This is a hybrid position which requires 8 days (12 days in Mexico) per month in the office. You can be based in our office in Mexico or Colombia. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission as WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position. To be eligible for this position you must be a resident at the start of employment.
About the Program:
The Global Executive Office (EO) ensures the smooth and effective leadership of WRI. It is formed of the President and CEO, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and the four Managing Directors. The Board Affairs and legal teams also sit within the Executive Office. The full EO team supports the smooth functioning of WRI by:
Supporting the President and Managing Directors to successfully deliver on the five shifts of the Strategic Plan and ensuring the most effective use of their time in managing WRI;
Equipping WRI for the task by managing risk and improving the ways in which we work as "one WRI";
Providing effective and responsive support to staff across WRI's global network so they can accomplish their goals; and
Providing professional service to the Board, donors, external partners and other key stakeholders.
Job Highlight:
You will work with WRI's Managing Director for Global Presence & National Action to strengthen strategic alignment, decision-making, and execution across their portfolios. You will design and manage the processes that ensure effective leadership, including preparing decision-ready briefings, coordinating priorities, facilitating important meetings, and ensuring decisions translate into clear actions and follow-through. You will provide analysis, judgment, and advice on issues spanning WRI's global portfolio and lead special projects that require cross-institutional coordination.
You will be supported by fellow teammates on the Global Presence & National Action team along with colleagues across the Executive Office. You will work closely with teams throughout WRI's global network to advance shared priorities and ensure effective coordination across the institution.
The Global Presence & National Action (GPNA) function manages and stewards the "Globally Coordinated Network" of WRI's Country Offices and Regional Offices by strengthening governance and leadership, shaping the footprint, stewarding country strategies, enabling cross-office initiatives, and driving operational excellence. WRI's Network operates with a centrally-managed mission, values, strategy, and standards while maintaining meaningful local autonomy and relevance.
You will report to the MD for Global Presence & National Action, with dotted line reporting to the Head of Executive Governance.
What you will do:
Executive Decision Support and Strategic Analysis (30%)
Prepare decision-ready briefings, analyses, presentations, and recommendations for the Managing Director by synthesizing complex information across WRI's programs, country and regional offices, and core functions.
Identify emerging issues, risks, dependencies, and decisions requiring leadership attention; frame options and trade-offs and coordinate input from relevant subject-matter experts.
Translate leadership direction and decisions into clear actions, owners, timelines, and communications, and track implementation through completion.
Maintain awareness of priorities and developments across WRI's global portfolio to anticipate information and decision-making needs.
Leadership Forums and Executive Coordination (30%)
Lead the planning and delivery of recurring leadership forums, including the monthly Country Directors meeting, quarterly Country Director/Program Director meetings, and the annual in-person Country Directors retreat, ensuring each forum is structured around clear objectives, priority decisions, and meaningful leadership engagement.
Develop agendas and run-of-show plans; coordinate presenters and participants; prepare, review, and quality-control briefing materials;…