Global Director, Indigenous and Community Leadership in Conservation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Spearhead a global strategy that promotes Indigenous and community leadership within TNC’s conservation initiatives.

• Guide the implementation of TNC’s 2030 objectives through fair, sustainable, and community-driven results.

• Shape systems, financing, partnerships, governance, and high-level decision-making processes.

• Direct and enhance TNC’s global strategy for Indigenous and Community Leadership in Conservation.

• Convert vision into practical frameworks, priorities, partnerships, investments, evaluations, and adaptive management.

• Incorporate Indigenous and community leadership into conservation, climate, and policy programs.

• Integrate Indigenous and community leadership into program strategies, funding mechanisms, financial structures, governance, and collaborations.

• Lead and oversee a diverse, global team of approximately six staff members.

• Foster an inclusive, high-performing culture and create a succession plan.

• Participate in the Conservation Leadership Team and Equitable Conservation Leadership Team.

• Serve as a global thought leader and primary representative for Indigenous- and community-led conservation efforts.

• Cultivate partnerships with Indigenous leaders, community organizations, global NGOs, multilateral entities, and funding bodies.

• Represent TNC in international forums and shape the conservation and climate sectors.

• Promote fundraising and donor engagement strategies.

• Align resources and investments with global ICLC priorities.

• Ensure effective program execution and measurable conservation results.

• Collaborate across Equitable Conservation and TNC functions, including Global Protect, Provide, Climate, Science, Policy and Public Funding, and Impact Finance and Markets.

• Lead organization-wide initiatives and cross-boundary collaborations.

• Ensure alignment of global strategy with regional implementations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.

• At least 7 years of experience in leadership roles within conservation, the non-profit sector, advocacy, or related for-profit fields.

• Significant portion of experience acquired outside the U.S., particularly in the global south.

• Proven dedication to fostering and practicing global literacy.

• Management experience overseeing and leading a global, multidisciplinary team.

• Experience collaborating with or serving as a partner to global, matrixed organizations.

• Proficiency in written and verbal English is required.

• Experience in people management through direct or project supervision.

• Strong executive decision-making capabilities and a strategy-focused mindset.

• Proven experience in communicating with and presenting to donors, board members, employees, and external stakeholders.

• Preferred: Master’s degree and a minimum of 10+ years of experience as a recognized leader in conservation, advocacy, Indigenous and tribal governance, or a related field.

• Extensive professional or lived experience in Indigenous rights, community leadership, governance, and/or equitable conservation.

• Significant management experience, including motivating, leading, setting goals, and managing the performance of large multidisciplinary teams.

• Demonstrated capability to influence organizational strategy and systems.

• Experience in fundraising and budget management.

• Proven skills in budgeting, staffing, and performance management.

• Strong technical skills, analytical capacity, sound judgment, and a focus on operational excellence.

• Demonstrated operational, implementation, and detail-oriented mindset.

• Ability to work efficiently in a decentralized and geographically dispersed organization.

• Must comply with TNC’s background screening requirements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the specific countries where TNC operates.

• Health care benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Parental leave.

• Paid time off.

• Life insurance.

• Disability coverage.

• Employee assistance program.

• Additional life and well-being benefits.

• Flexible work environment.

• Career development opportunities.

• Flexible schedules.

• Rewarding mission.

• Accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.