Project Manager – Planetary and Human Health Initiative

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☕ Washington – Remote

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💵 $69.3k - $100.7k / year

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👷‍♀️ Project Manager

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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

• Coordinate the launch and implementation of projects and initiatives advancing the Planetary and Human Health Initiative strategy • Translate strategic priorities into actionable project plans • Coordinate cross-functional and cross-divisional teams and engage internal and external partners • Translate science concepts across disciplines and stakeholder groups • Build partnerships and champion the intersection of health, health equity, and conservation • Develop project goals, success factors, plans, budgets, metrics, and schedules • Assess project scope, objectives, risks, and dependencies • Define roles and responsibilities, recruit, and lead project teams • Obtain go/no-go decisions and approval for project deliverables • Monitor and measure project progress and conduct corrective action • Communicate project status to stakeholders • Perform risk management, issue resolution, and conflict management • Utilize project management and agile design methodologies and processes • Provide project management guidance, training, and expertise to other staff and project managers • Support development and implementation of the PHHI strategy and associated projects • Partner with the Planetary Health Scientist to drive progress on OCS KPIs using a Planetary Health/One Health lens • Facilitate development of a theory of change and/or strategic plan, success metrics, and a multi-year implementation roadmap • Build internal and external networks of collaborators and partners • Represent the Planetary Health Scientist in designated project-management and partner-coordination engagements • Bridge Global Science and TNC’s global conservation teams • Build feedback channels and track reach, usability, and value delivered to conservation teams • Advise and support conservation teams on projects aligned with PHHI and Human Dimensions Team objectives • Potentially contribute to research design, data collection, analysis, and deliverable development • Manage project budgets and activities in accordance with organizational policies, financial standards, contractual obligations, and legal requirements • Coordinate with Global Science staff to capture and report PHHI metrics and outcomes • Manage multiple complex projects, deadlines, accountability, negotiations, and project teams • Coordinate intake and mentorship of interns and/or volunteers

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years related experience in conservation practice or applied social science or equivalent combination • 2 years of project management experience or 1 year acting as a project lead • Experience with environmental social science research, specifically planetary and human health, human well-being, and health equity • Completed coursework or other training on project management principles • Experience managing and tracking multiple projects • Experience managing project teams and working with cross-functional staff • Experience managing scheduling and financial aspects of small to large projects ranging from short to long term • Experience using project management techniques and tools such as Asana, Smartsheet, and Mural • Master’s degree in social sciences and 7 years of related experience or equivalent combination (desired) • Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experiences (desired) • Experience with agile design, adaptive management, and development of theories of change (desired) • Familiarity with TNC’s work in human dimensions, forests and forest resilience, and Indigenous capacity building (desired) • Ability to manage and implement complex processes (desired) • Experience supervising staff, interns, and/or volunteers (desired) • Proficiency in interpreting guidelines and manipulating, analyzing, and interpreting data (desired) • Certification in project management (desired) • Strong communication and presentation skills • Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to negotiate, influence, and persuade • Successful experience implementing strategic program goals • Occasional travel and ability to work long and flexible hours as needed • Successful applicant must meet The Nature Conservancy’s background screening requirements

🏖️ Benefits

• 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 • Career development opportunities • Flexible schedules