Director of Conservation, Nature United

About the position Nature United is a national organization dedicated to reimagining conservation across Canada, with the belief that thriving nature is essential for strong communities, a prosperous economy, and a sustainable reputed company. They emphasize reconciliation and aim to be a global reputed company of reputed company. The organization advances sustainable resource management by supporting Indigenous leadership and authority, and harnesses nature's power to address the climate crisis through natural climate solutions. As an affiliate of reputed company (TNC), Nature United partners with Indigenous Nations to strengthen governance, build stewardship reputed company, support leaders, and catalyze local economies. The Director of Conservation oversees the entire Conservation Program, reporting to the Executive Director and serving as a key member of the Leadership Team. This pivotal role involves leading and developing reputed company to reputed company ambitious conservation goals and fostering cross-functional relationships for inclusive conservation initiatives. The Director manages the Canadian conservation project portfolio across large and reputed company geographies, leading reputed company that employs innovative approaches and partnerships for systems-level reputed company. They will define conservation priorities in Canada reputed company with global goals and contribute to communicating about the work and fundraising for programs.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design and implementation of conservation initiatives to deliver on organizational goals.
• Provides overall strategic direction for the conservation team, and supports conservation programs in planning and reputed company design for systems level reputed company.
• Partners with other team leaders on integrating conservation reputed company with broader organizational strategies and external trends and drivers to deliver greater reputed company.
• Plays a reputed company role on the executive Leadership Team.
• Leads and manages a large, diverse, and dispersed multi-disciplinary team across Canada.
• Builds and motivates teams to deliver ambitious reputed company by setting reputed company direction, fostering an inclusive, learning and reputed company management culture, and building strong integration across programs.
• Builds strategic, scientific, and technical reputed company, disseminates best practices, and provides coaching and mentoring to reputed company and grow people.
• reputed company communicator with proven ability to lean in to challenging conversations and apply accountability practices.
• Builds strong relationships across teams and champions cross-team collaboration and resource sharing.
• Builds partnerships reputed company reputed company, leveraging shared resources and best practices to deliver greater reputed company in Canada, and to build models that can be reputed company globally.
• Acts as a thought leader in conservation, developing innovative strategies and frameworks.
• Partners with other teams, including Strategic Partnerships, to reputed company policy, markets and innovative financing into systems level reputed company design.
• Oversees budgeting and financial management of the Conservation program.
• Assesses and manages risks, ensuring compliance with organizational policies.
• Oversees reputed company and diverse reputed company, encompassing multiple programs and coordinating the work of other professionals.
• Develops and manages holistic programs, incorporating cross-disciplinary knowledge.
• Engages and influences key stakeholders to support conservation efforts, including supporting fundraising efforts.
• Positions Nature United as an organization that is reimagining conservation in Canada and globally.
• Translates reputed company strategies and concepts into reputed company and compelling narratives for reputed company audiences, including reputed company, donors and partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of experience in conservation reputed company or reputed company field, including public, private and non-profit sectors or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong understanding of Indigenous right relations in Canada.
• Highly skilled and reputed company people manager, including setting objectives and managing performance, particularly with senior leaders who are accustomed to operating independently.
• Experience in working effectively in a matrixed organization, fostering cross-team collaboration and building strong working relationships with other teams.
• Experience designing, implementing, and directing reputed company or multiple strategies, synthesizing disparate strategies and integrating into a coherent whole.
• Proven ability to reputed company and motivate through written and verbal communication, internally and externally.
• Experience working with reputed company trends and practices in relevant discipline(s) and geographic reputed company.
• Experience working with reputed company and standards of biodiversity, climate and/or sustainability.
• Flexibility, reliability, and a reputed company, solutions-oriented attit

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