You will engage daily with WRI's global body of staff and high-level officials across the world giving your insight into WRI's portfolio of restoration work. You will report directly to the Director of the Global Restoration Initiative. You will be based in the WRI Global office in Washington, DC and will be expected to follow a hybrid model of remote and in-office work. Existing US work authorization is required at the time of application submission. WRI is unable to sponsor work authorization for this position.
What will you do:
Administrative Support :
Plan, coordinate, and maintain the GRI Director’s business calendar, scheduling and arranging meetings, providing reminders were necessary, and updating the Director as needed to cover urgent incoming requests
Attend key meetings to document detailed notes and provide professional summaries of the notes and action items for the Director to forward to participants
Manage a fast-flowing email inbox, bringing urgent issues and those requiring action to the Director’s attention
Help to transform verbally dictated updates into written updates for a team that works across many time zones internationally
Organize and prepare for business travel by completing bookings, pre-travel paperwork and other requirements (e.g., medical testing or vaccinations) and creating detailed itineraries
Process expense claims
Help draft and edit correspondence, talking points, presentations, and other documents
Support event planning and catering needs for in-person and virtual events and workshops
Maintain an effective electronic filing system, including recording of official correspondence and maintaining a business contacts database (Salesforce)
Support desk research tasks, where appropriate
Assist with special projects as assigned. This will include but not be limited to data gathering, record keeping, convening stakeholders, and preparing communications and other projects of importance
What will you need:
Education:
You have a completed Bachelor’s degree
Experience:
You have 2+ years full-time relevant work experience in an administrative or executive assistant role, including scheduling, travel management, and inbox management
You have experience working with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), online management software (Monday.com, Salesforce, Concur, etc.), and web-based communications (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.)
Languages:
Verbal and written proficiency in English required. Fluency in any of WRI's other languages is a bonus (especially languages that are prevalent in the geographies where the GRI works, e.g., Hindi, French, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.)
