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Director, Great Plains Science

DirectorDirectorFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 1,001-5,000H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Montana

Posted

2 days ago

Salary

$131.8K - $189.5K / year

Seniority

Lead

Postgraduate Degree10 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

Director, Great Plains Science

World Wildlife Fund

• Oversees the Science program for WWF’s Great Plains Program. • Manage a high performing team of 2-4 staff members, facilitating good communication and collaboration. • Works with Science team in developing, implementing and evaluating strategies, priorities, budgets, and timelines. • Develop, build, and maintain partnerships within the science community for grassland conservation goals. • Coordinate with WWF Policy & Government Affairs, and external partners to advocate policies for grassland conservation. • Serves as part of GP’s leadership team to improve existing conservation projects and build team cohesiveness. • Lead fundraising efforts for program goals and objectives, and engage with funders as necessary.

Job Requirements

  • Master's degree and minimum 10 years' experience, in a related field is required.
  • PhD contributes towards experience.
  • Knowledge of, and experience working in, the Great Plains ecoregion.
  • Expert scientific knowledge of the drivers, threats, and opportunities in grassland conservation.
  • Scientific leadership on grassland conversion, ecological and social indicators, climate mitigation and biodiversity accounting, and wildlife restoration.
  • Deep familiarity of ecological/conservation principles, including proven experience with monitoring the ecological response of restoration and conservation efforts.
  • Knowledge of community led conservation principles and understanding of social science that can be applied to measure conservation outcomes.
  • Deep familiarity of ecological/conservation principles at ecoregional scale, history, and trends.
  • Excellent knowledge of national and regional conservation arena, key players, and policies.
  • Ability to think strategically and incorporate input from a variety of stakeholders, collaborators, and fellow staff members.
  • Experience managing complex projects, and many projects at once, including managing staff, budgets, workplans, timelines, and tracking metrics.
  • Strong fundraising skills, including excellent skills in writing/editing proposals and reports, setting goals and objectives, and developing budgets and timelines.
  • Demonstrated success synthesizing and packaging big ideas for individual donors, government grants, foundation, and corporate support.
  • Experience supervising staff, including developing work plans, providing feedback and managing performance, and providing leadership to a team.
  • Experience developing and maintaining partnerships with a variety of science partners including, universities, non-profits, private entities, government agencies, tribal colleges, and funders.
  • Excellent communication skills, both one-on-one and in a group setting.
  • Ability to take initiative, make decisions, facilitate and inspire the work of others.
  • Experience managing external consultants/contractors.
  • Willingness to travel as necessary, which may be up to 5-10%.
  • Knowledge and experience working with Native nations in the Northern Great Plains preferred.
  • Cross-cultural experience appreciated.
  • Willingness and ability to think outside the box, be innovative, and work with a wide range of conservation practitioners.
  • Committed to building and strengthening a culture of inclusion within and across teams.

Benefits

  • Paid Relocation: Domestic

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