Jobs at The Nature Conservancy

Leads public fundraising proposals and projects for conservation partnerships. Coordinates cross-organizational teams, develops fundraising plans, manages budgets and deadlines, supports grant writing, maintains funding pipeline data in BBCRM, and collaborates with public grants specialists and finance staff. The role also facilitates stakeholder communications, ensures compliance with policies and regulations, tracks committed and projected funds, and supports strategic resource mobilization. Travel may reach 20% and can occasionally occur on short notice.

Lead finance workstreams for Project Finance for Permanence transactions by developing financial models and strategies, designing sustainable finance mechanisms, supporting due diligence and risk assessments, and preparing finance materials. Manage complex work plans, coordinate cross-functional teams and government stakeholders, oversee consultants, facilitate finance workshops, and support transaction closing. The role requires English and Spanish fluency, project management experience, financial analysis skills, and domestic and international travel.

Provides legal advice and transactional support for global impact finance, carbon market, climate, conservation, and philanthropic transactions. Structures, drafts, and negotiates finance, carbon credit, offtake, pre-payment, commercial, and governance agreements. Advises on corporate structuring, governance, risk management, and novel legal issues while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, outside counsel, subsidiaries, and international counterparties.

Leads multi-year fundraising strategies for Southern California, cultivating and soliciting major, planned, corporate, foundation, and individual gifts. Builds donor relationships, closes gifts of $100,000 or more, develops proposals and budgets, advises donors on complex giving vehicles, manages prospects and referrals, and supports chapter leaders, volunteers, and trustees. Requires frequent short-notice travel and occasional long or weekend hours.

Develops and manages multi-year fundraising strategies for corporate, foundation, institutional, and individual donors. Builds donor relationships, cultivates prospects, and closes six- and seven-figure major and planned gifts. Advises on charitable giving, assets, blended gifts, and conservation priorities. Coordinates philanthropy teams, oversees program-related activities, tracks performance indicators, improves processes, and supports North American policy, government relations, climate mitigation, and trustee advocacy initiatives.

Leads integrated communications strategies for corporate sustainability, translating complex science and financial topics into compelling content for executives, investors, donors, and partners. Drives thought leadership, media visibility, speaking opportunities, digital channel strategy, and cross-functional collaboration. Manages initiatives, budgets, vendors, and potentially staff while positioning the organization as an authority on climate- and nature-positive business outcomes.

Leads international membership technology systems, CRM platforms, analytics, reporting, fundraising operations, data governance, and business processes across multiple countries. Oversees system architecture, vendor management, project implementation, process improvement, and data-driven decision-making. Directs a multidisciplinary hub-and-spoke team supporting membership growth, revenue optimization, donor engagement, gift processing, and operational efficiency across global programs.

Lead sustainable finance projects for fisheries and aquaculture: manage project pipeline, design business and financing models, build financial analyses and business cases, advise field teams, manage consultants, and communicate value propositions to diverse stakeholders to advance conservation finance goals.