The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy

Coastal Partnerships and Projects Manager

Remote - Massachusetts · Staff+ · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$76k-$96kDetected 84 days ago
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About the role

  • The Nature Conservancy envisions a future where people and nature thrive together.
  • It is one where communities protect and restore the coastal ecosystems that shield them from flooding and erosion while creating habitat for fish and wildlife and protecting biodiversity.
  • Oyster reefs, once nearly gone, return as natural powerhouses that clean the water, shelter marine life, and buffer shorelines.

Responsibilities

  • Build and manage relationships and complex partnerships including municipal, state, and federal agency staff, land trust and NGO staff, community members, contractors, researchers, and TNC staff at multiple scales of the organization.
  • Coordinate and gain cooperation from governmental and non-governmental partners to advance specific land protection and coastal NBS projects.
  • Support identifying and securing funding for land acquisition and restoration, including developing funding proposals or responding to public grant solicitations.
  • Manage budgets, public and private fundraising, financial tracking and reporting, contracts, and vendors.
  • Coordinate and synchronize project activities across multiple partners and stakeholder groups to achieve project objectives within a project's life cycle.
  • Building nature-based solutions (NBS) for coastal resilience in Massachusetts and beyond.
  • We work with communities and partners across habitat types, restoration and nature-based design approaches (NBS), operating at system scale for meaningful results.
  • An example workstream will likely include connecting prioritized salt marsh migration corridor parcel owners with protection/conservation partners, creating efficiencies in processes to accelerate and scale project delivery, and identifying and securing funding for land acquisition and marsh restoration.
  • The Coastal Partnerships & Projects Manager will also offer project support to multi-intervention estuary scale NBS deployment.

Requirements

  • Develop detailed scopes of work and proposal requests for all required contract support.
  • BA/BS degree and 5 years of experience in natural resource management, habitat restoration, land protection, coastal ecosystem processes, or policy.

Compensation

  • The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $76,000- $96,000 annually.This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA.
  • Where a successful candidate's actual pay will fall within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including, for example, the candidate's location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience.
  • Please note countries outside the USA would have a different pay range in the local currency based on the local labor market, and not tied to USA pay or ranges.

Company info

  • 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's many reasons to love life inside TNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.
  • One goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. In addition to the requirements in our job postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job and consider each applicant's unique experience. Please apply - we'd love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, "you'll join for the mission, and stay for the people."
  • What We Bring:
  • Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world!
  • 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's many reasons to love life inside TNC.
  • Want a better insight to TNC?
  • Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.
  • One goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued.
  • In addition to the requirements in our job postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job and consider each applicant's unique experience.
  • Please apply - we'd love to hear from you.
  • To quote a popular saying at TNC, "you'll join for the mission, and stay for the people."
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