Administrative Assistant - Tenders Global

Administrative Assistant

Global Green Growth Institute

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Description

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Based in Mexico City, the Administrative Assistant will provide administrative support to the Mexico Country Office by enabling the successful delivery of the country program’s portfolio through administrative tasks which include carrying out procurement processes, supporting human resources processes such as hiring consultants, organizing travel arrangements, providing support in the organization of workshops and meetings, organizing financial information for reporting purposes, as well as enabling an efficient management of GGGI Mexico offices. Delivery of all administrative tasks shall be completed in compliance with GGGI policies, rules, guidelines, decisions, and processes.

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.
Engagement: 
  • Work closely with the Finance, Procurement and Administrative Associate, and GGGI staff to support administrative aspects of program and project implementation.
  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders to guarantee compliance of GGGI’s HR, Procurement, Events, and Travel related processes.
  • Provide clear information on process delivery requirements to the Mexico office staff and external stakeholders.
  • Support the team in preparation of events, travel, reporting and record-keeping.
Delivery:
  • Perform administrative support as required, including but not limited to note taking, agenda development, calendar updates, scheduling of meetings, event organization, travel arrangements.
  • Support finance and procurement staff in administrative functions related to payments, budgets, procurement, and hiring processes in compliance with donor conditions, GGGI’s Rules and Regulations, and internal systems.
  • Support national engagement initiatives through in person and virtual meetings, events, learning opportunities, and knowledge sharing, etc.
  • Support high quality document management and record keeping of project documents through GGGI’s internal tools and systems.
  • Coordinate the development of presentations, documents, and tools as appropriate.
  • Support onboarding of interns or consultants in consultation with hiring managers.
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.

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