Business Operations Intern

Stonelight Project is a small nonprofit with 29 staff and about 150 regular volunteers.

About the role:

The Ops and Delivery keeps the business running behind the scenes. We need someone organised who likes fixing broken processes. You can work from home anywhere in the UK. We have no office requirement. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning.

Day to day:

• Prepare weekly operations reports covering volumes, turnaround time and open issues.
• Set up simple automations with Zapier or Google Apps Script, with help from the team.
• Track daily orders, tickets or deliveries in Google Sheets and flag delays.
• Monitor service level targets and escalate breaches to the operations lead.
• Support new product or city launches by preparing checklists and trackers.

What we're looking for:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026, 2027 or 2028.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Based in the UK for the duration of the internship.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Very organised. You will be tracking many things at once.
• Laptop and a reliable internet connection.
• Strong Google Sheets or MS Excel skills: lookups, pivots, conditional formatting.

Bonus points:

• Lean or Six Sigma Yellow Belt coursework.
• Exposure to SQL or Looker Studio.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: £10,500-£15,000 per annum

What we offer:

• Home working allowance.
• Flexible working hours.
• Reference on completion.
• Graduate scheme fast-track interview.
• Access to online training.
• Paid holiday accrued during the placement.

Unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Dec 2026.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Stonelight Project.