Strategic Philanthropy Operations Lead

The Nature Conservancy; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy seeks an Associate Director of Philanthropy Operations to provide strategic leadership for philanthropy operations, portfolio management, fundraising analytics, and financial coordination. You will oversee systems, processes, reporting, staff, and resources to enable fundraising goals, donor engagement, and organizational priorities.

This role partners with philanthropy leadership, finance, and frontline fundraisers to ensure data integrity, revenue tracking, and effective

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years related experience or equivalent combination.
• Experience leading and implementing multiple projects.
• Experience negotiating complex agreements.
• Experience with current and evolving technology in relevant field.
• Experience working with teams across the organization.
• Experience, coursework, or other training in principles and practices of relevant field.
• Supervisory experience including setting objectives and managing performance, including conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

• Lead philanthropy operations, portfolio management, and analytics to enable fundraising goals.
• Oversee systems, processes, reporting, staff, and resources for philanthropy teams.
• Partner with philanthropy leadership, finance, and frontline fundraisers to ensure data integrity and revenue tracking.
• Develop operational plans, performance metrics, budgets, and process improvements.
• Collaborate across departments and regions to support fundraising effectiveness and donor engagement.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Project leadership

Negotiation

Technology proficiency

Cross-team collaboration

Training & development

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Fundraising CRM

Microsoft Office

Reporting tools

Job description

The Nature Conservancy seeks an Associate Director of Philanthropy Operations to provide strategic leadership for philanthropy operations, portfolio management, fundraising analytics, and financial coordination. You will oversee systems, processes, reporting, staff, and resources to enable fundraising goals, donor engagement, and organizational priorities.

This role partners with philanthropy leadership, finance, and frontline fundraisers to ensure data integrity, revenue tracking, and effective