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Massachusetts State Director, The Nature Conservancy

This is a hybrid position located in Boston, Massachusetts.

WHO WE ARE
The mission of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we develop innovative, on-the-ground solutions to the world’s toughest environmental challenges so that people and nature can thrive. Our work is guided by our values, which include a commitment to diversity and respect for people, communities, and cultures. From a rewarding mission to career development and flexible schedules, there are many reasons to love life inside TNC. Want to know more? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.

One of TNC’s primary goals is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that employees around the globe have a sense of belonging and feel that their unique contributions are valued. We know we’ll only achieve our mission by hiring and engaging a diverse staff that reflects the communities in which we work. Recognizing that people bring talent and skills that have been developed outside the scope of a job, we take a holistic approach to recruitment that considers life experience in addition to the professional requirements listed in our postings. Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, “you’ll join for the mission, and you’ll stay for the people.”

WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is seeking a Massachusetts State Director to lead the State Business Unit and partner closely with TNC’s Northeast Division as we execute on our ambitious conservation goals.

The Nature Conservancy has worked in Massachusetts for more than six decades and protected more than 23,000 acres of crucial natural resources. Today, we proudly represent the ideals of 34,000 members in Massachusetts and more than one million members globally. We work using the best available science and in collaboration with individuals, local communities, businesses, public agencies, and other nonprofit groups. Our work focuses on conserving healthy forests, rivers, estuaries, coastlines, and fisheries in the Bay State, and confronting climate change by working with communities, governments, and nature to reduce and adapt to its impacts.

The State Director supports this impactful work by leading a staff of nearly 32 and a volunteer Board of Trustees, developing new and existing donors, forming partnerships and building a broader constituency for conservation across the state. As a leader in the Massachusetts conservation movement, the State Director plays a primary role in working with partner organizations, government agencies, elected officials and other key decision-makers to build alliances and shared agendas that accelerate conservation outcomes in Massachusetts, across the region, and around the world. The State Director is accountable for the chapter’s success in implementing TNC’s global conservation approach, producing measurable results, upholding organizational values, and developing and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU
Are you looking for work you can believe in? At TNC we strive to embody a philosophy of “Work that You Can Believe in” where you can feel like you are helping to address the most pressing environmental issues and are making a difference every day.

Overall, you are an energetic, creative, big-picture thinking visionary, with high ethical standards, able to work effectively with and through others in a decentralized and geographically dispersed organization. You have strong communication and EQ skills to work with internal and external stakeholders. You have a demonstrated ability to drive results through your team by fostering an environment of trust, growth, and development. And you have an underlying passion and motivation of the positive impact and change you can make for nature and people in Massachusetts and around the world.

Essential functions for this position include:

  • Lead, manage, inspire, and motivate a team of staff to collectively achieve the maximum contribution to the organization’s mission.
  • Act as a key fundraiser in support of local, regional, and global outcomes by partnering with staff to engage donors, corporations, and foundations.
  • Engage and build a volunteer Board of Trustees that act as TNC ambassadors by actively fundraising, networking, and providing strategic leadership.
  • Represent TNC’s interests with key community members, specifically governmental leaders and agencies, partner organizations, corporations, foundations, and academic institutions, in order to cultivate and steward strong, cooperative partnerships.
  • Ensure the organizational health of the Massachusetts chapter by stewarding a strategic conservation plan, program commitments, a multi-million-dollar budget and associated financial standards, and legal requirements.
  • Serve on the Northeast Division Leadership Team, which helps shape priorities and investments in TNC’s work across the Northeast US.

Key information about TNC in Massachusetts and this position:

  • Approximately 32 staff members working across the state.
  • Budget of $10 million and 2 offices across the state.
  • The Massachusetts business unit is part of TNC’s Northeast Division which also includes the ME, NH, VT, RI, CT, NJ, PA/DE, MD, WV business units.
  • The State Director reports to the Northeast Division Director.
  • Routine travel expected throughout Massachusetts, the Northeast region, and sometimes globally; up to 40% at times.

Contact Information

Kelley Morsman
kmorsman@tnc.org

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