Administrative Assistant

Global Green Growth Institute

Mexico City, Mexico

Experience: 3 to 5 Years

Skill Required: HR and Admin

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is an intergovernmental organization founded to support and promote a model of economic growth known as green growth, which targets key aspects of economic performance such a poverty reduction, job creation, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. GGGI works with countries around the world, building their capacity and working collaboratively on green growth policies that can impact the lives of millions. The organization partners with countries, multilateral institutions, government bodies, and the private sector to help build strong economies that are more efficient and sustainable in the use of natural resources, less carbon intensive, and more resilient to climate change. GGGI supports stakeholders through complementary and integrated workstreams that deliver comprehensive products designed to assist in developing, financing, and mainstreaming green growth in national economic development plans. 

GGGI has a diverse portfolio of programs in developing countries around the world. These in-country programs, together with global products and services, focus on delivering results through an integrated approach of evidence-based green growth planning and implementation aligned to countries

Purpose:

  • Carry out essential admin operations/transactions that require a basic understanding of GGGI’s rules, procedures, systems, and tools, complying with established GGGI policies, standards, and donor requirements.
  • Take responsibility for assigned day-to-day administrative activities for effective functioning of the Mexico Country office.
  • Perform procurement related tasks to guarantee the projects’ successful and timely delivery.
  • Provide logistics support for the organization of workshops, conferences, meetings, and overall events.
  • Support the Mexico team members in project related HR tasks, in coordination with operations staff and HQ.
  • Support travel related tasks, which guarantee having the best value for money and abide by GGGI’s rules and procedures, and making sure these processes are fully documented.
  • Support any other OED operations as required by the GGGI Mexico Program.

Requirements Qualifications:

  • At least 4 years of general experience and at least 3 of relevant experience in office management or administration roles.
  • University degree in administration, social sciences, or relevant related areas.
  • Experience with international organizations, bilateral cooperation entities or international projects is an asset.  
  • Good level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  • Intermediate to High English proficiency is required to prepare written reports and business correspondence, both in Spanish and English.
  • Experience/knowledge of green growth, climate change and sustainable development is a plus.

Source: https://careers.gggi.org/vacancy/administrative-assistant-mexico-country-programme-525086.html