Hire an Operations Coordinator.
SOPs, suppliers, rosters and reports, kept moving.
Also called: Operations Associate, Operations Assistant, Operations Manager
From US$6 an hourUS$6-27.50/hr
- E-commerce
- Nonprofit
- Professional services
- Works your hours
- Colombia hub, on New York time or an hour behind
- Month to month
- Maintains the SOP library in Notion, Trainual, Process StreetProcess & SOPs
- Raises purchase orders, confirms delivery datesVendor & supplier coordination
- Compiles the weekly operations reportInternal reporting
- Builds and publishes rosters in DeputyRostering & staffingDoing
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Asana
- ClickUp
Pick the level. See the price.
US$6an hour
Level 1 of 4, also called junior.Completes recurring daily and weekly checklists, updates trackers and publishes rosters.
- Completed recurring checklists
- Updated vendor and order trackers
- Published rosters
US$10.50an hour
Level 2 of 4, also called mid-level.Owns a workflow end-to-end, writes and updates SOPs and resolves routine exceptions.
- Weekly operations report with commentary
- New and updated SOPs
- Vendor register and PO tracker
US$16.50an hour
Level 3 of 4, also called senior.Owns operational outcomes across several workflows.
- Operations KPI dashboard
- Vendor performance reviews and renegotiated terms
- Process redesigns with before/after metrics
US$27.50an hour
Level 4 of 4, also called lead or specialist.Leads a team of coordinators and designs the operating system.
- Operations playbook and KPI framework
- Quarterly operations plan and budget
- Tool stack roadmap
Per hour, all-in: recruiting, testing and management.
What you hand to your Operations Coordinator
Tasks
Process & SOPs
- Maintains the SOP library in Notion, Trainual, Process Street
- Documents new processes from Loom walkthroughs as step-by-step SOPs
- Runs adherence checklists
Vendor & supplier coordination
- Raises purchase orders, confirms delivery dates
- Collects and compares quotes
- Logs supplier issues and follows them through to credit or resolution
Internal reporting
- Compiles the weekly operations report
- Maintains KPI dashboards in Google Sheets, Excel or Looker Studio
- Reconciles data inconsistencies between systems and note the causes
Rostering & staffing
- Builds and publishes rosters in Deputy
- Fills shift gaps from sick calls and leave
- Checks timesheets and leave records before the payroll handoff
Volunteer coordination
- Recruits, schedules and briefs volunteers
- Tracks volunteer hours and sends recognition and reminder communications
Internal admin & coordination
- Triages the operations inbox and request queue
- Runs staff onboarding and offboarding checklists
- Tracks leadership action items
Week one
- Accounts created and tested
- Scoped access to finance and commerce systems set at the minimum needed
- Recurring task list handed over with frequencies and owners
- Vendor register handed over with contacts, terms and current open orders
Tools
Work tools
Google Workspace
Microsoft 365
Slack
Microsoft Teams
Asana
ClickUp
- Monday.com
Notion
- Trainual
- Process Street
Airtable
- Deputy
- Connecteam
When I Work
- Rotacloud
- Employment Hero
Xero
QuickBooks Online
Tested live in the tools on your job description.
Works inside your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, under your admin settings.
- Microsoft 365Copilot
- Google WorkspaceGemini
AI
AI writes up the processes, minutes and status reports. Your Operations Coordinator keeps the priorities straight and the work moving.
SOPs from screen recordings
Loom or Scribe recordings turned into step-by-step procedures, then tested by following them.
Status reports
Asana, ClickUp, monday.com or Notion AI summaries turned into a weekly report, checked against the actual tasks.
Meetings into tasks
Minutes become assigned tasks with dates in your project tool.
Process maps and automation ideas
AI helps map a process and spot steps worth automating. Your Operations Coordinator checks the business case.
Supplier comparisons
Quotes and terms compared side by side, with every figure checked against the source document.
Our rule: business-grade AI only, never free or personal accounts.
Prefer no AI on a task? Tell your Operations Coordinator and they won't use it.See AI & automation roles
Tested before you meet them
- Inbox triage and written repliesAll levels30 min
- Spreadsheet reporting testIntern to Expert45 min
- SOP from a LoomAll levels45 min
- Data entry speed and accuracyIntern and Intermediate15 min
- Supplier or roster crisis role-playIntermediate and up25 min
- Operations improvement caseExpert and Specialist60 min
Sample shown
85%
- Skills tested: A skills test for the role, marked by a senior
- English and comms: written English tested, spoken English checked on a call
- ID, work history and references: photo ID, past roles and two referees
From booked call to day one
Step 1: Book a demo
Tell us the role, your hours and your tools.
Step 2: Meet your shortlist
Their level and hourly price, tested before you meet.
Step 3: Pick your person
Month to month. We handle the contract, the equipment and the onboarding, and make sure it all runs.
Step 4: They start work
In your tools, within 12 to 48 hours of a successful interview.
Questions answered
An Intern Operations Coordinator is US$6 an hour, Intermediate US$10.50, Expert US$16.50 and Specialist US$27.50, full time (38 hours a week). That is all-in: recruiting, testing and management, month to month.
Process & sops, vendor & supplier coordination, internal reporting and rostering & staffing, run to your priorities. You choose what they own first.
Six practical tests, marked by a senior, including inbox triage and written replies, spreadsheet reporting test and SOP from a Loom. You see the score before you meet.
Tell us and we replace them free, with a new shortlist of tested people to meet. Seats are month to month with 30 days' notice.
Meet the people who fit your work.
A 15‑minute call on Teams. You leave knowing the level you need and its hourly price.