Project & Planning Manager Jobs

OFFICE LOCATION

United States

Negotiable within the United States

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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 #insideTNC. 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 Project & Planning Manager will report to the Director of Philanthropy Management & Performance within the World Office Development Division. The Philanthropy Management & Performance team is a centralized team that creates metrics, tools, and resources for the Conservancy’s philanthropy teams across the globe. The Project & Planning Manager will support and promote the strategic priorities of the Philanthropy Management & Performance Team by planning, managing, and executing key bodies of work. They will work collaboratively to improve team technology, tools, and processes and will create consistency in the team's policies and procedures, plan and execute communications, and proactively report progress and results to senior leadership.

This position will collaborate with World Office Development colleagues and Business Unit fundraising staff to align approaches and optimize outcomes. They will provide relevant information to support fundraising decision-making, problem-solving, and to improve fundraising workflows to enhance efficiency. This position may take on additional duties to enhance the work of the team. Such duties may include, but are not limited to, managing and refining processes to meet the needs of stakeholders and enhancing the systems and tools used by the team.

Responsibilities And Scope

• Proactively gathers and compiles information from team members to report on progress.
• Utilizes project management tools to drive success and foster communication, transparency, efficiency, and accountability for a wide breadth of existing and new initiatives.
• Leads and facilitates great project meetings and presentations.
• Ensures project goals, success factors, project plans, budgets and schedules are established with input and buy-in from key stakeholders and team members.
• Is a champion for innovation, modeling a willingness to try new approaches, lead experiments with short learning cycles, and adaptively manage and drive continuous improvement across the team and for our bodies of work.
• Creates or enhances systems supporting knowledge and processes to drive efficiency and scalability.
• Provides proactive advice and analyses on project progress and adaptively manages plans.
• Drives project planning across the team, facilitating an integrated approach across all aspects of the team’s work and alignment with the work of other departments, Divisions, and Business Units.
• Ensures project scope and roles & responsibilities are well defined using TNC’s Highly Effective Teams (HET) model.
• Experience or willingness to manage up to leadership; anticipates what’s needed to successfully meet deadlines and any potential challenges or roadblocks.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU

Are you looking for a career to help people and nature? The Conservancy is a global conservation leader and one of the top fundraising charities in the United States. Guided by science, The Nature Conservancy creates innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that people and nature can thrive together. The Project & Planning Manager position is an opportunity to join the Philanthropy Management & Performance team dedicated to accelerating the major gift and strategic fundraising efforts fueling our critical conservation work.

The Philanthropy Management & Performance team is a fully remote team and we’re seeking a collaborative, adaptable, and globally minded team player who thrives in an innovative, mission-driven environment. If project planning and execution, testing new systems and approaches, and continuous improvement are your superpowers, this job is for you! Apply today and find a career where you can find meaning and purpose!

What You'll Bring

• Experience working with teams across organization.
• Experience, coursework, or other training in principles, practices, and procedures of relevant field.
• Experience negotiating complex agreements.
• Experience with current and evolving technology in relevant field.
• Experience designing and generating reports and analyzing and interpreting the data.
• Bachelor’s degree and 6 years related experience or equivalent combination.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS (not Required)

• Experience planning and completing multiple projects simultaneously with close attention to
• Commitment to embracing new technology and promoting experimentation and continuous improvement.
• A growth mindset, curiosity to learn, try new approaches, and adaptively manage programs to meet evolving conditions & needs.
• Experience driving measurable results to achieve institutional, departmental, and team goals.
• Experience working in partnership with others in a collaborative or advisory role.
• Experience with (or willing to learn) Asana, Mural, and/or similar collaboration/project management tools.
• Experience applying Agile, Lean & Design Thinking principles and methodologies to team's work.
• Experience acting with professionalism, integrity, and tact in managing communications and relationships.
• Detail and prioritization to meet deadlines.
• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
• Proficient in interpreting guidelines and manipulating, analyzing, and interpreting data.
• Supervisory experience including setting objectives and managing performance, including conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated experience communicating clearly and write persuasively for various audiences.
• Experience making strategic decisions based on analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment.

What We Bring

Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into 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 and partners, we impact conservation around the world!

TNC offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work well-being benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.

We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports of the health and well-being of the people we employ.

SALARY INFORMATION

Hiring Range: $75,055 - $123,225 (if selected for an interview, a salary range within our hiring range will be shared that is specific to candidates' geographic location). 

APPLY NOW

To apply for job ID 53507, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact [email protected].

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.

The successful applicant must meet the requirements of The Nature Conservancy's background screening process.

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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.