北京招聘

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
· BA/BS degree and 7 years experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Experience with certain aspects of fundraising: identifying donor prospects and donor cultivation (if required).

· Experience managing complex or multiple projects, including managing finances and coordinating the work of other professionals and partners.

· Experience in partnership development (partners, community, government, etc.).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
SICHUAN Program Deputy Director assists to oversee all aspects of protection, science, partnership and community relations for Sichuan program. This may include 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

· Develops and implements conservation strategies



REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

· BA/BS degree and 7-10 years experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience

· Demonstrated experience influencing, developing and implementing conservation policy and plans

· Knowledge of current trends and practices in relevant discipline(s) and regions

· Developing practical applications of scientific concepts and technical innovations for conservation purposes

· Knowledge of methods and standards of biodiversity information systems and initiatives

· Motivating team members, setting goals, and leading efforts

· Delivering practical, adaptable products and services to customers

· Knowledge of politics and society with respect to environmental affairs

· Managing time and diverse activities under deadlines while delivering quality results

· Communicating clearly via written, spoken, and graphical means in English and other relevant languages

· Demonstrated experience in fundraising

· Successful experience in developing, directing and managing multiple projects.

· Demonstrated success as an inspirational manager who has successfully motivated staff to achieve and sustain excellence.

· Demonstrated leadership and visionary qualities and able to work effectively with and through others in a decentralized and geographically dispersed organization.

· Successful experience in partnership development (partners, community, government, etc) including extensive networking with high-level conservation contacts; political savvy.

· Proven interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.


COMPLEXITY/PROBLEM SOLVING:

· Negotiates complex agreements, sometimes in political environments

· Develops and implements creative ideas to improve overall performance in conservation strategies

· Formulates, evaluates, and decides broad organizational policies and long-term programs

· Resolves complex issues involving multiple program areas independently

· Anticipates, diagnoses, and resolves complex problems and identifies creative solutions

· Interprets guidelines, evaluates information, and modifies processes to adapt to changing circumstances

· Manages and prioritizes tasks from multiple sources

· Designs, implements, and directs complex and diverse projects, encompassing multiple programs and coordinating the work of other professionals, inside and outside the organization. Incorporates cross-disciplinary knowledge to support program objectives


DISCRETION/LATITUDE/DECISION-MAKING:

· Ensures program accountability and legal compliance

· Consults peers to review own work

· Assesses decisions' potential impact on colleagues' work, public image, scientific credibility, and financial and legal standings

· Makes decisions based on incomplete or ambiguous information and accepts associated risks

· Makes independent strategic decisions frequently based on analysis, experience, and judgment


RESPONSIBILITY/OVERSIGHT - FINANCIAL AND SUPERVISORY:

· Supervises staff at remote locations

· Establishes and maintains optimal performance standards within budget

· Develops and administers budgets and ensures sound financial performance

· Writes requests for proposal (RFPs) for grant/contract funding for program

· Judges talent, assesses staff's strengths and weaknesses, creates strong morale and team spirit, and motivates individuals and teams toward desirable results

· Recruits, retains and manages high quality and effective staff

· Supervises work inside and outside organization

· Sets financial goals, evaluates return on investment, and develops corrective strategies to improve future results

· Supervises staff

· May need to gain cooperation from outside parties to accomplish program goals

· May negotiate and contract with vendors

· Develops long-term strategies and achieves strategic goals and objectives

· Communicates strategic project goals and objectives

· Using common software applications (e.g.; Word, Excel, Web browsers)


COMMUNICATIONS/INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:

· May need to gain cooperation from outside parties to accomplish program goals

· Negotiates complex agreements

· Works effectively under pressure

· Diffuses tension among colleagues comfortably

· Builds cooperative relationships and collaborates with diverse groups, including land owners, conservation partners, government officials, donors, board members, and the general public, to recruit support for the Conservancy and publicize Conservancy efforts

· Commands attention, changes tactics midstream as necessary, and manages group processes during presentations or discussions

· May speak with and in front of varied audiences on scientific topics and the Conservancy's mission

· Collaborates with a wide range of people

· Produces results in a team environment

· May develop and present proposals to achieve program goals



WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT:

The Program Director II may work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances. These conditions may:

· require occasional physical exertion and/or muscular strain

· present occasional possibility of injury

· require long hours in isolated settings


This position may also:

· require frequent travel domestically and/or internationally

· require evening and weekend hours



The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer

协会概览
大自然保护协会(The Nature Conservancy,TNC)成立于1951年,总部设在美国弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿市,是国际上最大的非政府、非赢利性的自然环境保护组织之一.协会的一百多万会员遍布美国各州,近4千名员工参与管护总面积达600万公顷的1600多个自然保护区.在拉美、加勒比海、亚太地区,以及非洲的30余个国家,协会与合作伙伴一起保护着超过4,700万公顷的生物多样性热点地区和长度达8,000公里的河流.目前协会在亚太区的保护工作涉及中国、澳大利亚、密克罗尼西亚联邦、印度尼西亚、巴布亚新几内亚、帕劳群岛，和所罗门群岛等。
为了更有力地推进TNC在中国和蒙古两国的自然保护项目,加强环保组织、企业界以及社会各方面合作伙伴的积极有效的合作,TNC总部决定于2008年10月在北京设立"大自然保护协会(TNC)北亚区办公室".北亚区未来将覆盖以中国、蒙古为中心的、与生物多样性保护直接关联的俄罗斯东部、哈萨克斯坦和湄公河下游国家和地区。
TNC的愿景是我们期望一个拥有健康的森林、草地、沙漠、河流和海洋的世界,一个珍视自然系统与人类生活质量关联性的世界,一个所有生物赖以生存的环境可以世代长存的世界.协会的目标是与合作伙伴携手,到2015年,确保地球上每种主要生境类型的至少10%的区域得到有效保护.
关于TNC详细信息,请访问TNC总部网站www.nature.org:关于TNC中国部详细信息,请访问中文网站www.tnc.org.cn.官方微信号：TNC_China 官方微博@大自然保护协会TNC

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