Application Closing Date: March 16, 2025 at 23:00 MT
Location: Remote in the US
Term: Full-time – 40 hours a week (exempt)
Organization: Global Greengrants Fund
Salary: Salaries at Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) are dependent on applicable salary scales, and internal pay policies including equity considerations and budget. Due to how salary negotiations perpetuate existing structural inequities, GGF has moved away from salary negotiation processes for any candidate. We will make our best offer, and it will be the same regardless of the candidate. The salary for this position for someone in the USA as per work band A is a minimum of $67,000.
Benefits: Group medical and life insurance. Paid time off (20 vacation days, 15 sick days, four personal days, and up to 11 paid public holidays). Contribution to retirement savings. Remote work and flexible work arrangements.
About Global Greengrants Fund
Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) is a public charity registered in Boulder, Colorado, and London, UK, that supports grassroots activists and civil society organizations who are working to address environmental and social justice in over 160 countries. GGF applies a participatory and decentralized model in making grants to grassroots groups through regional and thematic boards of advisors, global partner networks, and partner funds to support grassroots environmental and social justice action. Global Greengrants Fund believes solutions to environmental harm and social injustice come from people whose lives are most impacted. Every day, our global network of people on the frontlines and donors comes together to support communities to protect their ways of life and our planet. Because when local people have a say in the health of their food, water, and resources, they are forces for change.
In 2025, Global Greengrants Fund is amid a strategic journey in which we collectively center our values, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and organizational care, in our work, and to rediscover our identity and potential after 30 years of work. We have experienced tremendous growth over the past three years and are thoughtfully, yet rapidly, growing our annual grantmaking, philanthropic advocacy, and global partnerships and collaborations to new levels. This includes creating a globally networked learning organization and transforming our organizational culture to be more collaborative – we call this our transformative journey.
The role
Global Greengrants Fund is looking to hire an energetic and passionate individual who will play a key role in ensuring the smooth administration and operations in the day-to-day of the People and Culture and Finance functions. The Human Resources and Finance Assistant supports People and Culture and Finance functions to achieve organizational goals and to facilitate organizational compliance of relevant policies and processes. The Assistant will provide administrative support and guidance to managers and staff across a full range of HR and Finance operational activities. They will also be responsible for calendar management and travel logistics for the Director of People and Culture and the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. They will be responsible for establishing and maintaining filing systems, handling information requests, compiling presentations, and conducting research as required.
In the present accountability structures, the Human Resources and Finance Assistant Assistant reports to the Director of People and Culture, with additional accountability to the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, while building and working in more collaborative ways.
The candidate profile
Successful applicants will have significant relevant experience in similar roles in a similar non-profit organization, and specific demonstrated knowledge of Rippling software. They should have demonstrated organization skills with extensive experience in project and program management, ability to develop, monitor, and evaluate an operational plan with multiple projects, multiple deliverables, and deadlines, and the ability to plan, organize, and lead the implementation of plans and processes. They must be meticulous with exceptionally strong follow-up and follow-through skills and have the ability to work under high-pressure situations and meet tight deadlines. They should have excellent interpersonal understanding, relationship building, and interpersonal skills to build strong alliances with diverse constituencies, and must have experience working with diverse communities from multiple identities across the globe in a virtual environment.
They also thrive in a virtual environment, motivated to take on challenges and collaboratively find innovative and creative solutions.
English fluency is a must with proficiency in other languages preferred.
The right candidate will understand Global Greengrants Fund’s core values and be committed to the guiding principles and mission of Global Greengrants Fund and ensure they uphold them in the way they take up the responsibilities of the role.
How to apply
Applications need to be submitted through GGF’s job platform by March 16, 2025 at 23:00 MT. To apply via the job platform and to see the detailed Job Description please click here. You will be required to upload a current CV, along with a cover letter explaining why you want to work for Global Greengrants Fund and how you meet the requirements of the role, as part of your application. You will need to submit these in English. If you’re intrigued by this position but feel like you don’t fit the profile precisely, please still apply. You can ask questions or seek further information to feel able to apply by writing to careers@greengrants.org.
We thank all those who apply, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Women; trans, non-binary, and intersex persons; persons with disabilities and other candidates from historically oppressed groups, of all ages, are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
Global Greengrants Fund is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Global Greengrants Fund are based on organizational needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, health, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression.