Working Group Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - GSMA

GSMA

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

As Working Groups Coordinator you are responsible for providing functional and administrational support to the Working Groups.

You organise meetings ensuring all requirements are met, respond to queries, maintain databases and administration for the Working Group Directors.

You receive instruction, guidance and direction from others whilst proactively supporting the Working Groups team.

Department:
Technology

Department detail:
Working Groups

GSMA Entity:
Mutual

Location:
London

Position type:
Short Term Contract - 6 months

Reporting to:
Working Groups Manager

About the GSMA

The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting more than 750 operators with over 350 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem.

Our mission is to further the strategic, commercial, technological, developing world and advocacy interests of our members. The GSMA produces industry-leading events such as

Mobile World Congress

,

Mobile World Congress Shanghai

,

Mobile World Congress Americas

and the

Mobile 360 Series

conferences.

Every day we work to harness the power of mobile to achieve our industry purpose - Connecting Everyone and Everything to a Better Future - through four main activities:

We provide strategic direction and thought leadership to our members
We drive collaborative industry programmes aimed at maintaining operator relevance in the digital world
We advocate for the industry to regulators, policymakers and society as a whole
We convene the broad mobile communications ecosystem and adjacent industry sectors at our industry-leading events

About the Team

What the hiring manager says
- "I am looking for a team player to join our Working Groups team at what is an exciting time for GSMA. After dealing with the issues of a global pandemic the Working Groups have gone through a period of change. We are now getting back on track to running our Working Groups meetings and services in a new environment. We are also undergoing a transition from a locally hosted document repository to a Microsoft Office 365 host."_

Karola Rajoo, Working Groups Manager

About the Role- Document assurance checks on GSMA 'Member Gateway', our Office 365 based Member Portal- Virtual meeting management or onsite management if required.

- Assisting colleagues in follow up of activities arising from meetings- Managing the administration of Working Groups, procedures and documentation on the

GSMA's 'Member Gateway'.
Provide support to the Working Groups marketing team, Working Group Directors and Head of Working Groups.

About You- Experience working in a service-focused organisation- Be organised and systematic, able to follow set protocols- Be a good team player with flexibility to work on multiple projects simultaneously- Ability to build relationships across the organisation as a whole.

- Be proficient (intermediate level or above) in the use of collaborative document tools, specifically Microsoft Office 365- Be able to demonstrate good customer-facing skills, be cool and friendly under pressure, understand cultural diversity and tailor behaviour and communication style when dealing with people of different cultures

Contract type

Short term Contractor

Worker type

Contingent Worker

What We Offer

Working at the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the mobile industry. We offer a chance to truly shape the direction of mobile, whatever your role.

By joining the GSMA, you will be exposed to a fast-paced rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions, genuinely fascinating and industry-changing projects and a stimulating and dynamic environment designed to enable you to flourish.

In addition to architect-designed offices and competitive compensation, our benefits include fantastic learning & development opportunities, generous holiday allowances, four additional days off for professional development and many others.

To learn more about the GSMA, visit our

career site

, our

LinkedIn

page and our

Twitter

page.

Being You at the GSMA

GSMA Values

Our values not only drive our culture - they shape how we work and interact inside and outside our global organisation.

Passionately driven

We approach everything we do with unparalleled capability, tenacity and commitment, knowing that the challenging scale, pace and complexity of our work is what leads to its world-changing impact.

Insightful leaders

We continually develop and engage our expertise, insight and creativity so that we're always ready to respond to the changing landscape with authority, agility and nuance.

Stronger together

We lean on each other so the industry can lean on us, embracing our diversity by actively seeking out perspectives and skill sets beyond our own, fuelling each other's successes and constantly asking how we can help.

Underpinning our values is our collective mindset to show up purposefully as good human beings every day, in every situation.

When we're at our best - we are collaborati