Global Coordination Manager, Executive Office

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; and ensure Managing Director is prepared for each meeting.
• Facilitate meeting processes, capture decisions and commitments, and translate discussions into clear actions, owners, timelines, and follow-up, maintaining continuity across recurring leadership forums.
• Manage the longer-term planning cycle for these forums, including identifying emerging topics, sequencing discussions across meetings, coordinating with senior leaders and teams across WRI, and improving the effectiveness of these convenings.

Cross-WRI Coordination and Institutional Priorities (25%)

• Coordinate projects and issues that require collaboration across country and regional offices, Global Programs, and core functions such as Finance, People, Legal, Development, Communications, and Operations.
• Establish coordination structures, roles, timelines, and decision pathways for cross-functional work and ensure that issues requiring leadership intervention are surfaced and resolved.
• Support institutional planning and governance processes, including strategy development and implementation, organizational planning, resource allocation, leadership transitions, and other priorities spanning multiple parts of WRI.
• Serve as a central coordination point between the Managing Director and senior leaders across WRI to ensure timely information flow, alignment, and follow-through.

Special Projects and Executive Office Delivery (15%)

• Lead time-bound strategic and operational projects on behalf of the Managing Director, defining scope, deliverables, workplans, stakeholders, and decision points and managing the work through completion.
• Conduct research and qualitative and quantitative analysis to support institutional priorities, management decisions, and special initiatives.
• Develop executive-level materials and communications that translate complex organizational issues into clear messages appropriate for different internal audiences.
• Adapt project plans and priorities in response to changing institutional needs while maintaining progress across concurrent assignments.

Staff Management (in future)

• Manage the Executive Assistant to the MD for GPNA (future possibility, dependent on candidate's experience and team needs)

What you will need:

• Education: You have a completed Bachelors degree in a relevant field in public policy, international development, environmental science, behavioral science, urban planning or related fields.
• Experience: You have a minimum of 5-7 years full-time relevant work experience in project management, preferably in a non-profit international development setting.
• A Masters degree in lieu of 2 years of work experience is acceptable. Experience supporting senior executives, including preparing decision-ready briefings, synthesizing complex information into clear recommendations, and translating decisions into defined actions and follow-up.
• Project management experience, including managing multiple concurrent workstreams and developing workplans with clear tasks, timelines, dependencies, responsibilities, and milestones.
• Experience designing and managing senior-level meetings and convenings, including developing agendas, coordinating briefing materials, facilitating discussions, documenting decisions, and tracking follow-up.
• Experience analyzing and synthesizing large volumes of qualitative and quantitative information to identify key issues, risks, dependencies, and decisions required.
• Ability to independently manage deliverables while coordinating effectively across teams and stakeholders.
• Experience in the environment, sustainability, and/or international development sectors is preferred.
• Languages: You have verbal and written proficiency in English.
• Requirements: Existing work authorization is required where this position is based. WRI is unable to support visa application.

Potential Salary:

Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors.

How to Apply: Please submit a resume with a cover letter by December 1, 2026. Internal applicants should submit their application through the Jobs Hub portal in Workday. External applicants must apply through the WRI Careers portal to be considered. We may close for applications sooner if we receive a high volume of applications from qualified candidates.

What we offer:

• Access to the WRI global network with the opportunity to exchange with and learn from passionate colleagues working at the cutting edge of their fields across Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the US
• The chance to have an impact and to develop your career within a mission driven organization with access to varied learning and training opportunities
• A workplace that strives to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work
• The opportunity to join and get involved in different working groups and affinity groups to shape the future of WRI
• Commitment to hybrid working model with flexible working hours
• Generous leave days that increase with tenure.

About Us:

World Resources Institute works to improve people's lives, protect and restore nature and stabilize the climate. As an independent research organization, we leverage our data, expertise and global reach to influence policy and catalyse change across systems like food, land and water; energy; and cities. Our 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations.

Our mission and values:

WRI's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.

Our values are shared ideals that bind us together: Independence, Integrity, Impact, Partnership and Care.

Our culture:

WRI is committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission including equal opportunities in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, caste, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Our People team carefully reviews all applications.

About Us

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to promoting a diverse workplace.

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