Mexico Conservation Director: Strategy & Impact

The Nature Conservancy; México; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy in Mexico seeks a Mexico Conservation Director to lead the program, shape transformative strategies, and coordinate with partners across the region. You will guide a high-performing team, manage budgets, and advance conservation outcomes to deliver lasting impact on Selva Maya, the Mesoamerican Reef, and key national initiatives.

You will build partnerships with private sector, government and civil society, supervise staff, and represent TNC with donors and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and over 8 years of experience in similar positions.
• Outstanding supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives and managing performance in multidisciplinary teams.
• Track record working on sustainable development and environmental issues including forest conservation, regenerative ranching and agriculture, community conservation, fisheries, natural protected areas and/or integrated landscape management in Mexico with NGOs, private or public organizations.

Responsibilities

• Defines transformative conservation strategies and develops actionable roadmaps for implementation, including partnerships for wider impact.
• Inspires shared ownership of the conservation agenda and tools, enabling optimal conditions to deliver progress.
• Oversees implementation of agreed conservation outcomes with adaptive management and accountability.
• Develops, manages and retains a high-performing team, responsible for performance management and staff development.
• Manages internal information systems to assess progress and lessons learned.
• Supports development of annual and multi-year budgets and ensures effective budget management.
• Leads governance oversight of on-site initiatives including budgeting, monitoring and evaluation.
• Leads development of public and private financing proposals to advance strategic priorities.
• Conveys TNC’s mission to diverse audiences including donors and partners; prepares presentations and reports.
• Directs negotiations of project proposals with governmental, bilateral and multilateral agencies.
• Focuses on developing staff, promoting accountability and leadership excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Fundraising

Strategic planning

Communication (Spanish/English)

Partnership development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The Nature Conservancy in Mexico seeks a Mexico Conservation Director to lead the program, shape transformative strategies, and coordinate with partners across the region. You will guide a high-performing team, manage budgets, and advance conservation outcomes to deliver lasting impact on Selva Maya, the Mesoamerican Reef, and key national initiatives.

You will build partnerships with private sector, government and civil society, supervise staff, and represent TNC with donors and stakeholders.