[Hiring] Associate, GEF Partnership and Public Funding @The Nature Conservancy

Role Description

The Associate, GEF Partnership and Public Funding will help The Nature Conservancy strengthen its engagement with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF), GEF Agencies, governments, and other public-funding partners.

Working across Business Units, regions, countries, functions, and external organizations, the Associate will coordinate complex information and deliverables supporting GEF- and GBFF-related funding opportunities, institutional relationships, events, proposals, implementation learning, and knowledge management.

The Associate will support the GEF Partnership Manager while owning defined projects and deliverables from planning through completion. They will exercise judgment within agreed parameters, identify issues requiring escalation, and progressively assume responsibility for selected internal processes and partner engagements. The position does not independently set TNC’s GEF strategy or make institutional commitments.

This is a two-year term position, with the possibility of extension based on budget availability and organizational needs. This remote position may be based in any country where TNC has an established office. Must be willing to overlap 5 working hours/day in the U.S. Eastern time zone (ET). Please submit all application materials in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Fluency in English.
• Familiarity with the GEF, other multilateral environmental funds, or similar international development or financial institutions.
• Experience researching information from divergent sources and compiling it into a cohesive reporting structure.
• Experience with policy, public funding, or corporate initiatives at two or more of the following levels: international, country, sub-national, or local.
• Familiarity with presenting to and communicating with government, multilateral organization, nonprofit organization, or corporate staff and/or program leadership.
• Experience working with partners, government agencies, multilateral organizations, nonprofit organizations, and/or the corporate sector.

Requirements

• Coordinate defined workstreams supporting TNC’s GEF/GBFF opportunity and proposal pipeline, including workplans, deadlines, next actions, inputs, review points, and follow-up.
• Support research on GEF and GBFF policies, programming directions, funding windows, country priorities, events, and partner activities, and synthesize findings into concise briefings, memos, presentations, trackers, or recommendations.
• Support coordination among TNC Business Units, regional teams, country programs, global strategies, Policy and Public Funding colleagues, and technical and operational functions.
• Help prepare and coordinate engagements with GEF Secretariat staff, GEF Agencies, governments, multilateral organizations, conservation organizations, and other national and local partners, including the development of agendas, briefing materials, participant inputs, notes, decisions, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain accurate pipeline, relationship, interaction, and next-action information in TNC's CRM and other designated systems.
• Build and maintain accessible knowledge-management resources, templates, intranet pages, training materials, event records, proposal materials, and implementation lessons.
• Support proposal and project coordination, including document management, internal input processes, partner follow-up, deadline tracking, and consistency review.
• Progressively own bounded deliverables and selected working-level relationships, with clear decision rights and escalation expectations.
• Identify risks, inconsistent information, unclear ownership, or missed deadlines early and propose practical options for resolution.
• The role requires regular collaboration across time zones and cultures. The position may occasionally support time-sensitive deliverables or events outside standard working hours, with advance planning wherever practicable.

Benefits

• Competitive, comprehensive benefits package including 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.
• Flexible work environment that supports the health and well-being of employees.

Company Description

The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive.

We’re rooted in our mission and guided by our values, which include respect for all people, communities, and cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there are many reasons to love life inside TNC.