a position that requires flexibility based on business and client needs. Evenings and weekends may be required. Our workdays are dictated by the needs of the client and therefore may be highly flexible. Sedgwick does have designated days for working from home.
Salary
The salary for this Coordinator-level position varies and will be commensurate with experience. A discretionary annual bonus may form part of the employment contract.
About Sedgwick Strategies
About Sedgwick Strategies Sedgwick Strategies is a firm dedicated to assisting major projects to achieve success. In today’s politically charged environment almost every major project, from mining to transmission lines, is contentious. Modern companies need the tools necessary to de-risk their projects across diverse stakeholder groups. We are committed to getting worthwhile projects in the industrial, natural resource and infrastructure sectors to “YES.”
Our values include hard work and commitment, but we also strongly value compassion, service, and humility in our approach. We are implementers who want to help our clients reach success in a way that benefits them and the community they work in. And we are a fun place to work—we believe a job that provides quality of life and balance is a job that encourages the best in each of our team.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume and cover letter outlining their qualifications and relevant experience to allie@sedgwickstrategies.ca. Please include "Operations Manager” in the subject line.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.