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Remote | Operations Strategy & Program Delivery Specialist — $70–$150/hour

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • At least 2+ years of relevant professional experience in operations, programme management, project management, or a closely related field
  • Strong understanding of operational planning, programme delivery, project execution, and cross-functional coordination
  • Strong proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Responsibilities

  • Review operational plans, workflows, and related work products for accuracy and completeness
  • Assess whether proposed approaches are practical, logically structured, and operationally feasible
  • Evaluate priorities, dependencies, resources, and execution considerations
  • Provide clear, concise, and actionable written feedback

Key facts

  • Remote from: New York (USA)
  • Freelance
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • Program Director
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Google Sheets
  • Detail Oriented

About the company

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24-MAG

Business Consulting & Services

Company details

IndustryBusiness Consulting & Services
Company size2 - 10

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Job description

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced operations, programme, and project management professionals with backgrounds in operational planning, cross-functional execution, programme delivery, and process coordination.

This role focuses on reviewing and evaluating operations and programme-management documents and work products for quality, accuracy, relevance, and professional soundness. Selected professionals will assess plans, workflows, analyses, presentations, and supporting materials while providing clear, structured feedback.

Key Responsibilities

Operations Planning & Review

  • Review operational plans, workflows, and related work products for accuracy and completeness
  • Assess whether proposed approaches are practical, logically structured, and operationally feasible
  • Evaluate priorities, dependencies, resources, and execution considerations
  • Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or unsupported recommendations
  • Apply professional judgement grounded in real-world operations experience

Programme & Project Delivery

  • Evaluate programme and project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables
  • Assess whether objectives, responsibilities, and dependencies are clearly defined
  • Review execution approaches for feasibility and completeness
  • Identify risks, sequencing issues, or coordination gaps
  • Evaluate whether proposed plans appropriately support intended outcomes

Cross-Functional Coordination

  • Review materials involving multiple teams, stakeholders, or workstreams
  • Assess ownership, communication, handoffs, and coordination requirements
  • Identify unclear responsibilities or operational dependencies
  • Evaluate whether cross-functional plans are realistic and actionable
  • Review recommendations for improving alignment and execution

Process & Workflow Analysis

  • Evaluate business processes and operational workflows
  • Identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, inconsistencies, or missing steps
  • Assess whether proposed process improvements are practical
  • Review procedures and supporting documentation for clarity
  • Evaluate workflows against defined objectives and project requirements

Operational Analysis

  • Review operational data, reports, and supporting analyses
  • Assess whether findings and recommendations are supported by available information
  • Evaluate metrics, assumptions, and performance indicators
  • Identify analytical inconsistencies or unsupported conclusions
  • Review quantitative information for accuracy and decision usefulness

Spreadsheet Review

  • Review operations and programme-related spreadsheets for accuracy and consistency
  • Assess calculations, tables, schedules, trackers, and supporting data
  • Identify missing information, calculation errors, or structural issues
  • Evaluate whether spreadsheet outputs support stated conclusions
  • Maintain strong attention to detail across quantitative work products

Document & Presentation Review

  • Review Word documents and PowerPoint presentations for accuracy, organisation, and professional quality
  • Assess planning materials, analyses, reports, and presentation narratives
  • Identify inconsistencies between underlying information and presented conclusions
  • Evaluate whether complex operational information is communicated clearly
  • Review materials against defined project guidelines

Structured Evaluation & Feedback

  • Assess assigned work products against defined quality standards
  • Identify substantive operational, programme, analytical, and presentation issues
  • Distinguish material concerns from minor editorial issues
  • Provide clear, concise, and actionable written feedback
  • Apply evaluation criteria consistently across assignments

Ideal Profile

  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • At least 2+ years of relevant professional experience in operations, programme management, project management, or a closely related field
  • Experience as an Operations Manager, Program Manager, Project Manager, Operations Lead, Program Lead, or similar professional
  • Strong understanding of operational planning, programme delivery, project execution, and cross-functional coordination
  • Strong analytical and document-review skills
  • Strong written communication skills
  • High attention to detail and ability to follow structured guidelines
  • Strong proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
  • Comfortable reviewing varied operational and programme-management work products
  • Able to work independently and provide precise professional feedback

Engagement Details

  • Part-time independent contractor engagement
  • Fully remote
  • Applicants must be based in the United States, Europe, United Kingdom, or Canada
  • Compensation: $70–$150/hour
  • Flexible scheduling based on project requirements
  • Work focuses on operations planning, programme delivery, project execution, document review, and structured evaluation
  • Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project needs and performance
  • Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party
  • H1-B and STEM OPT support is unavailable for this engagement

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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