Strategic Lead, Corporate Sustainability Communications

The Nature Conservancy (All); Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy is seeking an Associate Director of Communications, Corporate Sustainability to lead integrated, audience-first strategies that elevate the organization's brand with corporate and financial audiences. You’ll translate complex science and finance topics into credible narratives that resonate with CEOs, investors, and partners across value chains.

You will energize cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization, identify high-visibility opportunities, and drive content

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field and a minimum of 8 years related experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge on sustainability and related issues and trends relevant to corporate or investor audiences, especially key TNC corporate partners, and the potential impacts and opportunities for TNC's positioning.
• Identify and secure high-value visibility opportunities, including speaking engagements, major events, media opportunities, and thought leadership platforms that elevate TNC's corporate sustainability work among key corporate, financial, and investor audiences.
• Develop and optimize content across digital and owned channels, ensuring alignment with audience journeys (including SEO where relevant), engagement, and organizational priorities, including web and social media content, thought leadership articles, speeches, presentations, and partner materials.
• Partner with communications colleagues, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams to align communications efforts with organization and business development goals.
• Serve as a liaison to corporate partners' communications teams to ensure message alignment, brand integrity, and effective joint communications.
• Manage multiple high-priority Initiatives and projects simultaneously while navigating a complex, matrixed organization, manage sound judgment, effectively prioritize and allocate resources strategically, and influence without authority.
• May supervise and develop staff and/or lead cross-functional project teams, setting clear expectations and supporting professional growth. May manage external consultants, agencies, or vendors, including: defining requirements, guiding deliverables and supporting performance and accountability.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Content development

Audience-focused communications

Media opportunities

Executive platforms

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

The Nature Conservancy is seeking an Associate Director of Communications, Corporate Sustainability to lead integrated, audience-first strategies that elevate the organization's brand with corporate and financial audiences. You’ll translate complex science and finance topics into credible narratives that resonate with CEOs, investors, and partners across value chains.

You will energize cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization, identify high-visibility opportunities, and drive content