About The Role

Type of position: 6 Months, Internship - 9am - 5.30pm

Location: Office-based, London, UK

We are looking for an Administrator to join our team as an intern to support with our office operations and administration activities. The internship is an opportunity for learning and growth band this role supports the team, under the guidance and supervision of their line manager. The internship will enable the development of expertise through cover a range of administration duties and tasks to gain a broad experience.

Key Responsibilities

Office Administration - providing an excellent service to all internal colleagues to support their experience working for FAIRR (supporting your line manager with queries)
Ordering office equipment, maintaining stock, ordering supplies, taking deliveries, photocopying, printing, and binding documents.
Meeting management – scheduling internal and external meetings, creating, and sending calendar invitations, booking rooms, ordering catering
Helping organise internal events for the team, finding, and booking venues, arranging catering.
Managing the shared mailbox – reviewing emails and forwarding them or replying to senders
Ordering and replenishing food stock for the team: Lunches, snacks, fruit, and drinks.
Ensure that the office is tidy, and fridges are emptied and clean.
Providing some support to the Finance team with administration (chasing up invoices etc)
Helping the team with booking events, conferences
Able to work independently (particularly on a Thursday and Friday when this role will cover the operations task standalone, as the line manager works part time).

Essential Criteria

Team player – eager to work as part of a team and gain maximum exposure to existing team members/managers
Excellent organisation and time management skills – with a drive to achieve concrete results, prioritising and ensuring delivery even when facing competing priorities.
Excellent written communication skills
High attention to detail
An enthusiastic and curious learner with a growth mindset, who is keen to develop by encouraging feedback from others to develop their skills and experience
Asks well thought through questions and actively listens to others to understand what is required
Keen to be involved in new experiences that will enable development - seeks out opportunities to be involved
Communicates effectively, keen to listen and absorb as much information as possible
Proactive and enthusiastic at communicating with others
Efficient, flexible and reliable
A self-starter, able to work with minimal oversight (after training)
Shows persistence in problem-solving to achieve personal and organisational goals.
Previous experience in managing information (and sometimes confidential information)

About Us

The FAIRR (Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return) Initiative was established in 2015 by the Jeremy Coller Foundation. The FAIRR Initiative is the fastest-growing ESG investor network with more than 400 investor members representing over $70 trillion in combined assets to leverage capital markets and drive positive change across the global food sector. FAIRR focuses on raising awareness of the key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities impacting the protein value chain. Visit the FAIRR website for more information: www.fairr.orgller Foundation (JCF) is a private foundation based in London and operating globally.

The Jeremy Coller Foundation (JCF), established in 2002, is the philanthropic vehicle of Jeremy Coller, Chair and Chief Investment Officer of Coller Capital, a leading private equity secondaries business. The Jeremy Coller Foundation is a strategic grant-making organisation with two primary focus areas. First, the Foundation is working to further venture and management education, partnering with Tel Aviv University on the Coller Institute of Venture and the Coller School of Management. Second, the Foundation seeks to address animal welfare, environmental and human health issues caused by intensive animal agriculture. You can learn more on the JCF website: www.jeremycollerfoundation.org.

WHY JOIN US?

Working for FAIRR provides the opportunity to be part of something big! As a purpose-led organisation, we offer a role that allows you to make an impact on people and the planet through our work on sustainable food systems. Our team is building for the future. We are a fast-paced organisation, offering a place to learn, do great things with great people, and have the autonomy to make decisions that spark and manifest real change.

FAIRR is comprised of several expert teams: Thematic Research & Engagements, Data & Research, Policy, Investor Outreach, Communications & Marketing, HR and Operations. Our teams have grown rapidly but are still small enough to be innovative due to agility and collaboration. Teamwork and strong working relationships are key to our culture and enable a high level of trust within the team. All of this makes FAIRR a fantastic place to work to achieve real impact in the Global Food system – our goals are ambitious and exciting!

FAIRR’s culture is one of autonomy and responsibility, enabling skill development and career growth. Our team are supported and given stretch opportunities through our collaborative engagements with investors and the work we do with corporates producing innovative tools, data and research. You will have the opportunity to work on a range of high-profile topics to grow your expertise.

We are located in a modern office near Marble Arch.

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