Freshwater Strategy Director

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🇦🇺 Australia – Remote

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🧐 Strategy

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The Nature Conservancy

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1951

💼 Consulting

✈️ Travel

🤲 Charity

Consulting • Travel • Charity

The Nature Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Operating in over 80 countries and territories, it addresses critical issues like climate change and biodiversity loss through strategic conservation efforts. The organization focuses on protecting vital ecosystems such as forests, oceans, and freshwater resources, while actively engaging communities and influencing environmental policies. Through various initiatives, The Nature Conservancy aims to ensure a sustainable and thriving planet for future generations.

📋 Description

• Develop and support freshwater conservation strategies across the Asia Pacific region in partnership with TNC country and global programs • Ensure an impactful portfolio of freshwater conservation projects for resilient watersheds and durable freshwater protection • Design and support implementation of nature-based solutions for water provisioning and regulation and durable freshwater protection • Cultivate partnerships with Asia Pacific country teams, Conservancy staff, and external partners • Align Asia Pacific work with TNC global teams and pathways of impact • Build scientific and technical capacity within country programs • Refine and strengthen Theories of Change for freshwater conservation • Negotiate innovative solutions with local communities, government agencies, corporations, and lending institutions • Ensure freshwater conservation work is represented in Asia Pacific’s Portfolio Management approach • Support robust monitoring, evaluation, and learning programs reporting progress against TNC’s 2030 Goals • Serve as Asia Pacific focal point for TNC’s Nature4Water partnership • Pursue and secure fundraising opportunities advancing freshwater priorities, including Forever Freshwater geographies in Mongolia and Australia • Engage donors, create proposals, and develop partnerships • Support internal and external communications about freshwater conservation • Represent TNC in internal and external subject matter forums • Manage project budgets and a matrixed team as needed • Report to the Asia Pacific Deputy Director of Conservation and operate within a decentralized, highly matrixed structure

🎯 Requirements

• BA/BS degree and 7 years’ experience in conservation practice or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience • Experience managing complex or multiple projects, including managing finances and coordinating the work of other professionals and partners • Experience developing freshwater conservation recommendations strongly supported by science • Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, community groups and/or government agencies • Frequent international travel; occasional evening and weekend hours • Ability to work in variable weather conditions, remote locations, and difficult and hazardous terrain • Multi-lingual and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated • 7–10 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience • Masters or PhD in a relevant field desired • Expert knowledge of current and evolving trends and practices in freshwater conservation • Ability to convert freshwater conservation knowledge into strategies relevant to TNC • Demonstrated experience influencing, developing and implementing freshwater conservation policy and plans • Ability to develop practical applications of scientific concepts and technical innovations for conservation purposes • Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams and using influence, interpersonal skills, active listening, good judgement, diplomacy and tact • Fundraising and grant writing experience • Alignment with TNC values • Successful completion of The Nature Conservancy’s background screening process

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where TNC works • Health care benefits • Retirement benefits • Parental leave • Paid time off • Life insurance • Disability coverage • Employee assistance program • Other life and well-being benefits • Flexible work environment supporting employee health and well-being • Career development • Flexible schedules