The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
The Country Representative/Senior Policy Advisor oversees all aspects of protection, science, stewardship and community relations for his/her Program and functions as manager and conservation strategist accountable for operational requirements and maintaining organizational values. S/he may provide scientific leadership and support for TNC’s conservation planning work, establishes overall conservation priorities for the Program and supplies technical and program support to Conservancy field operations. S/he is also responsible for ensuring that TNC in-country infrastructure and activities meet specific country legal, labor and tax requirements.
As the primary local representative for TNC to both internal and external audiences of the Program, including employees, volunteers, donors, government agencies/officials, partners, community leaders and other parties, s/he may also negotiate and monitor agreements between TNC and a variety of partners, governmental and non-governmental, to ensure conservation success. She/he will have supervisory span of control of employees located in The Bahamas and may directly supervise certain individuals. This includes but is not limited to the following functions:
Establishes the Conservancy as a major conservation partner within area of responsibility
Defines conservation priorities in the area of responsibility
Leads and manages team which supports and improves conservation efforts
Builds strategic, scientific, and technical capacity in the field
Develops key partnerships with public & private organizations in order to identify and resolve technical issues and to widely communicate solutions and best practices
Develops innovative scientific methods, analyses, tools, and frameworks to address the natural system needs
Engages local community support for local conservation efforts
Negotiates complex and innovative solutions with government agencies and landowners to conserve and protect natural communities
