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Operations Manager
1 Year Contract
Based in our Hereford office Monday to Friday AKE are recruiting for a one year contract for an Operations Manager to provide every-day support to the Operations and Intelligence team who are located around the world and deliver threat briefings and crisis response when required to AKE clients. The purpose of this role is to manage and support client locations and status as well as AKE’s response in an emergency or evolving crisis.
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Duties
Administration and Operational Support
- Monitor client locations and situation reports and invoke escalation processes when required
- Reduce the administrative burden on crisis response consultants when they are deployed
- Ensure invoicing and quotations are sent in a timely manner assisting the Financial Controller as needed
- Co-ordinating diaries and arranging meetings
- Keep current a daily log file
- Conduct weekend and out of hours duties as needed
- Ensuring the Duty Officer and staff Rotas are correctly inputted and manage changes as required
- Assisting the COO with client or internal meetings/events
- Maintaining an asset register of all Response IT and communication equipment, arranging replacement equipment when required
- Liaising with IT and Comms vendors to assist in the resolution of IT issues
- Conduct onboarding of tracking system with new clients
- Fielding consultant enquiries and providing support to them as appropriate
- Administering Response office requirements including communications, photocopying, shredding and arranging couriers where necessary
- Maintaining client and employee contact details and ensuring CRM is updated
- Providing support to training courses including administration, course support and course certification & accreditation
Providing cover for the Operations Director when absent, to include:
- Organising and booking consultant travel and management of the travel process including arranging accommodation, passports and visas
- Monitoring and arranging visa renewals for consultants and clients
- Maintaining sub-contractor availability chart and contact list,
- Updating and simplifying SOPs for response
- Maintaining how to guides for Crisis Response equipment, e.g. tracking devices and satellite phones
Commercial Support
Providing cover for the Sales team, to include:
- Creation of client opportunities and leads within the CRM
- Commercial awareness of activities required to grow AKE’s profile and revenue streams
Qualifications
Ability to prioritise work effectively and multi-task
- Educated to A Level Standard, or relevant experience
- Familiar with Microsoft Office packages, including intermediate/ advanced Word and Excel skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- High level of accuracy, attention to detail and numeracy
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision or as a team
Benefits
- Pension
- Westfield Health Package after six months continuous service
We are an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process
Applicants should email a CV, and short cover letter to enquiries@akegoup.com referencing Operations Manager
*Please note AKE will only contact successful candidates*
AKE Remote Internship Scheme
Mapping
voluntary internship, remote, 4-month duration, extendable
AKE International is currently recruiting for a remote, voluntary internship focused on mapping. The intern will work with a supportive team of experienced professionals across data capture, data management, analysis and digital delivery. Under guidance, they will contribute to producing maps and plans for AKE’s risk management outputs and client deliverables, supporting a wide range of fast‑paced projects.
Duties and responsibilities may include
- Support the production of maps and geospatial outputs for AKE’s deliverables and client reports.
- Contribute to map‑based analysis by supporting analysts with location‑specific insights and spatial context for security and political developments.
- Assist the preparation of map layers, geographic layers and geospatial components.
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Requirements
- On track to complete a degree in Geography, GIS, or a related field.
- A flexible, innovative self‑starter with a strong motivation to develop new skills.
- Demonstrated enthusiasm and curiosity in applying geospatial skills to real‑world problems.
- A well‑rounded individual with diverse experiences – whether through part‑time work, leadership roles, volunteering, or teamwork. We value people with interesting stories and varied backgrounds.
- Experience with QGIS an advantage.
- Ability to commit at least 10 hours per week.
Although this is a voluntary scheme, AKE provides structured feedback, professional training and career guidance to support long‑term development.
Applicants should email a CV and a short cover letter to intel@akegroup.com clearly stating the position they are applying for in the email subject line.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis for the position to start as soon as possible.
*Please note AKE will only contact successful candidates*
AKE Remote Internship Scheme
Middle East and North Africa
voluntary internship, remote, 4-month duration, extendable
AKE International is currently recruiting for a remote, voluntary internship position with our Middle East and North Africa desk, starting as soon as possible. This four-month internship will provide valuable experience in the fields of security and political risk analysis.
Each applicant may only apply for one desk:
- Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Duties and responsibilities may include
- Contribute to updating AKE’s online country intelligence platform Global Intake.
- Contribute to AKE’s Daily Risk Updates.
- Assist in political and security risk consulting projects.
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Requirements
- A strong interest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), along with familiarity with the region’s political, economic, and security trends, is essential.
- Knowledge or interest in Iraq, Syria, North Africa and the Gulf region is especially encouraged.
- Candidates should indicate their specific focus in the subject line of their application email.
- Knowledge or interest in compiling economic and political research.
- Strong interest in learning how to compile and manage databases essential for research.
- Ability to commit at least 10 hours per week, ideally two hours each weekday.
Reliable internet access (this is a remote position). - Excellent written English, with a background in international politics, security, economics or a related field.
- Proficiency in Arabic or French is preferred but not essential.
- Ability to follow instructions and incorporate feedback effectively.
Please note that while this is a voluntary scheme, AKE aims to provide applicants with feedback and training as well as help and advice with future careers.
Applicants should email a CV, a short cover letter and a relevant writing sample of no more than 350 words to intel@akegroup.com clearly stating the position they are applying for in the email subject line. Applicants may then be tasked with a writing exercise to assess their suitability for the scheme.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis for the position to start as soon as possible.
*Please note AKE will only contact successful candidates*
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Beware of Fraudulent Recruitment Attempts
It has come to our attention that unauthorized individuals are posting false job advertisements on LinkedIn and other platforms, posing as representatives of our company, AKE. These fraudulent actors are using email addresses that look similar to ours to contact individuals with fake recruitment offers.
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We want to clarify that:
- We will never request personal information or ask for / offer payments as part of the recruitment process.
- We will never ask you to contact us via messaging apps such as Telegram or Signal.
- We never disclose a specific salary range or amount.
- If you receive a suspicious email or message claiming to be from AKE, please verify it by contacting us directly via enquiries@akegroup.com
How to protect yourself
- Verify identity of the poster or sender.
- Double-check the sender’s email address for subtle changes (e.g. extra characters or incorrect domain names).Do not share sensitive information with anyone you cannot verify.