Jobs at The Nature Conservancy

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 global talent acquisition strategy and a small recruiting team while managing mid-level requisitions. Develops talent pipelines, advises senior leaders, partners with global recruiting stakeholders, and improves candidate and hiring-manager experiences. Oversees large recruiting projects and helps stabilize and optimize the Applicant Tracking System and Candidate Relationship Management system. Requires strong leadership, global collaboration, recruiting analytics, process improvement, and flexibility across time zones.

The Senior Recruiter manages full-cycle recruitment for the Midwest Division, including sourcing, pipeline development, candidate screening, interviews, applicant tracking, hiring-manager guidance, and onboarding transitions. The role recruits for mid-level and leadership positions, partners with executive recruiters, maintains recruitment databases, develops proactive talent strategies, prepares reports, and ensures positive candidate and hiring-manager experiences while following organizational talent goals and best practices.

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.

Leads a North American rancher networks strategy focused on regenerative grazing, grassland conservation, and resilient ranch operations. Manages multi-state partnerships, federal and private grants, budgets, conservation projects, and external relationships with rancher organizations, government agencies, nonprofits, and industry groups. Coordinates matrixed teams, develops conservation policies and tools, supports fundraising, ensures grant compliance, and advances adoption of improved grazing practices. The role requires extensive collaboration, independent decision-making, fieldwork in remote terrain, and frequent travel.

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.