Internal Job ID Number: 55444

Who We Are:

The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our Mission and guided by our Values, which includes a Commitment to Diversity and Respect for People, Communities, and Cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s lots of reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube  or on Glassdoor.  

Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging, and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. We know we’ll only achieve our Mission by hiring and engaging a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we work. In addition to the requirements in our postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of inclusion! Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote myriad TNC staff members, “you’ll join for our mission, and you’ll stay for our people.”

What We Can Achieve Together:

The External Affairs Officer coordinate and implement initiatives such as organizational knowledge management, internal procedures, network operation, and project coordination. The External Affairs Officer help to develop strategic partnerships with relevant agencies and conservation organizations to advance The Nature Conservancy’s conservation agenda. They serve as a liaison and informational contact between TNC and governments, agencies, and research institutions. They build and facilitate networks, coordinate meetings, agendas, and presentations, and conduct other activities in support of a program and/or manager. The External Affairs Officer help to provide research and policy analysis in support of TNC policy practice priorities and track policies and decisions that directly affect conservation goals.

We’re Looking for You:

• Further develops TNC’s policy-engagement partnerships with government agencies, academia, and think-tanks.

• Supports the implementation of government relations engagement plans including maintaining conservation network, organizing meetings, political engagement opportunities and government participation in TNC events.

• Works with conservation teams to track the policy trend and conduct policy research.

• Follows up on the public fund opportunities and collaborate with conservation teams for application and management.

• Manages TNC’s internal systems and processes to ensure that our government engagement activities are well coordinated, tracked and documented utilizing CRM.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years related work experience or equivalent combination.

• Fluency in English and Mandarin.

• Experience researching information from divergent sources and compiling it into a cohesive reporting structure.

• Experience writing and editing promotional and informational material.

• Experience presenting to and communicating with internal and external audiences.

• Experience working with partners/government agencies.  

• Experience interacting with senior leadership in a professional manner.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Multi-cultural experience appreciated.

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

• Experience coordinating complex projects in a decentralized organization, working across teams, operating units and functions to achieve optimal results.  

• Experience building networks, facilitating informational sessions, increasing internal knowledge and capacity, and identifying key stakeholders.  

• Experience, coursework, or other training in government agencies, government relations or public funds.

• Self-starting, independent worker who can thrive in a decentralized organization with minimal oversight.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Some supervisory experience.  

What We Bring:

Since 1951, The Nature Conservancy has been doing work you can believe in protecting the lands and waters that all life depends on. Through grassroots action, TNC has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff, we impact conservation throughout the world!

The Nature Conservancy offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including: health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan including employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work wellbeing benefits. Learn more about our benefits at in the Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.

We’re proud to offer a work-environment that is supportive of the health, wellbeing, and flexibility needs of the people we employ!

This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job.

APPLY NOW
To apply for job ID 55444, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact applyhelp@tnc.org.

The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to applyhelp@tnc.org with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.

An attractive salary and benefits package is part of TNC’s value proposition to our employees. TNC strives to provide competitive pay and bases salaries on the geographic location of the role committing to being equitable across groups and providing hiring salary ranges when possible.

Since we support flexible and remote work for our employees, many positions have a flexible location within countries where we’re registered as a Non-government Organization and established as an employer. This may mean we’re unable to provide a hiring salary range in the posting for some of our positions. However, candidates invited to be part of our interview process will be provided their location specific range upon request.

申请方式二：

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