WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER
The Impact Finance & Markets (IFM) division at The Nature Conservancy (TNC) provides technical and strategic leadership to create transformational impact with the private sector by translating the value of nature and conservation approaches into actionable, science-based strategies that can help solve societal challenges. Sitting in the Global Carbon Markets team, one of four teams in the IFM Division, the NCS Business Manager ensures a global portfolio of high-quality natural climate solutions (NCS) carbon credit projects are investable by leading projects through a business incubator.
Through our Natural Climate Solutions Accelerator (NCSA) program and Carbon Business Incubator, TNC is currently supporting 25 NCS carbon projects in 18 countries with the technical and financial support needed to launch as a model global portfolio. The program and strategy are already well underway and this position is an exciting opportunity for a motivated person to play a key role in securing implementation funding for this portfolio, by turn these carbon projects into carbon businesses, ensuring that they prepared to take on investment.
This position is a two- year limted term position and may be based in any country where TNC has an established entity and is within 6 hours of Eastern Time, taking into consideration legal restrictions, such as non-national ratios and immigration processing times.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU
We are seeking a dynamic, strategic, and mission-aligned NCS Business Manager to lead the development and operation of an incubator dedicated to carbon-focused social enterprises. This role combines innovation, impact, and leadership to support startups tackling climate change through equitable and sustainable business models. The ideal candidate should have exceptional problem-solving skills and proven experience launching social enterprises. The key responsibilities for this role include operationalizing the vision, strategy, and operational plan for the Business Incubator. This involves identifying the needs of carbon projects to transition to carbon businesses, designing incubation modules, and working hands-on to prepare carbon businesses for investor due diligence. Additionally, the role requires tracking KPIs, monitoring results, preparing reports, and sharing learnings with stakeholders. This role will build a network of mentors and advisors, establish strategic partnerships with climate-oriented organizations, and lead a high-performing team while fostering a culture of inclusion and continuous learning. Finally, the role is integral in overseeing and managing the annual budget for the incubator program. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing mission of conservation by directing and shaping the work of the Global Carbon Markets team!
RESPONSIBIITIES & SCOPE
- Identify the needs of carbon projects and architect a comprehensive approach to transition conservation projects to carbon businesses
- Design incubation modules, including onboarding processes, curriculum, and programming to build the capacity of carbon social ventures
- Assess investor readiness and prepare carbon businesses for due diligence
- Assist as needed in resolving barriers or risks to due diligence
- Oversee project management for the incubator and bring together various subject matter experts to creatively problem solve and move work forward
- Identify and track relevant KPIs for incubator success and impact
- Monitor results, prepare reports, presentations and share learning with stakeholders
- Build and manage a network of mentors, technical experts, and industry advisors to support startups
- Establish strategic partnerships with other climate-oriented venture organizations and thought leaders to leverage learning and continuously improve incubation program
- Develop annual budget and oversee budget tracking and reporting
- Further integrate business incubator with the existing NCSA program
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, International Development, Sustainability, Public Policy or related field, and 5 years related experience in entrepreneurship, climate tech, social enterprise development, or business incubation OR equivalent combination.
- Proven experience architecting and scaling programs, start-ups, or business lines in multiple countries and regions
- Experience with an incubator or accelerator program, carbon project financing, or social enterprise in emerging markets strongly preferred
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Deep understanding of carbon markets, nature-based solutions, social equity, and climate finance.
- Network in the impact entrepreneurship, carbon markets, and climate finance ecosystem.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills across cultures and all levels of staff.
- Ability to inspire, coach, and lead mission-driven entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds.
- Proven track-record launching and scaling start-ups and / or building the capacity of businesses to meet market standards.
- Fluency in English required, preference for second language.
- Advanced knowledge of current and evolving trends in business processes, organizational change management, and process management tools.
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 competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where we work. These may include health care benefits, retirement benefits, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance, and disability coverage as well as an employee assistance program and other life and 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 the health and well-being of the people we employ.
SALARY INFORMATION
This position may be based in any country where TNC has an established entity, taking into consideration legal restrictions, such as non-national ratios and immigration processing times. For U.S. based applicants only, the starting pay range for this position is generally within the range of $105,000 - $135,000 for annual base salary and is based on location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. For all other applicants, pay ranges will be in local currency, the pay range will be based on the local labor market, and not tied to the above payange. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment and used to determine your actual pay range. Additionally, for all applicants, actual pay will fall within a range based on a variety of factors including, for example, the candidate’s qualifications, specific skills, and experience.
APPLY NOW
To apply for job ID 56514, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact applyhelp@tnc.org.
Our recruiting process is a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.
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.
TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to applyhelp@tnc.org with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.
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.
