Freshwater Strategy Director
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Freshwater strategy director advancing The Nature Conservancy’s Asia Pacific freshwater conservation programs. Building partnerships, strategies, fundraising, and resilient watershed initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and support freshwater conservation strategies across the Asia Pacific region in partnership with TNC country and global programs
- Ensure an impactful portfolio of freshwater conservation projects for resilient watersheds and durable freshwater protection
- Design and support implementation of nature-based solutions for water provisioning and regulation and durable freshwater protection
- Cultivate partnerships with Asia Pacific country teams, Conservancy staff, and external partners
- Align Asia Pacific work with TNC global teams and pathways of impact
- Build scientific and technical capacity within country programs
- Refine and strengthen Theories of Change for freshwater conservation
- Negotiate innovative solutions with local communities, government agencies, corporations, and lending institutions
- Ensure freshwater conservation work is represented in Asia Pacific’s Portfolio Management approach
- Support robust monitoring, evaluation, and learning programs reporting progress against TNC’s 2030 Goals
- Serve as Asia Pacific focal point for TNC’s Nature4Water partnership
- Pursue and secure fundraising opportunities advancing freshwater priorities, including Forever Freshwater geographies in Mongolia and Australia
- Engage donors, create proposals, and develop partnerships
- Support internal and external communications about freshwater conservation
- Represent TNC in internal and external subject matter forums
- Manage project budgets and a matrixed team as needed
- Report to the Asia Pacific Deputy Director of Conservation and operate within a decentralized, highly matrixed structure
Requirements:
- BA/BS degree and 7 years’ experience in conservation practice or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience managing complex or multiple projects, including managing finances and coordinating the work of other professionals and partners
- Experience developing freshwater conservation recommendations strongly supported by science
- Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, community groups and/or government agencies
- Frequent international travel; occasional evening and weekend hours
- Ability to work in variable weather conditions, remote locations, and difficult and hazardous terrain
- Multi-lingual and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated
- 7–10 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Masters or PhD in a relevant field desired
- Expert knowledge of current and evolving trends and practices in freshwater conservation
- Ability to convert freshwater conservation knowledge into strategies relevant to TNC
- Demonstrated experience influencing, developing and implementing freshwater conservation policy and plans
- Ability to develop practical applications of scientific concepts and technical innovations for conservation purposes
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams and using influence, interpersonal skills, active listening, good judgement, diplomacy and tact
- Fundraising and grant writing experience
- Alignment with TNC values
- Successful completion of The Nature Conservancy’s background screening process
Benefits:
- Competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where TNC works
- Health care benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Employee assistance program
- Other life and well-being benefits
- Flexible work environment supporting employee health and well-being
- Career development
- Flexible schedules
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