Director of Employee Relations

The Nature Conservancy•GEO / Remote - Virginia, VA

4d•$114,000 - $154,000•Remote

About The Position

With organization-wide scope and reporting to the Managing Director of Global Culture & Engagement, this position plays a central role in advancing a culture where people are at the center of how TNC leads and works, strengthening relationships, building trust, and bringing organizational values to life. The Director of Employee Relations serves as a senior-level People Manager and a key member of the GC&E leadership team, helping shape and guide TNC’s global culture strategy through innovative, human-centered approaches that promote resilient workplace relationships and a positive, inclusive employee experience. This position functions as a strategic leader at the heart of how the organization supports its people, addressing complex relationship challenges, building organizational capacity, and fostering environments where employees can thrive. Through thoughtful leadership and partnership across the organization, this role advances an employee experience aligned with TNC’s mission and values, strengthening both the organization’s culture and its overall impact. Serving as a critical link between Legal, Ethics & Compliance and Human Resource functions, the Director of Employee Relations will promote an equitable workplace of inclusion and well-being. They will be a resource for employees and will lead efforts to foster positive employee relations across TNC globally. In partnership with key leaders and stakeholder groups, including the Executive Leadership Team, they will develop and implement near and long-term strategies, interventions, and initiatives to promote an environment that drives performance, accountability, and overall engagement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years related experience as a leader in Human Resources.
Professional experience must encompass a generalist role to include some or all of the following: employment, compensation, benefits, payroll, employee relations, training and development, organizational development and recruiting.
Experience in strategic planning for a decentralized, geographically dispersed and multicultural international organization.
Experience working with international programs in the HR arena.
Supervisory skills.
Experience as a manager and leader of staff in a people function, including ability to motivate, set objectives and lead.
Experienced trainer and facilitator.
Experience with leading projects and coordinating the work of others.
Experience using MS Office software with experience in constructing and producing reports, data manipulation, and analysis.
Certification or advanced training in a coaching, mediation, or conflict resolution discipline.

Nice To Haves

Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
SPHR certification.
Understanding of federal and state level legal compliance requirements related to engagement and culture.
Experience in Case Management Systems to include system implementation.
Proven ability to work in a fast paced, stressful and highly visible environment.
Experience in strategic thinking and planning.
Excellent interpersonal skills and strong client service orientation.
Passionate about serving others and the demonstrated ability to naturally engage and connect with others.
Experience and proficiency developing and supporting relationship building across differences of power and privilege in an organizational setting, to include delivering workplace culture training and interventions to teams and leaders at all levels.

Responsibilities

Advance a culture where people are at the center of how TNC leads and works.
Strengthen relationships, build trust, and bring organizational values to life.
Shape and guide TNC’s global culture strategy through innovative, human-centered approaches.
Promote resilient workplace relationships and a positive, inclusive employee experience.
Address complex relationship challenges.
Build organizational capacity.
Foster environments where employees can thrive.
Advance an employee experience aligned with TNC’s mission and values.
Promote an equitable workplace of inclusion and well-being.
Serve as a resource for employees.
Lead efforts to foster positive employee relations across TNC globally.
Develop and implement near and long-term strategies, interventions, and initiatives to promote an environment that drives performance, accountability, and overall engagement.