[Hiring] Associate Director, Agriculture Finance @The Nature Conservancy

Role Description

The Associate Director, Agriculture Finance provides sophisticated business, financial, and economic expertise to address conservation challenges. We are seeking an innovative finance leader who is passionate about making a difference in the effort to transform food systems and address climate change. The ideal candidate should be a strong team player with extensive experience and relationships in the financial and agribusiness sectors, and exceptional communication and collaboration skills.

The Associate Director will support the Director of Agriculture Finance to build this new global initiative, drawing from the success of IFACC and CCAT in Latin America, in close coordination with our partners at UNEP and WEF. The Associate Director will be a member of the IFACC Steering Group, comprised of senior staff from TNC, UNEP, and WEF.

The position is a 3-year, term-limited position, with opportunities for extension or conversion to a permanent position based on performance and funding availability. This position is open to considering candidates located in the Greater Washington, D.C area, New York City, Boston, other nearby East Coast United States locations, or London, England. This position is open for remote, in-office, or a hybrid schedule dependent on location.

The Associate Director leads key projects and directs strategies within the global agriculture finance initiative. They will collaborate with TNC global teams, TNC field teams, UNEP, WEF, and other partner organizations to design and implement the new global agriculture finance initiative in support of TNC’s 2030 goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7 years’ experience in a private sector environment, such as management consulting and investment banking, or with a leading conservation organization or government entity, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience developing and implementing complex projects and strategic initiatives in an unstructured environment.
• Experience leading and managing large scale projects, including working with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience negotiating complex agreements.

Requirements

• Experience working with sustainability and finance issues in the agribusiness sector.
• Experience working in or with companies, lenders, and investors in the agribusiness sector.
• Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated.
• Outstanding analytical and project management capabilities.
• Superior written and oral communications.
• International work experience is desirable.
• MBA or similar degree with significant coursework in finance or economics.

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.