Welcome to Vaco – an uncommon company with an empowered culture. At Vaco, we welcome talented innovators seeking a collaborative environment where creative freedom rings. 

Since 2002, we have expanded to more than 40 locations, and we have no plans of slowing down anytime soon. We are seeking big thinkers to lead us into the future and explore the career of a lifetime.

• Ranked the #1 Best Staffing Firm to Work for in North America by Staffing Industry Analysts (Category: 500+ Employees)
• An Inc. 5000 fastest growing private company in America every year since 2007!

Description: 

The Operations Specialist is responsible for the general operation of the office.  This position works closely with the Senior Operations Specialist.  This would be a temporary, contract position. 

Essential Job Functions:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide support for the team which may include sending candidate paperwork, client contracts, and executing full life cycle of job orders
• Provide support to Managing Partner/President and local field leadership including travel arrangements, scheduling, preparing reports, and letter composition
• Review client and Vaco contracts; work with legal as appropriate
• Provide support for consultants and producers regarding payroll, expenses, and benefits questions and/or training, along with approving as appropriate
• Responsible for weekly invoicing to clients, including monitoring aging reports and past due accounts

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Desired Competencies:

• Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. Self-directed with an innate drive to succeed; confident and resilient; accepts feedback with a desire for continuous improvement. Able to work with a sense of urgency and meet tight deadlines; organized, detailed, and driven.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Develops written communication that is clear, concise, grammatical, and engaging.
• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Resourcefulness - Identifying, securing, and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.
• Situational adaptability - Able to adapt approach, mindset, and actions depending on the situation to best meet business objectives. Displays emotional intelligence competencies of others-awareness and others or relationship management by recognizing situational cues and adapting response and demeanor for success.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred 
• At least 1-2 years’ experience in recruiting industry or similar role 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Travel Requirements:

Less than 5% travel (e.g., 10% travel to differing locations, 90% of the time working from an office)

Physical Demands: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position:

Frequent: Sitting, walking, eye/hand/foot coordination and repetitive motion.

Occasional: Standing and bending.

Infrequent: Lifting up to 10 pounds.