Operations Officer – Protect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Australia.

📋 Description

• Coordinate and assist in the execution of conservation initiatives across protected area pipelines, including Indigenous Protected Areas, land acquisition support, and opportunities for private protected areas.

• Monitor project progress, timelines, and deliverables across selected and broader program activities.

• Maintain precise data regarding project pipelines, environmental values, statuses, and milestones.

• Utilize systems such as Smartsheet for managing, tracking, and reporting on projects, grants, and opportunities.

• Gather and present information to aid team decision-making and prioritization.

• Assist in the preparation of internal governance and donor approval documentation.

• Coordinate inputs related to legal, financial, and due diligence matters.

• Monitor grant requirements, reporting timelines, and compliance obligations.

• Facilitate engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organizations, landholders, and other stakeholders.

• Support meetings, communications, and follow-up actions.

• Enhance project management, grant management, due diligence, workflow, and data systems.

• Organize logistics for meetings, travel, and on-Country activities as needed.

• Assist in fundraising efforts by preparing materials and project information.

• Contribute to communications and reporting on conservation and protected area outcomes.

• Execute assigned components from start to finish with guidance while managing multiple priorities.

• Escalate complex or sensitive issues as necessary and provide coordination across teams and partners.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 3 years of experience in natural resource management or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience in relationship building to collaborate closely with a variety of partners, including media, government officials, and internal scientists.

• Proven ability to complete tasks independently within specified timelines.

• Proficient in communicating through written, spoken, and graphical means in English and other relevant languages.

• Familiarity with common software applications such as Word, Excel, and web browsers.

• Experience in organizing information, managing workflows, or coordinating projects.

• Background in working with data systems, spreadsheets, or project tracking tools.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to communicate clearly in both written and verbal formats.

• Capacity to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

• Comfortable working in structured, process-oriented roles.

• Experience supporting conservation, land management, or environmental programs.

• Lived experience, cultural knowledge, or experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, organizations, or communities.

• Experience in supporting native title, land rights, land tenure, or other real estate projects.

• Familiarity with GIS, mapping tools, or spatial data.

• Experience assisting in grant management or funding processes.

• Strong systems thinking ability to enhance processes and workflows.

• Cross-cultural experience.

• The successful applicant must meet The Nature Conservancy’s background screening requirements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Superannuation

• Health care benefits

• Retirement benefits

• Parental leave

• Paid time off

• Life insurance

• Disability coverage

• Employee assistance program

• Life and well-being benefits

• Flexible work environment

• Accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans