Senior Administrative Assistant (SAA) - 25038

Overview

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Administrative Assistant (SAA).

 

Location: Please note we encourage remote employees to apply for this position, with a strong preference given to candidates living in the Great Plains eco-region.

 

Reporting Structure: Vice President, Native Nations Conservation and Food Systems.

 

Position Length: Limited Term: 2 years.

Work Authorization: This position is not eligible for an employment visa or work authorization sponsorship.

 

Major Function

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Administrative Assistant to support the Vice President, Native Nations Conservation and Food Systems and the Vice President, Great Plains, and Great Plains team within the WWF Conservation Department/Wildlife Program. 

These two teams focus heavily on states in the Great Plains region - Montana and South Dakota in particular. The teams work closely with cattle and buffalo ranchers and with Tribal Nations. Their work and travel are often to remote and challenging locations.

This position would perform a variety of standard and occasionally complex administrative duties and responsibilities for supervisors to ensure the smooth functioning of office, department, or program using demonstrated administrative and organizational skills, and a basic knowledge of the organization and its programs and policies.

Salary: The expected compensation range for this position is $45,600 - $57,100.

 

Responsibilities

Key Competencies

Organizational Skills: Must be able to keep track of multiple tasks, requests, calendars, and deadlines for the VP and team, without need for reminders.

Diplomatic Interpersonal Communication Skills: This position requires the use of high emotional intelligence and organization savvy with multiple stakeholders including Tribal nations and ranchers. 

Attention to Detail and Accuracy: It is expected to help identify and implement processes to increase the VP and team organization. Meticulous attention to detail is required at all times.

Problem Solving and Initiative: Helps solve problems and figures out how to move situations forward based on VP, team and organization prioritizations.

Collaboration and Team Support: This position engages with all levels within the WWF organization for and on behalf of VP and team to advance team and organizational goals and initiatives.

 

Required Skills and Experience

• Support team travel: This team’s work is often out in the field and requires significant travel. This position would support the team’s travel arrangements in accordance with departmental and organizational policies and practices.
• Scheduling: Both primary Principals have demanding and complex schedules. This position would be responsible for managing and scheduling the full schedules of two Principals, senior staff, and occasionally larger staff/office scheduling.
• Coordinates meetings and conferences: A significant aspect of our work includes outreach with partners, ranchers, Tribal leaders, and others. This position would assist with the complex logistics and planning of conferences, special events, including attendee coordination, space and equipment rental, AV needs, catering, and material preparation.

• General office duties: Produces and distributes documents, reports and other materials; performs miscellaneous office tasks.

• Financial support: Reviews and processes monthly payments for credit cards transactions and invoices, inputs proper coding into financial system, prepares check and/or wire requests, manages new vendor setup, and serves as the liaison with accounting to track payments. Compiles and reviews expense reports submitted by others. Assists operations team with developing preliminary data and background information for the budget preparation process. 

• Recordkeeping: Collects information and maintains logs, records, and lists as required using Microsoft Word, Excel, or specialized databases such as SharePoint and customer relationship management (CRM) software. Reviews, validates and inputs data collected or provided by others. Identifies any problems with the data and coordinates with others to resolve problems as needed. 

• Communication: Answers and routes emails and handles a variety of internal and e