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Job title

ACCELERATE Operations Manager

Department

ACCELERATE – Innovation in drug development for children and adolescents with cancer

Workplace: online – home office. Available European hours - Brussels

THE ORGANISATION

ACCELERATE is an international multi-stakeholder non-profit organisation. Its mission is to mobilize the global stakeholder community to collectively identify challenges in paediatric cancer drug development and work collaboratively to drive accountable, effective, and sustainable solutions.

The ultimate goal is improvement in outcomes for children and adolescents with cancer. Paediatric cancer patients and parents, academic paediatric oncologists and haematologists, researchers, representatives from biopharma companies, and regulatory networks authorities are all equal members of ACCELERATE.

JOB OBJECTIVE

ACCELERATE is looking for an experienced Operations Manager (or equivalent position) to organize and oversee the daily operations of our society to ensure that we achieve our objectives.

The Operations Manager must be competent and able to plan and execute a variety of operational activities that includes the administrative management of the organization in Belgium, organising virtual, in-person, and hybrid meetings of various sizes, and financial management and project management tasks.

MAIN RESPONSI­BILITIES

The main responsibilities of the Operations Manager are to:

• Manage daily operations and ensure the smooth functioning of the organisation.
• Carry out administrative tasks, including scheduling and organising meetings, taking meeting minutes providing meeting follow up, and file and knowledge management.
• Support financial management, including budgeting, financial reporting, and overseeing financial controls.
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in Belgium to maintain the organization’s integrity and reputation.
• Provide event management, including logistics planning of yearly conference beginning in 2027 (not programme planning).
• Oversee project management and collaborations of ACCELERATE working groups and committees.
• Provide governance support including preparation of briefings, minutes, Board materials, and coordination of committees.
• Support communication with donors/funders, including grant proposal coordination, reporting to funders, tracking grant deadlines or deliverables, maintaining donor relationships operationally.
• Oversee communications, social media, website, and partnership build

SKILL SPECIFICATIONS, PROFILE AND EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience as Operations Manager or equivalent position
• Excellent organizational and administrative abilities
• Good communication and people skills
• Ability to multitask, work cooperatively with others, but also work independently and manage time alone
• Knowledge of diverse business functions and principles (e.g. association management, finance, customer service etc.)
• Confidence with MS Office and various business software
• Fluency in spoken and written English (other European languages would be an asset)
• Event and project management experience

JOB LOCATION AND WORKING HOURS

Full time position, remote (work-from-home) Availability to work flexible hours with the international (Europe/North America) committees. Some travel required: annual conference (Europe) and twice yearly in-person meetings (Europe and North America.)

EXTRA INFORMATION

Applications must be submitted via this online form

Deadline: 19 December 2025

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible, as the position may be filled before the stated deadline

CREATED ON 

4 December 2025