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The Global Project Finance for Permanence team consists of a dedicated, globally dispersed group of experts dedicated to our mission. We're looking for an individual with a passion for the mission of The Nature Conservancy - to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends - and who will enhance our ability to reach our 2030 goals.

We are looking for an experienced Campaign and Advocacy Strategist who is highly adaptive and excels in a cross-functional environment at global, national, and local levels on large and complicated processes and projects within a matrixed organization. Ideally, the candidate has familiarity and experience across both public and private sectors, as well as conservation experience. The Campaign and Advocacy Strategist will be pivotal in fostering cross-business unit collaboration to maximize internal alignment, including with TNC country teams and the Global Conservation Campaigns team.

Key responsibilities and scope:

• Lead the design of political, campaign, and advocacy strategies for PFPs around the world.
• Working with relevant country teams and TNC communications professionals, co-create PFP content for government, key stakeholders, and communities, in order to build s a high degree of local commitment and ownership.
• In close partnership with the in-country team, formulate and communicate a clear and compelling PFP project narrative that resonates with partner governments and other key stakeholders.
• Support country-level government relations staff to ensure they have the data, tools, and resources needed to support the identification, preparation, communication, and negotiation of PFP projects in target countries.
• In coordination with Global Conservation Campaign and country teams, design and utilize data, research, and analytics to inform campaign strategy, create messaging, identify key decision makers and influencers, design communication materials, and manage campaigns.
• Collaboratively create PFP comprehensive campaign strategies. Developing and facilitating the implementation of comprehensive campaign plans including government relations, communications, stakeholder engagement, and high-level engagements. Adaptively manage plans according to changing conditions.
• Support PFP project and country teams in the development and negotiation of government commitments within the PFP agreement that are ultimately acceptable to all parties.
• Support PFP and country teams in the management of partnerships and government relations in PFP geographies.
• Provide political strategy and advocacy analysis on PFP projects in early stages of assessment.
• Make independent strategic decisions frequently based on analysis, ambiguous information, experience and judgment.
• Assess government relations and stakeholder progress and risks in PFP projects, conduct corrective action as necessary, and resolve or proactively escalate challenges as needed.
• Perform issue resolution, negotiate trade-offs, manage conflicts, and collaboratively solve complex problems.
• Frequent travel domestically and/or internationally, evening and weekend hours.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor's degree in political science, environmental policy, management or other relevant field and 5 years of government relations, public policy or corporate sector experience, or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Fluency in English.
• Experience in policy, public opinion, socio-economic, legal, and administrative research and compiling it into cohesive reports and integrating research into strategic, actionable campaign plans.
• Experience developing, directing, and managing multiple projects and implementing strategic program goals.
• Experience communicating with government or legislative staff, community or business leaders, program leadership, and similar audiences.
• Experience negotiating complex agreements.

DESIRE QUALIFICATIONS

• Multi-lingual skills (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese, French) and multi-cultural experience appreciated.
• Master's degree appreciated.
• Experience writing, editing, and presenting promotional influence, advocacy, and informational material.
• Experience cultivating champions, developing partnerships, and building diverse coalitions while guiding partnership development with non-profit partners NGOs, community groups, and government agencies in diverse cultural contexts. Able to influence and work productively with a wide range of stakeholders with cultural sensitivity and ethical consideration.
• Experience presenting to and communicating with management-level individuals within the corporate sector.
• Experience influencing, developing, and implementing government policy and plans.
• Experience managing political campaigns, including government relations strategies and negotiations.
• Excellent team player with experience working in multi-disciplinary groups, using influence and interpersonal skills, listening, diplomacy, and tact to build strong relationships with governments, corporations, partners, donors, volunteers, and all levels of staff.

SALARY INFORMATION

This position may be based in any country where TNC has an established entity, taking into consideration legal restrictions, such as non-national ratios and immigration processing times. For U.S. based applicants only, the starting pay range for this position is generally within the range of $80,000 - $130,000 for annual base salary and is based on location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. For all other applicants, pay ranges will be in local currency, the pay range will be based on the local labor market, and not tied to the above pay range. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment and used to determine your actual pay range. Additionally, for all applicants, actual pay will fall within a range based on a variety of factors including, for example, the candidate's qualifications, specific skills, and experience.