Hybrid State Director

at The Nature Conservancy

• Job title: State Director
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $206,640 - $255,600 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Texas, United States

About the role

• Texas State Director leading The Nature Conservancy to achieve ambitious conservation goals in Texas. Managing a diverse team and driving strategic partnerships to foster environmental and community outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, inspire, and motivate a team of staff to collectively achieve the maximum contribution to the organization’s mission and maintain culture and engagement at the BU level.
• Create, model, and cultivate a workplace culture where staff feel empowered – grounded in trust, fairness, inclusion, and opportunities for professional growth.
• Act as a key fundraiser in support of local, divisional, and global outcomes by partnering with staff to engage donors, corporations, and foundations to support organizational goals and priority projects in Texas, the Great Plains Division, the United States, and globally.
• Engage and foster a volunteer Board of Trustees by leveraging their expertise and empowering them to serve as ambassadors for TNC – actively participating in fundraising, networking, advocacy, and strategic leadership.
• Represent TNC’s interests with key community members, specifically governmental leaders and agencies, partner organizations, corporations, foundations, and academic institutions (in the realms of agriculture, wildlife, natural resources, energy, climate, water, coast/fisheries, policy, economic development, ecosystem services, or related fields), to cultivate and steward strong, cooperative partnerships in Texas.
• Ensure the organizational health and financial sustainability of the Texas BU by stewarding a strategic conservation plan, program commitments, a multi-million-dollar budget and associated financial standards, and legal requirements.
• Serve on the Great Plains Division Leadership Team and coordinate with other internal TNC organizational leadership teams, to serve as a thought leader within the larger organization lending expertise and experience to TNC’s work across U.S. Demonstrates a willingness and ability to travel routinely throughout the geography and globally as required (estimated 40%); and works flexibly, sometimes beyond the normal workday, including weekends, as necessary, during deadline periods.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 7 years of experience as a leader in the conservation arena, non-profit sector, advocacy, or related for-profit area that works with environmental or natural resources topics.
• Extensive and proven management experience, including the ability to motivate, lead, set objectives and manage the performance of a large multi-disciplinary team.
• Direct knowledge and experience living and working in Texas.
• Written and verbal fluency in English and fluency in the predominant language of the operating unit if other than English.
• Experience in communication and presentation skills required.
• Experience communicating with and presenting to diverse audiences including donors, board members, employees, outside partners, or equivalent.
• Experience in fundraising and budget management.

Benefits

• Health care benefits
• Flexible spending accounts
• 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