Vacancy

Initially, a part of your primary responsibilities will be to oversee and execute the setup of the new local offices in the Asia-Pacific (Singapore and Tokyo), with support from the head office in Oxford and in-country operational staff.

Over time, after these offices are more established and have settled into a steadier state of operations, your primary responsibility is to have overall oversight for operations in Asia-Pacific, acting as the nexus between the head office in Oxford and the company’s internal stakeholders in Asia-Pacific. You will :

• Line manage Office Manager(s) and provide overall team management of the BIO department in the Asia-Pacific region
• Partner with the MD of Asia-Pacific in relation to any operational issues in the region, and resolve such issues either independently or through coordination with other departments
• Prepare forecasting and budgets for the BIO department in accordance with company cadence (currently biannual) and guidelines
• In partnership with other departments, develop capabilities required around People & Culture, recruitment, finance, and legal operating standards and Aurora culture in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Be familiar, at a high level, with local corporate, financial and employment practices and regulation
• Oversee and manage all setup and maintenance of physical offices, including finding office rental options, moving in and equipment setup
• Strategic management of supplier relationships
• Implementation of policies and procedures to ensure smooth and efficient running of all operational aspects of the Asia-Pacific offices
• Coordinate cross-departmental projects in operational departments, define cross-departmental processes, and communicate and enforce such processes
• Identify and understand causes of inefficiency, propose and implement solutions with appropriate prioritisation
• Continued responsibility for the setup of further new offices in Asia-Pacific as and when needed, with support from head office and professional advisers

• Significant operational experience including but not limited to areas of HR, finance, legal and business administration, ideally within a fast-growing international consultancy or professional services business
• Experience working across different international jurisdictions
• Strong experience in best practices across operations, recruitment, and talent management.
• Excellent commercial acumen and judgement
• Must be able to hit the ground running—a self-starter, comfortable using their initiative and working autonomously
• Outstanding communication skills—articulate, confident, and able to build relationships with and influence senior stakeholders
• Able to think strategically while managing day-to-day activities hands-on
• Strong project management skills—responsive and delivery-driven; well-organised and methodical approach
• Evidence of having a passion for working with people and working beyond the confines of the job description
• Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)

• Experience scaling and growing businesses across Southeast Asia or Japan would be highly valued
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Language skills relevant to South-East Asia would also be highly valued

• The opportunity to substantially influence major decisions in the energy sector
• Direct engagement with clients through Aurora conferences, workshops and webinars
• The opportunity to grow into a publicly visible industry expert
• A fun, informal and international work culture
• A competitive salary package
• Access to the Aurora Academy, our training programme offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills

At Aurora, we will consider all requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: a hybrid model of remote and in-office working, part-time hours and flexible start and finish times. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility we could offer and we will explore what’s possible for the role.

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