Vice President leading Audubon's Futures Initiative to advance innovative conservation solutions and impact. Collaborating across teams and securing funding for conservation projects and strategic planning.
Responsibilities
Serve as Audubon’s point person for scanning emerging conservation trends, scientific findings, and technologies and to identify high-potential opportunities that expand Audubon's current portfolio and maximize Audubon's long-term conservation impact and sector leadership
Develop and maintain a situation analysis that evaluates Audubon's current portfolio and capabilities alongside emerging external opportunities and threats
Provide a rigorous evidence base that informs Audubon's next strategic plan, ensuring it is grounded in both internal capacity and external foresight extending 20+ years
Leveraging their existing networks and subject matter expertise at the intersection of hemispheric conservation, science, and technology, explore specific opportunities including but not limited to connecting Audubon's existing work in bioacoustics with natural climate solutions (NCS)
Engage Audubon in ongoing efforts to address transparency, consistency, and scientific rigor in NCS credits through research and science-based solutions
In partnership with conservation teams across Audubon, deploy pilot projects to rapidly test and evaluate assumptions, so that projects and programs can be adaptively managed and scaled year over year
Identify and cultivate new (to Audubon) funding sources and mechanisms in partnership with the Development team, connecting conservation innovation to philanthropic and market opportunities
Develop and manage the initiative's budget, ensuring responsible resource allocation aligned with strategic priorities.
Requirements
Minimum of 15 years of progressive, professional experience advancing innovative conservation solutions
Advanced degree (PhD preferred) in a conservation-related field
Professional reputation as a thought leader at the intersection of science, technology, and conservation delivery
A record of publication is strongly preferred
Minimum of 10 years of experience in the conservation sector outside the United States, preferably Central or South America, with private, government, or non-governmental organizations
Fundraising experience, with significant success raising funds from sources outside traditional philanthropy
Must have an enthusiasm for fundraising and a proactive willingness to be deeply engaged in development efforts
Exceptional skills as a team player, with a proven ability to develop and maintain highly effective working relationships across large, matrixed organizations
Demonstrated expertise in managing complex projects, coordinating efforts, and fostering collaboration among a wide range of partners
Strong public presence, with excellent communication and storytelling skills, and the experience and confidence to serve as an effective, outgoing spokesperson for Audubon in its communities of interest
Experience maintaining and fostering a culture of safety
Commitment to Audon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation
Experience fostering inclusive and collaborative work environments.
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