Energy by Design Project Director - North America Region
The Nature Conservancy
September 15, 2014
Professional Area:
Environmental and Natural Resources Planning
Experience:
7-10 years
Location:
Flexible
The Nature Conservancy seeks a dynamic, strategic Project Director for their Energy by Design project for the North America Region. The Project Director provides strategic leadership and support for the Conservancy’s strategy work and leads the establishment of overall conservation priorities related to the energy sector in North America. S/he will oversee all aspects of the Energy by Design Project, and bridge numerous demonstration projects across North America, and without direct authority over the staff working in the region. S/he serves as the principle contact to government agencies, other conservation organizations, foundations and the academic community; may play a leading role in donor identification, cultivation and stewardship for the program; disseminates best practices, provides training and analyses to best implement organizational measures of success; and develops key partnerships. This position will report to the Director of Conservation Programs, North America Region.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
The Project Director, Energy by Design will perform the following and other duties as assigned:
- Establish the Conservancy as a major conservation partner within the energy sector.
- Lead the definition of conservation priorities related to energy siting in North America.
- Manage major public agency and elected official relationships, in partnership with TNC’s US Government Relations department.
- Lead public and private fundraising programs for the project.
- Lead a large, decentralized team over which s/he has no direct authority.
- Build strategic, scientific and technical capacity in the field.
- Develop key partnerships with public and private organizations to identify and resolve technical issues and to widely communicate solutions and best practices.
- Engage key influential support for local, regional, and global conservation efforts.
- Negotiate complex and innovative solutions with government agencies, major institutions, corporations, and landowners to conserve and protect natural communities.
- Develop and implement cutting edge conservation strategies in high profile projects and major philanthropic markets.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- BA/BS degree and 10 years of experience in conservation and/or energy issues or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience with certain aspects of fundraising: identifying donor prospects and donor cultivation.
- Experience designing, implementing, and directing complex or multiple projects of strategic importance, including managing finances, supervising multidisciplinary professionals and coordinating the work of partners.
- Experience working with current trends and practices in the energy sector in North America, particularly related to impacts on the environment.
- Experience in partnership development (partners, community, government, etc.), particularly in the energy and environmental sectors.
- Experience conceiving and implementing strategic initiatives.
To Apply
CEA Recruiting is managing this search for The Nature Conservancy. Applicants should submit their materials to the Conservancy's Careers page at:https://careers.nature.org/
The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Conservancy actively promotes diversity in its workforce in all of the places where the Conservancy works by utilizing open recruitment processes and seeking broad applicant pools. Diversity refers to human differences, including those based on culture, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status or other status protected by law.Applicants from this entire range of difference are encouraged to apply.