Coastal Partnerships and Projects Manager

The Nature Conservancy•GEO / Remote - Massachusetts, MA

5d•$76,000 - $96,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is seeking a Coastal Partnerships & Projects Manager to help create enabling conditions, advance, and accelerate saltmarsh migration corridor land protection and coastal nature-based solutions (NBS) to achieve TNC’s mission and 2030 goals addressing the climate and biodiversity crises. This role will focus on connecting prioritized salt marsh migration corridor parcel owners with protection/conservation partners, creating efficiencies in processes to accelerate and scale project delivery, and identifying and securing funding for land acquisition and marsh restoration. Additionally, the position will support effective coordination and information sharing among the active saltmarsh restoration community in Massachusetts, across TNC’s Northeast Division, and beyond. The manager will also offer project support to multi-intervention estuary scale NBS deployment. This newly created interdisciplinary position will work in close collaboration with MA TNC teams including Oceans and Coasts, Rivers and Lands, and Policy and Partnerships, and other internal staff and external stakeholders at the nexus of coastal land protection, saltmarsh restoration, and NBS that result in system scale coastal recovery and function. The Massachusetts Chapter operates on a hybrid model, splitting workdays between home and TNC offices as needed. This position is initially offered for a term of three years with the possibility to transition to a permanent staff role. The majority of the work will take place in Eastern Massachusetts with travel expected for meeting attendance, partner engagements, and field visits. Occasional regional or national travel may be necessary. This position may work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, in difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances.

Requirements

BA/BS degree and 5 years of experience in natural resource management, habitat restoration, land protection, coastal ecosystem processes, or policy.
Demonstrated project management experience including managing multiple/various activities and deadlines.
Impeccable organizational skills with accuracy and attention to detail.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience working across teams and communicating tactfully with a wide range of people.
Experience working within/managing budgets and contracts.
Requires a valid driver’s license.
Compliance with TNC’s Auto Safety Program.
Must not be considered a "high risk driver" as defined by TNC's Auto Safety Program.
Completion of a Vehicle Use Agreement, which may include a review of the prospective employee's motor vehicle record.

Responsibilities

Build and manage relationships and complex partnerships including municipal, state, and federal agency staff, land trust and NGO staff, community members, contractors, researchers, and TNC staff at multiple scales of the organization.
Schedule, plan, effectively facilitate, and follow up with groups, large and small.
Coordinate and gain cooperation from governmental and non-governmental partners to advance specific land protection and coastal NBS projects.
Support identifying and securing funding for land acquisition and restoration, including developing funding proposals or responding to public grant solicitations.
Manage budgets, public and private fundraising, financial tracking and reporting, contracts, and vendors.
Engage in conceptual project planning including the development of budget estimates, supply and logistics requirements, and projected timelines.
Coordinate and synchronize project activities across multiple partners and stakeholder groups to achieve project objectives within a project’s life cycle.
Develop detailed scopes of work and proposal requests for all required contract support.
Identify, define, track, execute, and report on project deliverables.
Under minimal supervision, make independent decisions based on analysis, experience, and context.