National Audubon Society-posted 3 months ago
$115,000 - $162,000/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Hybrid • Washington, DC
501-1,000 employees
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

The Director of Conservation Need Identification will oversee need identification and fund mapping for conservation programs and facilities in support of Audubon's efforts to expand capacity to identify, secure, and manage public funding. The position will be responsible for designing and implementing a comprehensive need identification program intended to result in actionable listings of operationalized needs and will oversee an ongoing, enterprise-wide fund mapping process that will match identified needs with available opportunities and prioritizes results based on their potential to contribute to progress toward Flight Plan milestones. The Director will work collaboratively with the growing Public Funding team in order to build a robust and sustainable infrastructure supporting the entire grant management lifecycle. This is a hybrid position based in Audubon's New York City or Washington, DC offices. We will also consider remote candidates within the United States.

  • Lead and manage cross-departmental conservation need identification processes in partnership with Conservation leaders across regions and programs.
  • Collaborate with other public funding leaders to develop and maintain long-term regional and national public funding roadmaps.
  • Collaborate with the Director of Conservation Funding Opportunities to ensure that identified project needs are clearly articulated and prioritized.
  • Convene and lead cross-functional working groups to align conservation project scoping with funding readiness.
  • Support the development and implementation of internal systems and tools for tracking project pipeline data.
  • Coordinate with the Director of Conservation Funding Opportunities to ensure internal public funding strategic and capacity alignment.
  • Provide guidance and technical support to conservation teams in articulating needs that are scalable and fundable.
  • Serve as a key resource in strengthening internal capacity for public funding readiness.
  • Monitor trends in public funding programs, policy shifts, and conservation science.
  • Contribute to strategic decision-making by providing senior leadership with up-to-date analyses.
  • Participate in or represent Audubon at key conferences and funding coordination initiatives.
  • Assist with other departmental initiatives and projects that strengthen Audubon's public funding strategies.
  • Support a culture of philanthropy.
  • Collaborate with colleagues across the Americas.
  • Maintain and foster a culture of safety.
  • Other job-related duties as assigned.
  • Ten plus years of progressive experience supporting entities in efforts to identify, acquire and manage public funding.
  • Strong written communication skills with proven ability to develop high-level, compelling deliverables.
  • Experience leading teams for the creation and submission of applications for public funding.
  • Entrepreneurial self-starter with strong project management and organizational skills.
  • Keen strategist with an understanding of principles of strategic planning.
  • Team player with natural affinity for building close, effective working relationships.
  • Understanding of federal agency funding priorities including resilience, equity and regionalism.
  • Good understanding of budgets and financials related to project management and grant identification.
  • Willingness to travel as needed, up to 20 percent.
  • Willingness to obtain continuing education and/or certifications.
  • Experience and knowledge of the environmental landscape is a plus.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
  • Experience fostering inclusive and collaborative work environments.
  • Salary range based on geo-differentials: $115,000 - $129,000 / year = National; $129,000 - $145,000 / year = Alaska, CA (not San Francisco), Connecticut, D.C., Chicago, Oyster Bay, NY; $144,000 - $162,000 / year = NYC (not Oyster Bay), San Francisco, Seattle.
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