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The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished since our founding in 1951: The Nature Conservancy has protected more than 117 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide — and we operate more than 100 marine conservation projects globally. We have more than 1 million members and work in 76 countries and territories, using a collaborative approach that engages local communities, governments, the private sector, and other partners. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. We are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and oceans at an unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more sustainable.

Who We Are:

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW: A PIONEER IN CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP

This is an exciting time at The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as we are shifting our strategy for greater impact in the world, seeking to address some of the most complex challenges facing people and nature — issues such as  climate change, conserving lands, waters, and oceans at unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more resilient and sustainable.

Our Mission

TNC’s mission is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Rather than viewing development  – including economic growth – and conservation as contradictory goals, TNC works to demonstrate how nature  has value for people and development and how nature can provide enormous economic benefit. TNC envisions  a future where people and nature can flourish together.

Our Vision

A world where the diversity of life thrives, and people act to conserve nature for its own sake and its ability to  fulfil our needs and enrich our lives.

The Conservancy Team

We achieve this through the dedicated efforts of our 3,800 diverse staff, including more than 600 scientists, all  of whom support conservation in 76 countries and all 50 United States. We are striving to develop a workforce  as diverse as the places where we work, and we have a deep commitment to diversity.

Organizational History

TNC is the largest conservation organisation in the world, working in all 50 states in the United States and more  than 76 countries. It was incorporated as a non-profit organization in the District of Columbia on October 22,  1951. TNC is science-based and in every place, we work, we partner with governments, businesses, and local  communities. TNC is advancing its mission by protecting and restoring rivers, landscapes and oceans for people  and their development at an unprecedented scale; it is transforming the way humanity uses the Earth’s natural  resources to sustain ourselves.

1. Program Manager – Lands

What We Can Achieve Together:

The Lands Programme at NCIS has the goal of managing the implementation of land-based conservation and  restoration projects in high-priority regions of India including the Himalayas, the Northeast, Western Ghats and  Central India. The overall goal of these projects is to achieve biodiversity and climate outcomes, with associated  benefits to people.

This position is expected to be based in Central India, Bhopal or can also be New Delhi; the specific location can  be decided upon mutual agreement. The position will involve a significant amount of travel to all project sites  within the regions noted above to ensure implementation of field activities. This position is with an initial two year contract, renewable upon mutual agreement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The main role of the Program Manager-Lands will be to provide managerial oversight to this portfolio of projects,  report regular progress on the Shared Conservation Agenda, and ensure their delivery as per the established  goals and outcomes. The range of projects within this portfolio include riparian restoration; restoration within  buffers and corridors of protected areas; improved management of community forests through documentation

and participatory planning; community conserved areas; and agroforestry within agricultural landscapes.  Approaches used in this portfolio of projects include community-based management planning; technical inputs  to existing programmes; and market-based approaches to incentivize sustainable use. Projects are implemented  via partner organizations and in collaboration with governmental agencies.

We’re Looking for You:

The Program Manager-Lands will undertake the following functions, in collaboration with the programme  in-charge, external advisors and within the overall mandate of the defined project deliverables:

Roles and responsibilities:

• Project management and oversight for the portfolio of Lands projects, including monitoring and  delivery of outputs as per agreed logframes; contracting and coordination with implementation  partners and consultants; budget management; and periodic internal and external reporting.
• Stakeholder engagement, including establishing and maintaining productive relationships with  governmental agencies; close coordination with implementation partners including building their  capacity; and effective coordination across administrative divisions within the NCIS system.
• People management, including effective supervision of technical staff; identifying and addressing  capacity gaps; selection and management of external consultants to meet project needs.
• Technical guidance for implementation of project activities, within the overall framework provided  by the existing project arrangements; adaptive management as required and upon consultation with  relevant stakeholders.
• Project development, including ideation for new/expanded projects; development of concept  notes, logical frameworks and proposals; and identification of external collaboration opportunities.
• Technical and financial monitoring of Lands-related conservation work, in support of the overall  team.
  Liaison across teams within NCIS, for coordination in project work.

What You’ll Bring:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS degree and 7 years’ experience in conservation practice or related field or equivalent combination  of education and experience.
• Experience managing complex or multiple projects, including managing finances and coordinating the  work of other professionals and partners.
• Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives and managing performance. •
• Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, community groups and/or government  agencies.
• Experience negotiating.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MA/MSc degree in a field related to ecology, forestry, natural resource management or another  related field of study with at least 11-15 years of experience relevant to this position, or equivalent  combination of education and experience
• Proven excellence in the management of large projects in the conservation/forestry/natural resource  management sector
• Demonstrated experience in managing teams and external implementation partners
• Excellent communication abilities both within teams and outside
• Deep understanding of topics related to forests, conservation and people in India
• A commitment to equitable outcomes for people and nature
• Strong network among institutions and organizations across the above key landscapes of India
• Understanding of carbon science and the carbon market
• Multi-lingual and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience
• Demonstrated experience influencing, developing and implementing conservation policy and plans.
• Knowledge of current trends and practices in relevant discipline(s) and regions.
• Ability to develop practical applications of scientific concepts and technical innovations for  conservation purposes.
• Knowledge of methods and standards of biodiversity information systems and initiatives or related  field.
• Communicating clearly via written, spoken, and graphical means in English and other relevant  languages.
  Politically savvy.

What We Bring:

Nature Conservancy India Solutions Private Limited (NCIS) is a private limited company incorporated under the  Companies Act 2013, having it registered office in India in New Delhi. India. It is a wholly owned Indian subsidiary  of The Nature Conservancy. The company currently provides technical consultancy, monitoring & evaluation  and other related services in the domain of conservation and environment to its various clients within and  outside India.

We’re proud to offer a work-environment that is supportive of the health, wellbeing, and flexibility needs of  the people we employ!

This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job.

How to apply

How to apply: Visit this link: https://careers.nature.org/

To apply for job ID 53782 submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/ by  11:59 PM IST 26-August -2023. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact applyhelp@tnc.org.

Click “submit” to apply for the position or “save for later” to create a draft application for future submission. Once  submitted, applications cannot be revised or edited. Failure to complete required fields may result in your application  being disqualified from consideration.

If you experience technical issues, please refer to our applicant user guide or contact applyhelp@tnc.org. The successful applicant must meet the requirements of TNC background screening process.

2. Policy Manager – Lands

What We Can Achieve Together:

The Lands Programme at NCIS has the goal of managing the implementation of land-based conservation  and restoration projects in high-priority regions of India including the Himalayas, the Northeast, Western  Ghats and Central India.

This position is expected to be based at anywhere in India, preferred location is New Delhi, although this is  negotiable based on candidate needs. The position will involve a significant amount of travel to all project  sites within the regions noted above to ensure that policy insights are appropriately grounded in field  realities. This position is with an initial two-year contract, renewable upon mutual agreement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The main role of the Policy Manager-Lands will be to develop the policy dimension of these projects, with  the overall goal of producing useful insights that could support governmental policies. This is a cross-cutting  role across a range of projects with potential policy linkages including riparian restoration; restoration  within buffers and corridors of protected areas; improved management of community forests through

documentation and participatory planning; community conserved areas; and agroforestry within  agricultural landscapes. Apart from these linkages with field projects, the position also involves the  development of larger policy inputs within the conservation and restoration sector. Natural Climate  Solutions are a key overarching theme for these policy inputs, and the position is expected to develop  insights useful for both climate adaptation and mitigation.

We’re Looking for You:

The Policy Manager-Lands will undertake the following cross-cutting functions, in collaboration with the  programme in-charge, external advisors and within the overall mandate of the defined project deliverables:

Roles and responsibilities:

• Identify and develop opportunities for policy inputs that derive from existing field-based projects,  including development of key learnings from projects and assessment of appropriate policies where  these learnings could be used.
• Review the existing policy space within the overall theme of Natural Climate Solutions and identify  potential areas of support that NCIS could potentially provide.
• Detail out and take forward policy inputs oriented towards supporting nature-based solutions to  climate change mitigation and adaptation.
• Project development, including ideation for new/expanded projects; development of concept notes,  logical frameworks and proposals; and identification of external collaboration opportunities.
• Stakeholder engagement, particularly with policymakers at the national level and in priority states.
• Liaison across teams within NCIS, for coordination in project work.

What You’ll Bring:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS degree and 7 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education  and experience.
• Experience managing complex or multiple projects, including staffing, workloads and finances under  deadlines.
• Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives and managing performance.
• Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, community groups and/or  government agencies
• Experience negotiating.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MA/MSc degree in a field related to ecology, forestry, natural resource management or another  related field of study with at least 8-10 years of experience relevant to this position, or equivalent  combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated experience in the policy space related to the forests and land use sector
• Demonstrated experience in working with diverse teams and stakeholders
• Excellent communication abilities both within teams and outside
• Deep understanding of topics related to forests, conservation and people in India
• A commitment to equitable outcomes for people and nature
• Strong network among institutions and organizations across key policy institutions
• Multi-lingual and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience
• Politically savvy
• Understanding of international climate policy and negotiations

What We Bring:

Nature Conservancy India Solutions Private Limited (NCIS) is a private limited company incorporated under the  Companies Act 2013, having it registered office in India in New Delhi. India. It is a wholly owned Indian subsidiary  of The Nature Conservancy. The company currently provides technical consultancy, monitoring & evaluation  and other related services in the domain of conservation and environment to its various clients within and  outside India.

We’re proud to offer a work-environment that is supportive of the health, wellbeing, and flexibility needs of the  people we employ!

This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job.

How to apply

How to apply: Visit this link: https://careers.nature.org/

To apply for job ID 53793, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/ by  11:59 PM IST 26-August -2023. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact applyhelp@tnc.org.

Click “submit” to apply for the position or “save for later” to create a draft application for future submission. Once submitted,  applications cannot be revised or edited. Failure to complete required fields may result in your application being disqualified  from consideration.

If you experience technical issues, please