Senior Conservation Grants & Strategy Lead

The Fidelity Foundations; Boston (MA); Presencial; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The Fidelity Foundations in Boston, MA, seek a Conservation Senior Program Officer to develop conservation strategy, manage a diverse grant portfolio, and partner with grantees, consultants, and Trustees to advance conservation goals.

The candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree (an advanced degree preferred), 10+ years of related experience, and technical expertise in land or water conservation, urban planning, or finance, with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree in a related field preferred.
• 10+ years of related work experience.
• Technical expertise in land or water conservation, city parks and greenways, large-scale land-use planning, ecosystem-based management or other related field.
• Understanding of urban planning, landscape design, real estate, and finance.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• High-level interpersonal skills, team player, diplomacy, ability to negotiate and build consensus.

Responsabilidades

• Identify, develop and refine proposal requests and make grant recommendations to senior management and Trustees.
• Lead on conservation program strategy development.
• Manage a diverse portfolio of various sized grants with varied levels of complexity from inception and proposal review to close-out and evaluation.
• Independently interact with and manage long-term relationships with multiple grantees, and cultivate new relationships with prospective grantees.
• Regularly review ongoing grantee’s activities, budgets and progress, and evaluate each grant’s effectiveness against originally stated objectives and overall portfolio effectiveness.
• Provide conservation content expertise in support of other program areas as required.

Conhecimentos

Relationship building

Collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Negotiation

Team player

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The Fidelity Foundations in Boston, MA, seek a Conservation Senior Program Officer to develop conservation strategy, manage a diverse grant portfolio, and partner with grantees, consultants, and Trustees to advance conservation goals.

The candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree (an advanced degree preferred), 10+ years of related experience, and technical expertise in land or water conservation, urban planning, or finance, with strong communication and interpersonal skills.