Operations & Culture Leader—Engagement & Impact

USA The Nature Conservancy; Colorado; On-site; USD 117,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy is seeking a Director of Operations, Culture and Engagement in Colorado to provide strategic leadership across organizational effectiveness, culture, engagement, and operational excellence within a 70-person unit. You will oversee a $2M budget and supervise a multidisciplinary team.

Reporting to the State Director, you will translate BU strategy into integrated work plans, align resources with teams, and collaborate with Finance, HR, Conservation, Philanthropy, External

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years related experience or equivalent combination, including 3 years managing operations functions.
• Experience developing and administering departmental budget of $2M+.
• Experience managing and supervising a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience developing, managing and implementing multiple projects and strategic goals.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams across multiple organizational levels.
• Experience, coursework, or other training in principles, practices, and procedures of relevant field.
• Experience developing and implementing multi-year strategic plans.
• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experiences are appreciated.
• Effective training skills
• Excellent communication skills including presentations, conversations, and documents
• Experience managing a geographically dispersed team
• Proficiency in synthesizing materials from multiple sources into a coherent and accurate summary
• Proficiency in working independently as well as jointly with colleagues on a team
• Understanding of best practices in non-profit management

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for organizational effectiveness, workplace culture, employee engagement, and operational excellence.
• Translate business unit strategy into integrated Operations, Culture and Engagement work plans, align resources and systems with Colorado Business Unit teams.
• Provide leadership across operations, organizational effectiveness, workplace culture, and employee engagement; supervise 3–5 staff.
• Represent the Colorado Business Unit in divisional and enterprise initiatives as appropriate.
• Partner with Finance, Human Resources, Conservation, Philanthropy, External Affairs and other supporting functions.
• Identify business unit needs and risks and lead operational follow-through.

Skills

Budget management

Team supervision

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Operational excellence

People-centered leadership

Communication skills

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The Nature Conservancy is seeking a Director of Operations, Culture and Engagement in Colorado to provide strategic leadership across organizational effectiveness, culture, engagement, and operational excellence within a 70-person unit. You will oversee a $2M budget and supervise a multidisciplinary team.

Reporting to the State Director, you will translate BU strategy into integrated work plans, align resources with teams, and collaborate with Finance, HR, Conservation, Philanthropy, External