The Senior Policy Advisor, Mitigation, develops, coordinates and implements a strategy to further the work of the Conservancy and its conservation partners through direct interaction with U.S. government and individual federal agencies and with state governments and individual state agencies to advance use of the mitigation hierarchy (avoid, minimize, compensate) at a regional or landscape scale, to reduce and compensate for the impacts of the siting of public and private development. Specific tasks will include:
- Creation and operation of a mitigation network within TNC designed to share information, strategies and techniques about the use of the mitigation protocol
- Development of a mitigation handbook to assist TNC Chapters and other organizations on the design and implementation of mitigation programs and projects.
- Technical assistance on the establishment and/or re-design of mitigation programs and projects in individual jurisdictions.
- Preparation of testimony and other documents for Congress relating to the use of mitigation.
- Coordination with other non-profit and business organizations in the use of the mitigation protocol.
- Preparation of reports for funders and others on progress achieved toward improving and expanding the use of the mitigation protocol.
- Fundraising for the support of the Conservancy’s mitigation activities.
The Senior Policy Advisor liaises with counterparts in the Conservancy’s U.S. Government Relations or International Government Relations departments and with Operating Units to provide and extract useful lessons and experience and to coordinate on joint policy approaches. S/he also serves as contact with the external professional community in the policy arena to keep abreast of new developments and opportunities that may be useful to the Conservancy and to report on and share the Conservancy’s experiences with others.
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