The Nature Conservancy is hiring a Natural Climate Solutions Strategy Lead to shape and lead a compelling vision and strategy to accelerate the deployment of natural climate solutions (NCS) in North America. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership for a multi-faceted approach including carbon markets, policy, and corporate engagement, establishing the Conservancy as a leader in advancing NCS to mitigate climate change.
What You'll Do
- Shape and lead a compelling vision and strategy to accelerate the deployment of natural climate solutions in North America.
- Provide strategic leadership and support for all aspects of a multi-faceted strategy that includes carbon markets, state and federal land management, tax, and climate policy, and corporate engagement.
- Coordinate effectively with staff and teams at multiple levels within the Conservancy.
- Serve as a principle contact to represent this work externally with government agencies, other conservation organizations, donors, companies, and the academic community.
- Establish the Conservancy as a leader in advancing natural climate solutions to mitigate climate change.
- Lead and manage a team which carries out the strategy.
- Build strategic, scientific, and technical partnerships to advance the strategy goals.
- Play a leading role in donor identification, cultivation and stewardship in collaboration with the Climate Mitigation Program Director.
What We're Looking For
- BA/BS degree and 10 years’ experience in conservation, climate, or a related field or equivalent combination.
- Fundraising experience, including identifying donor prospects and donor cultivation.
- Experience directing a major program or project of strategic importance, including management/supervision of multi-disciplinary teams and meeting deadlines.
- Understanding of current trends and practices in climate mitigation in North America.
- Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives and managing performance.
- Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, community groups and/or government agencies.
- Experience negotiating.
- Experience influencing, developing and implementing conservation strategies and plans at the state or federal level.
- Experience with financial management of a large program.
Nice to Have
- Exceptional leadership skills and demonstrated ability to drive a diverse and dispersed team to deliver on a common goal.
- Ability to work well in a highly matrixed, decentralized and collaborative organization. Possesses strong interpersonal skills and is a team player.
- Familiarity and knowledge related to business, governmental, and/or environmental policy and practices pertaining to land management and/or Natural Climate Solutions.
- Knowledge of, and fluency in, carbon markets and climate change policy at the state, federal and/or global level.
- Communicating clearly via written, spoken, and graphical means in English and other relevant languages.
- Politically savvy.
Team & Environment
You will lead and manage a team which carries out the strategy and work in collaboration with the Climate Mitigation Program Director.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $106,000 - $153,000 yearly salary (USA only)
- Health care benefits
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match
- Parental leave
- Accrued paid time off
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Employee assistance program
- Other life and work well-being benefits
- Flexible work environment
The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and culture.
