The Nature Conservancy

2 job(s) at The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy The location for this position is flexible within any country where TNC has an operating office and program.
Apr 21, 2021
Full time
A LITTLE ABOUT US Founded in 1951, the Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world's toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. We are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and oceans at unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more sustainable.  One of our core values is our commitment to diversity. Therefore, we strive for a globally diverse and culturally competent workforce. Working in 72 countries, including all 50 United States, we use a collaborative approach that engages local communities, governments, the private sector, and other partners. To learn more, visit www.nature.org or follow @nature_press on Twitter. The Nature Conservancy has led the way in saving many of the most iconic landscapes on Earth. We have helped to protect more than 103 million acres (41.6 million hectares) of land, to conserve thousands of river miles and to develop more than 100 marine projects. Our Global Protect Oceans, Lands and Waters team is focused on durable protection mechanisms across land, freshwater and marine realms, to protect  the diversity of habitats that are critical for stemming species loss and mitigating climate change, so that people and nature will thrive in the coming century. We are looking for solution driven, servant leaders to work with governments, corporations, and local partners, to help us protect more nature between today & 2025 than we have in our history. YOUR POSITION WITH TNC The Global Lead for Private Protection Strategies oversees all aspects of identifying, managing, and delivering on priority private conservation transaction projects with the Global Protect Oceans, Lands and Waters program that deliver on both biodiversity and climate outcomes. Working in close collaboration with local, regional, and global teams as well as external partners, they will build and enable a positive, collaborative team and an inclusive approach to managing a portfolio of protection projects with colleagues from across the organization in multiple global geographies. This position reports to the Global Director of Durable Protection Strategies. The location for this position is flexible within any country where TNC has an operating office and program. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The Global Lead, Private Protection Strategies will provide strategic leadership and support for large-scale private protection transactions that advance our organizational objectives to protect global biodiversity and living carbon reserves. Working with and reporting to the Global Director of Durable Protection Strategies, they will be responsible for accelerating the scope, scale, and delivery of private transactions in terrestrial, marine and freshwater realms, through strong internal and external networks and strategic partnerships. They will collaboratively identify, assess, and deliver protection deals through all stages of development, including the long-term management of protected lands and waters with local communities and government and non-government partners, ensuring robust and effective stakeholder engagement and outreach throughout the project. In addition to leading the global private transactions team, the Global Lead may serve as the lead negotiator on complex and dynamic transactions with a multi-disciplinary team and will be accountable for operating within TNC’s SOPs and risk mitigation processes and procedures. They will also play a leading role in donor identification, cultivation and stewardship for the program and for deal capital, galvanizing wide support from donors and partners for priority projects. They will work with the Global Managing Director for Protect and TNC’s leadership in mobilizing organizational wide funding and talent to TNC’s most complex and impactful private protection transactions on lands, waters, and resource concessions. RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE   In collaboration with the Global Dir. for Durable Protection, responsible for leading, organizing, structuring, and raising deal capital for a portfolio of prioritized private conservation transactions across terrestrial, freshwater, and marine realms. Designs, implements, and directs complex and diverse projects, encompassing multiple programs and coordinating the work of other professionals, inside and outside the organization. Incorporates cross-disciplinary knowledge to support project objectives. Assesses and manages risks, ensures financial and legal requirements are met, while ensuring outcomes delivered in a timely and effective manner. Closes numerous at-scale private transaction deals around the world each year in partnership with TNC’s best, to deliver on our biodiversity and climate goals. High level management and leadership, with responsibility for a distributed team and network of staff and partners. Raises funds for private deal development and capital, working closely with our philanthropy and leadership teams. May recruit and manage multi-disciplinary staff and teams to work on all aspects of transactions, including conservation, negotiations, finance, legal, and stakeholder engagement. Makes independent strategic decisions frequently based on analysis, ambiguous information, experience and context. Demonstrates mastery of TNC’s values, SOPs and Code of Conduct in everyday activities. Once travel and office openings are authorized by TNC, may require frequent travel domestically and/or internationally and evening and weekend hours. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS BA/BS degree and 12 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience. Large-scale (up to 1M USD) fundraising experience, including identifying donor prospects and donor cultivation. Experience designing, implementing, and directing at-scale, complex or multiple private conservation transaction projects of strategic importance. Multi-lingual and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience. Direct supervisory experience including motivating, leading, setting objectives and managing performance. Proven experience working in a matrix structure, and proven ability to influence and direct those outside of reporting lines. Creativity in developing overarching private protection strategies that go beyond single deals and leverage more and more rapid closures on protection deals. Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, community groups and/or government agencies. Experience networking with high level conservation contacts. Experienced in high skills negotiating. Experience with private conservation transactions and ability to manage transactions and teams through all stages of the project lifecycle from identification to close and long-term management Experience managing finances, supervising multidisciplinary professionals and coordinating the work of partners while meeting deadlines. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with carbon markets and/or projects desired. Master’s degree in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience developing practical applications of landscape, watershed and seascape science and planning and technical innovations for conservation purposes. Demonstrated leadership and visionary qualities and ability to work effectively with and through others and drive toward results in a decentralized, highly matrixed and geographically dispersed organization. Experience with innovative conservation finance and raising transaction capital to support large and complex conservation projects. Communicating clearly via written, spoken, and graphical means in English and other relevant languages. Politically savvy.
The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA
Mar 15, 2021
Full time
A LITTLE ABOUT US Founded in 1951, the Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world's toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. We are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and oceans at unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more sustainable.  One of our core values is our commitment to diversity. Therefore, we strive for a globally diverse and culturally competent workforce. Working in 79 countries, including all 50 United States, we use a collaborative approach that engages local communities, governments, the private sector, and other partners. To learn more, visit www.nature.org or follow @nature_press on Twitter. As indispensable to our success as our unifying mission, vision, goals and measures, are our unique values:  Integrity Beyond Reproach; Respect for People, Communities, and Cultures; Commitment to Diversity; Tangible Lasting Results; and One Conservancy.  These values are the distinguishing attributes that characterize how we conduct ourselves in our drive for tangible, lasting results. These attributes are not mere platitudes but deeply held convictions universally manifested by all who represent TNC. YOUR POSITION WITH TNC The Talent Research Assistant plays an important role in providing support to the internal Executive Search Team as it identifies a wide diversity of top candidates and moves to the final interview and offer stages of the executive search process.  The Research Assistant provides administrative and tracking support while helping to implement targeted diversity sourcing initiatives, leveraging organizational and social networking sites, and using other recruitment tools and techniques to find passive and diverse talent for senior level positions.  This individual is an integral part of the People Team’s Executive Search Team function and is instrumental in helping to support the team’s efforts in developing a pipeline of qualified individuals for the future and in providing diverse candidate pools to fill current vacancies.  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The Talent Research Assistant will join internal “kick-off” and debrief calls with hiring managers and the Executive Search Team, organizes the interview logistics process, assists in daily recruiting project management, develops the internal Executive Search Team intranet page, and monitors new job requests as they are submitted.  The Research Assistant uses creative sourcing techniques to identify a diversity of top talent for senior level jobs, difficult to fill and/or growth positions within the organization.  The Research Assistant practices more than simple name generation, but rather develops and assesses potential applicants for adequate experience and qualifications, including analysis of nontraditional career paths and types of prior experience that meet our required qualifications (finding the needle in the haystack).  The Research Assistant employs sourcing and data mining methods, including Boolean searches, a variety of search engines, internal sourcing, and external job board searches.  The Research Assistant also builds relationships with professional associations and universities, as well as uses social networking sites such as LinkedIn that allow individuals to post online professional resumes and profiles.  Duties include but are not limited to: writing, posting and advertising jobs; tracking costs; researching and sourcing prospective applicants and qualifying individuals for a wide range of executive-level positions; updating applicant records in PeopleSoft; corresponding with job applicants; providing logistical support for interviews and meetings; preparing correspondence and presentations; editing and formatting documents; preparing materials for conferences and update meetings with the hiring teams; developing content for, and improving and maintaining the internal Executive Search Team Intranet page; answering general job inquiries; and ensuring confidentiality with all HR-related matters. The Talent Research Assistant reports to the Talent Knowledge Manager. RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE Partner with the Executive Search Team to understand hiring needs, priorities and timing. Work with hiring teams to schedule and coordinate interviews, greet candidates, and facilitate meetings/interviews in the conference rooms for interviews held at the Worldwide Office in Arlington, VA. This may include establishing interviewer and candidate availability, scheduling meetings via Outlook or Zoom, providing logistical support for meetings on-site and coordinating travel arrangements when necessary.  Provide administrative support for Executive Search Team meetings, including scheduling, preparing and copying materials, ordering food and supplies. Assist with Outlook meetings and scheduling for the Executive Search Team members. Develop content for, improve, and maintain, internal Executive Search Team Intranet pages. Responsible for monitoring internal Executive Search Team mailbox for new field requests for assistance. Join LinkedIn and other professional groups, and place job advertisements as assigned. Partner with the Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (GDEI) team to understand our diversity recruitment processes and practices. Track prospects via tracking tools designed by the Executive Search Team and produce weekly reports for the Executive Search Team and hiring managers that track research results and the status of each recruitment. Maintain relevant inhouse recruiting metrics, including client satisfaction surveys for each recruitment. Produce reports on hiring demographics such as minority, veteran, disabled and gender percentages per hire, time and cost to fill. Populate best-in-class applicant lists in PeopleSoft. Ensure that PeopleSoft fields are populated to capture cost and activity data, contact notes, and reference information.  Add screening notes and reject applicants in PeopleSoft when final candidate is selected and accepts the position. As assigned, directly source diverse talent through personal networks, LinkedIn, web searches, social media, job boards, associations, university career sites and other sources for select positions. As assigned, screen online resumes in PeopleSoft, reject those who do not meet qualifications, and discuss those whom the Executive Search Team should personally phone screen. Attend online events to learn new sourcing tools and techniques, especially those related to finding diversity of talent. May occasionally assist with training presentations via Zoom/Skype or at Operations Conferences. Conduct research, deliver results, and effectively manage multiple projects with competing priorities. Maintain social media pages (LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) to engage active/passive diverse talent pipeline. Creates and posts updates on internal social media network (Workplace). Respond to job posting inquiries and provide general administrative support as needed. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Associate’s degree, HR professional certification or 4 years related experience, or equivalent combination. Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite. Ability to construct and produce reports. Proven success in building a wide diversity of relationships and partnerships, ideally with recruiters, candidates and hiring managers. Experience in handling confidential and sensitive data. Proven written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to train others. Team oriented, able to take direction and learn quickly. Experience in handling multiple projects simultaneously. Keen attention to detail, organized and able to maintain a courteous and professional approach and attitude in working with internal clients and the public. Solid knowledge of word processing, database management, and spreadsheet software, with ability to construct and produce reports, data input, manipulation, and analysis. Excellent customer services skills and experience in responding to employee and applicant inquiries. Experience maintaining files, processing paperwork, data entry or related. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree preferred. Two years of experience supporting full-cycle corporate sourcing/recruiting experience with a large nonprofit. Experience in writing job advertisements and posting jobs online. Experience conducting research and in making strategic sourcing and recruiting recommendations. Social media channel sourcing experience and online presence (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter) and advanced Internet research skills. Knowledge of recruiting and sourcing techniques, including diversity sourcing (i.e. Advanced Google Search, Boolean Search Strings, and others). Experience with sourcing a diversity of job prospects and reviewing job boards for matches. LinkedIn Recruiter and/or AIRS certifications preferred. Working knowledge of PeopleSoft applicant tracking system, including reporting and analytics, with a focus on data integrity. Experience in SharePoint web design preferred. Broad understanding of fundamental HR concepts, processes, and services. Multi-language skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience. HOW TO APPLY To apply to position number 49515, submit resume (required) and cover letter separately using the upload buttons. Applications will be reviewed in the order they’re received, and the position will remain open until filled.