[Hiring] Campaigns Associate @The Nature Conservancy

Role Description

Reporting to the Senior Director of Strategy for the Global Conservation Campaigns team, the Campaigns Associate will support region-wide policy and public-funding priorities while owning defined campaign projects and deliverables from planning through completion. The position will coordinate work across Global Conservation Campaigns, the Great Plains division, state Business Units, and other internal partners. It will also provide time-bound surge capacity for special projects and campaigns, generally lasting three to six months or until the assigned deliverable is completed. This position is negotiable within the U.S. and requires compatibility with Eastern and/or Central time zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Fluency in English.
• Experience researching information from divergent sources and compiling it into a cohesive reporting structure.
• Experience with legislative, planning, policy or corporate initiatives at two or more of the following levels: international, country, sub-national, or local.
• Experience presenting to and communicating with government or corporate staff and/or program leadership.
• Experience working with partners/government agencies and the corporate sector.

Requirements

• Financial responsibility to complete projects appropriately and assist with budget development and meeting fundraising goals for local and worldwide conservation.
• Ensures program compliance with internal policies and external requirements.
• Works within established campaign, policy, and public-funding strategies and does not independently establish organizational strategy, determine institutional policy positions, or make commitments on behalf of TNC.
• Provides research and policy analysis in support of legislative and administrative policy priorities, inclusive of public-facing campaigns.
• May aid with preparation of program materials including presentations, memos, and other communications.
• Influences the outcome of policy and public funding initiatives at the international, country, sub-national, and local levels.
• Develops strategic partnerships with relevant agencies, conservation organizations, and/or industry.
• Owns defined policy, public-funding, and campaign projects or deliverables of moderate to high complexity from initiation through completion.
• Develops and maintains workplans, schedules, decision logs, stakeholder information, and follow-up processes for assigned initiatives.
• Coordinates interrelated tasks and contributions across Global Conservation Campaigns, regional teams, divisions, and state Business Units.
• Synthesizes policy, public-funding, and stakeholder information into briefings, presentations, campaign materials, memos, and recommendations.
• Identifies risks, competing priorities, missed deadlines, or unclear ownership and recommends practical options for resolution.
• Works independently within agreed objectives and review points, escalating strategic, sensitive, or institutionally significant matters to the supervisor.

Benefits

• Competitive, comprehensive benefits package including 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.

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.