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 Climate and Energy Director will serve as the lead climate and energy staff person for the Northeast Division, directing our overarching energy and climate policy and program delivery and expanding TNC's role in driving a clean, green, and equitable transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. The Northeast Division includes 11 states & the District of Columbia, from West Virginia northward to Maine, not including NY but with close coordination with this team. The Division works closely with the Appalachian team, which leads conservation strategy, including climate mitigation, throughout the Appalachian region, from Alabama into Canada. This position will work with colleagues across TNC, including leading collaboration with and between State Business Unit’s within the division, the Appalachian team, peers in other North America divisions, and the North America Climate Mitigation Program, to develop cross border and regional approaches to accelerate a clean energy transition, including advancing policy and practice to ensure rapid transmission expansion and clean energy project approvals necessary to achieve ambitious renewable energy goals. The director will do this work with the dual goal of meeting TNC's ambitious 2030 Goals for greenhouse gas mitigation and biodiversity conservation.
The Climate and Energy Director will identify and lead collaboration on the Northeast Division’s most important contributions toward TNC’s North America Region climate mitigation strategies and TNC’s climate mitigation goals by developing and leading execution of a multi-year workplan to support and accelerate clean energy deployment and ambitious emissions reductions across the Northeast Division. They will provide communications and serve as a liaison on the Northeast Division’s activities and resource needs to internal audiences such as national and regional leadership, boards of trustees, and donors. They will be expert in internal and external engagement and will work to build a cohesive and effective team of climate, clean energy and policy experts dispersed across Northeast States into a collective, effective force for the delivery of our state, divisional, and regional goals. They will take into consideration the landscape and regional socio-economic-equity complexities of a geographic region with multiple actors, to influence clean energy development, including Independent System Operators, state governments, and utilities. They will provide subject matter expertise related to energy and climate policy, clean energy deployment, energy markets & finance, and energy transmission to Northeast Division leadership and state-based climate and energy policy and program staff. They will provide oversight and input, and work collaboratively with TNC business units, on the development and drafting of public comments, factsheets, and communications with external partners, and will often serve as the public face of climate and energy work in the Northeast Division to engage, inform, and shape public perception, policy, and regulatory approaches. As Program Director they will strive to work with internal and external stakeholders and experts to ensure equitable outcomes for engaging tribal communities, local communities, and energy communities in transition while promoting overall energy transition to clean, low carbon, and renewable sources. As needed, this position will engage and manage consultants with expertise needed to carry out responsibilities and may be asked to engage with their counterparts across the Conservancy on national or global level cooperative work.