Development Operations Associate

Spark Microgrants

Development Operations Associate supporting Spark MicroGrants by managing calendars and coordinating logistics. Streamlining travel processes and enhancing communication workflows for global engagement.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $55,000 - $65,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish a streamlined, proactive calendar system that prioritizes the CEO’s time toward highest-impact relationships and decisions.
Manage executive and organizational calendars, ensuring internal and external meetings, travel, and events are synchronized and aligned with priorities across regions.
Build a seamless, reliable process for travel that supports global movement, prioritizes security, and ensures the CEO and leadership team is able to use time effectively and efficiently.
Coordinate check-ins with team leads to gather program updates and lessons learned for external reporting.
Create consistent, timely, and well-managed communication workflows that strengthen relationships with funders and partners.
Strengthen operational systems and organization to improve efficiency, visibility, and day-to-day effectiveness.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5 years of development or operations experience, ideally supporting a CEO or senior leader in a global, mission-driven organization.
Proven ability to manage complex calendars, coordinate international travel, and support cross-time zone collaboration.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritize and follow through in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with sound judgment and discretion.
Comfort working independently while anticipating needs and proactively solving problems.
Curiosity and openness to new tools and ways of working, including interest in leveraging AI to improve efficiency.
Experience working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms such as Salesforce.
A high level of professionalism paired with a genuine interest in supporting mission-driven work.

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% employer-paid health insurance premiums for employees and 50% coverage for dependents
401(k) plan with a 3% employer contribution
Generous paid leave
Professional development stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

calendar managementinternational travel coordinationcross-time zone collaborationoperational systems improvementcommunication workflowsproblem-solvingattention to detailtime managementefficiency improvementAI utilization

Soft Skills

organizational skillswritten communicationverbal communicationjudgmentdiscretionindependenceproactivitycuriosityadaptabilityprofessionalism