Volunteer Team Assistant

Volunteer Team AssistantSalary: Volunteer

Hours: Minimum twenty (20) hours weekly

Contract: Minimum six-month commitment 

Location: Remote

Who is the THRIVE Project?

Passionate about sustainability? Looking to collaborate with a driven team to make a better future? Join us, and make the world a better place.

We are a global for-impact organization with members in over 40 countries. All of us strive to make our world thrivable - to ensure humanity can face global issues effectively and sustainably.

As a leading not-for-profit in the thrivability space, we seek to implement climate-friendly policies, educate communities, and advocate for a future where humanity can live in harmony and solidarity with nature. This is achieved through a variety of research, publishing educational content including articles and podcasts, and hosting webinars with sustainability experts.

We collaborate with NGOs, businesses, individuals and others to this end, because #ThrivabilityMatters.

By joining THRIVE, you can make a difference.

To find out more, head to our website: https://ThrivabilityMatters.Org/

Why join THRIVE?

When you become a volunteer at THRIVE, you’ll receive:

• Significant references for your work endeavors
• A community experience and sense of belonging
• Shared expertise from other team members
• A greater understanding of how organizations like ours are structured
• Opportunities to learn whole news skillsets with practical experience
• Possibilities to take on leadership roles if you’re interested
• Induction, training, and mentorship sessions
• The opportunity to develop your presentation skills
• A platform to learn and spread awareness about sustainability issues and their solutions

The Role

We’re looking for a motivated, enthusiastic team assistant with a passion for sustainability to work with our friendly, dynamic team to inspire people around the world to make a better future.

As part of THRIVE, you will have the opportunity to:

• Champion new initiatives.
• Improve existing initiatives.
• Help shape our thrivability efforts.
• Meet regularly with team members.
• Present ideas to people from a variety of disciplines. 

Your efforts will empower our team members and help inspire people to create a thrivable future.

There are also opportunities for specialization within this role. Specializations include::

• Accounting: Working with budgets, projections, and funding requests. This would ideally suit someone with accounting / bookkeeping experience.
• Legal: Internal reviews, ensuring adherence to standards and laws, and outbound communications in relation to this. This would ideally suit a paralegal or someone with experience with legal processes.
• Scheduling: Organizing appointments, meetings (internally and externally), and events. This would ideally suit a virtual assistant or someone with online scheduling experience.
• Scholar: Assisting with research investigations and analyses. This would ideally suit an early career researcher (ECR).
• Event Convenor: Coordinating events and activities with the public, including emceeing. This would ideally suit someone with experience hosting and / or running public events (online or in-person).

Key Responsibilities

• Managing calendar and events
• Assisting newcomers with onboarding processes
• Providing general concierge assistance to teams
• Assisting the recruitment team with job posts
• Monitoring and evaluating newcomer integration processes
• Processing leave requests
• Actively participating in meetings.
• Joining webinars and other collaborative efforts.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in management or related field
• At least 2 years of commercial experience in a fast-paced environment
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken. 

Preferred Requirements:

• Well-developed problem-solving abilities 
• Willingness to learn new skills
• The ability to handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines.
• The ability to be proactive and self-manage your time.
• A self-driven mindset to make a better future for all.
• Excellent communication and organization skills. 
• Well-developed problem-solving abilities.

At THRIVE, we work to create a thrivable future, where everyone can live in harmony with nature.

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and believe that everyone has a role to play in tackling the challenges affecting our world. As a member of our team, you will be part of a global movement that is making a difference in the world. 

Applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

Ready to make a thrivable future? Apply today.