Director of Conservation Partnerships

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Connecticut, +12 more states.

📋 Description

• Build and sustain partnerships with a group of NWF affiliate organizations.

• Act as a liaison between NWF and affiliates, ensuring effective two-way communication.

• Link affiliates with NWF subject-matter experts, scientific resources, and federal policy teams.

• Promote partnerships and peer learning among affiliates.

• Discover funding opportunities and collaborative national-state funding options.

• Bring together stakeholders from various NWF departments and program teams to collaboratively design initiatives with affiliates.

• Organize and support regional, programmatic, and operational affiliate gatherings, committees, and working groups.

• Provide advice and coaching to affiliate leaders, boards, and staff on organizational well-being and resilience.

• Assist in organizational and board development, strategic planning, prioritization, and financial management.

• Share best practices and capacity-building resources on governance and sustainability.

• Maintain regular engagement with affiliates through both virtual and in-person interactions.

• Foster connections between NWF board members and affiliates.

• Develop diverse recruitment pathways for NWF board members.

• Ensure affiliate involvement in NWF governance and annual leadership meetings.

• Create innovative strategies to address affiliate needs and enhance capacity.

• Offer strategic consulting and execution support for campaigns, fundraising, strategic planning, equity and justice, and operational scaling.

• Assess affiliate capacity prior to finalizing program initiatives, grant awards, or sub-awards.

• Enhance collaboration and coordination across NWF teams and affiliates to further conservation objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven ability to form and maintain genuine partnerships with a variety of individuals and organizations.

• Experience in facilitating coalitions or networks is highly valued.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Experience with nonprofit organizations.

• Knowledge of nonprofit governance, operations, communications, and fundraising principles.

• Capability to work independently while proactively identifying opportunities and solutions.

• Strong strategic thinking and prioritization abilities.

• Ability to manage multiple projects at once.

• Background in environmental, environmental justice, or conservation principles and practices, either through education or professional experience in conservation, science, public policy, or a related field.

• Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Minimum of ten years of professional experience.

• High level of emotional intelligence suitable for executive roles.

• Flexibility to adapt to varying affiliate sizes, capacities, and maturity levels.

• Skills in conflict mediation and advocacy.

• Commitment to equity and responsibility towards marginalized communities.

• Strong empathy and social skills.

• Passion for and dedication to NWF's mission and values.

• Must reside in or near the Northeastern or Mid-Atlantic United States, within the region from Maine to North Carolina.

• Occasional travel to affiliates and national/regional meetings is required.

• Ability to comprehend, analyze, and apply complex information, policies, and concepts.

• Capability to exercise sound judgment, solve problems, and make decisions amidst ambiguity or competing priorities.

• Ability to maintain focus and manage multiple tasks or workstreams.

• Proficiency in operating standard office equipment and virtual conferencing tools.

• Ability to communicate and exchange information in person, by phone, and electronically.

• Capability to read, review, and create written and electronic documents.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible scheduling.

• Vacation starting at three weeks accrual based on a full-time schedule.

• Unlimited wellbeing time.

• Half-day Fridays.

• 11 holidays.

• Paid winter break from December 25 to January 1.

• Up to 16 weeks of fully paid Family and Medical Leave.

• Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance options.

• Outpatient mental health services covered at in-network rates.

• Access to a therapist at no cost.

• Pet insurance and a discount perks program.

• Annual wellbeing allowance.

• Retirement plan with immediate matching and vesting.

• Annual year-end retirement contribution.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Assistance with adoption and surrogacy.

• Pet adoption stipend.

• Student loan management.

• Fully remote work environment.