Global Director, Indigenous and Community Leadership in Conservation

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🌐 United States, Kenya, +4 more countries – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇰🇪 Kenya – Remote 🇨🇱 Chile – Remote 🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote 🇹🇿 Tanzania – Remote 🇦🇷 Argentina – Remote

💵 $122k - $180k / year

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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

• Drive a global strategy advancing Indigenous and community leadership across TNC’s conservation work • Shape delivery of TNC’s 2030 goals through equitable, durable, and community-led outcomes • Influence systems, financing, partnerships, governance, and high-level decision-making • Lead and evolve TNC’s global Indigenous and Community Leadership in Conservation strategy • Translate vision into actionable frameworks, priorities, partnerships, investments, evaluation, and adaptive management • Integrate Indigenous and community leadership across conservation, climate, and policy programs • Embed Indigenous and community leadership into programmatic strategies, funding mechanisms, finance, governance, and partnerships • Lead and manage a global, multidisciplinary, geographically dispersed team of approximately six staff • Build an inclusive, high-performing culture and develop a succession plan • Serve on the Conservation Leadership Team and Equitable Conservation Leadership Team • Act as global thought leader and primary spokesperson for Indigenous- and community-led conservation • Build partnerships with Indigenous leaders, community organizations, global NGOs, multilaterals, and funders • Represent TNC in global forums and influence conservation and climate fields • Advance fundraising and donor engagement strategies • Align resources and investments with global ICLC priorities • Ensure effective program delivery and measurable conservation outcomes • Collaborate across Equitable Conservation and TNC functions including Global Protect, Provide, Climate, Science, Policy and Public Funding, and Impact Finance and Markets • Lead enterprise-wide initiatives and cross-boundary efforts • Align global strategy with regional implementation

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree • Minimum of 7 years of experience as a leader in conservation, the non-profit sector, advocacy, or a related for-profit area • Majority of experience gained outside the U.S., with emphasis on the global south • Demonstrated commitment to developing and practicing global literacy • Management experience leading and managing a global, multidisciplinary team • Experience working in or as a partner to global, matrixed organizations • Written and verbal fluency in English required • People management experience through direct or project supervision • Executive decision-making abilities and strategy-driven approach • Experience communicating with and presenting to donors, board members, employees, and external partners • Desired: Master’s degree and minimum of 10+ years’ experience as a proven leader in conservation, advocacy, Indigenous and tribal governance, or a related area • Deep professional and/or lived expertise in Indigenous rights, community leadership, governance, and/or equitable conservation • Extensive management experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives, and managing performance of large multidisciplinary teams • Demonstrated ability to influence organizational strategy and systems • Experience in fundraising and budget management • Proven talent in budgeting, staffing, and performance management • Technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and strong operational focus • Demonstrated operational, implementation, and detail-oriented perspective • Ability to work effectively in a decentralized and geographically dispersed organization • Must meet TNC’s background screening requirements

🏖️ 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 • Career development • Flexible schedules • Rewarding mission • Accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans