The Nature Conservancy · 12 hours ago
Director of Conservation Portfolio Management, Southern Division
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$94K/yr - $150K/yr
10+ years expThe Nature Conservancy is a leading environmental organization dedicated to protecting the lands and waters upon which all life depends. The Director of Conservation Portfolio Management for the Southern Division will provide strategic leadership in conservation planning, manage the Division Conservation Portfolio, and work collaboratively with various stakeholders to establish conservation priorities and improve conservation efforts across multiple states.
Environmental ConsultingNatural ResourcesNon ProfitWaterWildlife Conservation
Responsibilities
Work with the Division Director to ensure alignment of conservation strategies and projects with the 2030 organizational goals
Assist the Division Director in advancing, managing, and strengthening at-scale, Division-wide, and multi-state initiatives, programs, and projects
Liaise between state teams, multi-state program teams, and the North America Conservation Collaboration regional team to support the field in leading priority initiatives and projects; share regional team perspectives and input from the field on proposed new initiatives, programs, and projects
Coordinate the review of the Division’s portfolio of conservation strategies and projects, a key step in the allocation of resources (both staff and financial)
Coordinate, direct, lead, and/or participate in implementing complex diverse projects, encompassing multiple programs and coordinating the work of other professionals, inside and outside the organization
Make independent strategic decisions frequently based on analysis, ambiguous information, experience and judgment
Ensure input, comprehensiveness, consistency, and quality of data entered in the Shared Conservation Hub. Report on progress against our organizational goals on a consistent basis to the Division Director and to the North America regional team
Increase the Division’s ability to accurately track improvements and measure progress in partnership with the Regional Science and Conservation Collaboration teams and Chief Conservation Office’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning program
May recruit, retain and manage high quality and effective multi-disciplinary staff with responsibility for performance management, training and career development
Broad management and leadership responsibility for 10+ staff members, both internal and external to the organization
May require travel domestically and evening and weekend hours
Qualification
Required
BA/BS degree and 10 years' experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience directing a major program or project of strategic importance, including management/supervision of multi-disciplinary teams and meeting deadlines
Experience working with current trends and practices in relevant discipline(s) and geographic regions
Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives and managing performance
Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, community groups and/or government agencies
Experience negotiating
Experience influencing, developing and implementing conservation policy and plans at the state or country level
Experience with financial management of a large program
Preferred
Developing practical applications of scientific concepts and technical innovations for conservation purposes
Knowledge of methods and standards of scientific information systems and initiatives
Experience conceiving and implementing strategic initiatives
Communicate complex information to relevant audiences
Benefits
Health care benefits
Flexible spending accounts
A 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
Company
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy is a non-profit conservation organization that works to protect terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$120.09MKey Investors
Global Affairs CanadaBezos Earth FundNFWF
2025-11-17Grant· $7.94M
2025-10-23Grant
2025-06-09Grant
Leadership Team
Jennifer Morris
Chief Executive Officer
Matt Merrifield
CTO
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