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Description
Summary Description:
Primary responsibility is to provide general administrative support to the four-person New Ventures project in all aspects of work on sustainable growth in emerging economies. New Ventures is a project of the World Resources Institute that acts as a business accelerator working toward long-term sustainable, natural resource use by employing a market-driven solution that focuses on supporting environmentally and socially responsible enterprises in emerging economies.
Major Responsibilities:
* Assist and support the New Ventures Director
* Assist program in managing schedules, arranging meetings and set-up, and other administrative tasks including faxing, photocopying, mailing, and filing
* Manage project files and archives. Maintain project databases and mailing lists
* Manage and process travel and visa documents
* Participate in project management team meetings
* Answer general inquiries about New Ventures from the public
* Serve as liaison between New Ventures and other departments within WRI
* Receive and prioritize mail and e-mail, respond to routine items, and track follow up responses
* Schedules team meetings and any other ongoing meetings
* Assist in budget updates and new budget creation for proposals
* Assist program in compiling reports for funders
* Create and maintain contract agreements with partners, including overseeing reporting and follow-up requirements to complete agreements on time
* Respond to specific web-based and literature research needs as requested
* Recruit project interns as needed, supervise interns and manage their workloads
* Other tasks as assigned
Qualifications:
* Excellent organizational skills and proven attention to detail
* Superior interpersonal and communication skills
* Demonstrated assertiveness and persistence with regards to working with higher level staff in extracting reports and information needed
* Motivated individual who can juggle multiple tasks and projects
* Excellent computer skills with experience in a Windows environment; Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and the Internet
* Bachelor's degree required with at least one year of administrative work experience or equivalent internship and/or part-time experience
* Flexible individual who can work independently and with little supervision
* Website maintenance experience a plus
Please send resume with "Admin Assistant" in subject line, no calls please.
Salary: Low $30s; excellent benefits package
About WRI: World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to create practical ways to protect the planet and improve people's lives. Our mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment for current and future generations.
o People and ecosystems. Reverse rapid degradation of ecosystems and assure their capacity to provide humans with needed goods and services.
o Climate change. Protect the global climate system from further harm due to emissions of greenhouse gases and help humanity and the natural world adapt to unavoidable climate change.
o Markets and Enterprise. Harness markets and enterprise to expand economic opportunity and protect the environment.
o Access. Guarantee public access to information and decisions regarding natural resources and the environment.
o Institutional excellence. Support and enhance WRI's ability to achieve results. In all of its policy research and work with institutions, WRI tries to build bridges between ideas and action, meshing the insights of scientific research, economic and institutional analyses, and practical experience with the need for open and participatory decision-making.
WRI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is WRI's policy to recruit, hire, and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual preference, parental status, or disability. WRI only accepts resumes for current vacancies.