Policy & Conservation Data Advisor
The Nature Conservancy
What We Can Achieve Together:
The Conservation Impact System Team (IST) in the Chief Conservation Office plays a critical role in supporting global conservation implementation. The IST supports conservation teams, leaders, and executives to generate and use evidence in adaptive management and reporting so that TNC can achieve its goals for biodiversity, climate, and people. The IST is comprised of the Conservation Data Team (CDT) and Conservation Strategy Team that partner closely to provide support. The CDT is responsible for conservation data capacity building, data quality, science & systems, and organizational reporting, including reporting and recommendations to executives and the global board. The Policy & Conservation Data Advisor provides technical and scientific support as a subject matter expert on political science, policy analysis and evaluation, and reporting on policy results. They are a member of CDT and work collaboratively to support conservation teams, leaders, and executives across TNC. They have a dotted line of reporting into the Policy & Public Funding (PPF) Division.
We’re Looking for You:
The Policy & Conservation Data Advisor undertakes advisor roles, analyses and research, and capacity-building under the guidance of a program director or lead scientist. They are a trusted advisor and “doer” for the Policy & Public Funding function across TNC as well as for the PPF Division specifically. They tailor their data collection, analysis, and learning approaches to the maturity of the strategy and context. They use or promote advanced and common analytical techniques, appropriately balancing speed, practicality, and rigor. They work collaboratively with staff in business units and strategy teams to address specific needs related to generating and using evidence in adaptive management and reporting. They learn from specific projects and/or strategy experiences and then develop more generalizable products (i.e., tools), practices, or guidance to support business units and strategy teams across TNC, and the Policy and Public Funding function. They collaborate with other scientists within and outside TNC to enhance the TNC’s use of political science practices.
RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE
Supports Chief Conservation Office and Policy & Public Funding objectives by working in a complex matrix organization environment.
Supports the adaptive management of TNC’s global policy strategy by providing analyses of policy results and policy strategy effectiveness across the organization.
Produces and maintains dashboards to support leadership decisions related to adaptive management of strategies and portfolio management.
Produces deeper policy evaluation of TNC’s global policy strategy priorities if needed.
Builds capacity for evidence-based management and reporting on policy work by developing, testing, and supporting adoption of products, practices, and guidance.
Helps ensure data completeness and quality for policy work, as part of the Conservation Data Teams organization-wide responsibility for data quality.
Reporting on Policy & Public Funding strategies or projects n.
Supporting Policy & Public Funding strategy, portfolio, and budget reviews with data, analyses, and learnings.
Travel may be required.
What You’ll Bring:
- Master's Degree In political science or related field and 4 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Domain area expertise in environmental policy monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL).
- Experience manipulating, analyzing and interpreting statistical or environmental data.
- Strong knowledge of common statistical software applications, such as R
- Experience designing and implementing political science research
- Experience supporting the management of policy strategies with data and analyses to better understand and support progress toward policy results and policy strategy effectiveness.
- Experience evaluating outcomes, including climate and biodiversity outcomes, from policies
- Experience fundraising and/or writing grants and research proposals.
- Experience participating in cross functional multi-disciplinary teams and communicating with a wide range of people.
- Experience managing smaller projects including financial aspects and coordinating the work of peers and partners.
- Record of peer reviewed publications in scientific journals.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
Desired Qualifications:
Multi-language skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
PhD in political science or related field.
Experience with data visualization software, such as PowerBI
Experience with reporting systems and databases
Strong knowledge on valuation techniques and social dimensions of natural resource management
Proven negotiation skills.
Training experience.
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 $80,410 - $122,000 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.
Who We Are:
The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our mission and guided by our values, which include respect for all people, communities, and cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s many reasons to love life inside TNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.
One goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. In addition to the requirements in our job postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job and consider each applicant’s unique experience. Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, “you’ll join for the mission, and stay for the people.”
What We Bring:
Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world!
TNC offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work well-being benefits. Learn more about our Benefits and Perks here.
We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports of the health and well-being of the people we employ.
Our recruiting process includes a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we may review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.
The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization is a priority, and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
The successful applicant must meet the requirements of The Nature Conservancy's background screening process.
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