OFFICE LOCATION

Arlington, Virginia, USA or Brussels, Belgium

WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU

The challenges facing our planet today require comprehensive solutions that address the well-being of people and nature and lay the foundation for future conservation efforts. Promoting policies and securing public funding outcomes and strategic partnerships that provide benefits to both people and nature is critical to securing lasting conservation outcomes. The work and expertise of The Nature Conservancy’s Policy and Public Funding programs are integral to this effort. The Policy and Public Funding business unit is helping to shape the government policies that help make possible achievement of transformative conservation outcomes to address climate change, enhance protection of lands, waters, and the ocean, and provide food and water sustainably. We have an awesome task at hand, and the work that you do here will have a direct impact on our success.

Through our conservation programs, public policy and legislative initiatives and innovative financial mechanisms are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and oceans at unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more sustainable. To implement these priorities, we collaborate actively in a non-confrontational manner with public sector agencies, NGOs, academia, local communities and indigenous peoples, business and the finance sector.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years related experience or equivalent combination, including 2 years providing direct administrative support to a senior executive/manager;
• Experience managing and implementing multiple projects;
• Experience negotiating agreements;
• Experience supervising staff, interns, and/or volunteers;
• Experience with current technology (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint);
• Experience working with a wide range of people, such as board of directors, donors, volunteers, and/or all levels of staff; 
• Experience working with cross-functional teams;
• Experience with organization, planning, and problem-solving skills; and
• Experience implementing strategic program goals.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with diverse collaborators across the globe;
• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experiences are appreciated;
• Ability to manage and implement complex processes and diverse activities;
• Ability to work in partnership with others in a collaborative role;
• Advanced knowledge in current and evolving technology utilized by program;
• Demonstrated ability to conceive and write creatively for various audiences; and
• Proficiency in interpreting guidelines and manipulating, analyzing, and interpreting data.

SALARY INFORMATION

This position may be based in any country where TNC has an established entity, taking into consideration legal restrictions, such as non-national ratios and immigration processing times. For U.S. based applicants only, the starting pay range for this position is generally within the range of $95,000 - $105,000 for annual base salary and is based on location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. For all other applicants, pay ranges will be in local currency, the pay range will be based on the local labor market, and not tied to the above pay range. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment and used to determine your actual pay range. Additionally, for all applicants, actual pay will fall within a range based on a variety of factors including, for example, the candidate’s qualifications, specific skills, and experience.  

APPLY NOW

To apply for job ID 55812, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/ . Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact applyhelp@tnc.org. 

The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to applyhelp@tnc.org with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.

An attractive salary and benefits package is part of TNC’s value proposition to our employees. TNC strives to provide competitive pay and bases salaries on the geographic location of the role committing to being equitable across groups and providing hiring salary ranges when possible.

Since we support flexible and remote work for our employees, many positions have a flexible location within countries where we’re registered as a Non-government Organization and established as an employer. This may mean we’re unable to provide a hiring salary range in the posting for some of our positions. However, candidates invited to be part of our interview process will be provided their location specific range upon request.