Full-Time Senior Advisor, Legislative Affairs
Job Description
Office Location:
Washington, D.C., United States
Expectation to be on the Hill Tues-Thurs. Can work remote Mon & Fri.
#Li-Hybrid
Who We Are:
The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our Mission and guided by our Values, which includes a Commitment to Diversity and Respect for People, Communities, and Cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s lots of reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube or on Glassdoor.
Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging, and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. We know we’ll only achieve our Mission by hiring and engaging a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we work. In addition to the requirements in our postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of inclusion! Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote myriad TNC staff members, “you’ll join for our mission, and you’ll stay for our people.”
What We Can Achieve Together:
The Senior Advisor, Legislative Affairs represents The Nature Conservancy and its 2030 goals of addressing the conservation and climate crises with U.S. decisionmakers. You will advance legislative and advocacy strategies to achieve the organization’s goals through interaction and forging strategic partnerships with U.S. Congress and relevant governments and tribal entities, multilateral agencies, and/or the corporate sector.
We’re Looking for You:
The Senior Advisor, Legislative Affairs furthers the work of The Nature Conservancy and its conservation partners through direct engagement and lobbying with the U.S. Congress, relevant governments and tribal entities, multilateral agencies, and/or businesses focusing on policy, practice, and funding initiatives that provide opportunities and/or impact our conservation, climate, clean energy and community engagement programs. You will identify legislative and advocacy opportunities and advises directors and senior policy advisors on strategies to advance climate, clean energy, conservation policy, evaluates the potential for strategic partnerships, and develops and implements strategies to influence corporate practice, public policy and public funding for climate, clean energy, and conservation at a large scale, national and/or global level. You liaison with counterparts within and outside the organization to provide and extract useful lessons and experiences and to prioritize and coordinate on advocacy approaches. Additional responsibilities include:
- Serving as a congressional lobbyist representing The Nature Conservancy on key legislative priorities and campaigns to advance the conservation of lands, waters and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Educating and persuading U.S. decisionmakers on issues of primary concern to The Nature Conservancy.
- Participating in the development of policy positions, strategies, and execution of tactics to influence federal legislative activity.
- Maintaining and nurturing new relationships both within The Nature Conservancy and with U.S. decisionmakers, relevant governments and tribal entities, multilateral agencies, the corporate sector and/or other stakeholders that provide opportunities and/or impact our conservation, climate, clean energy and community engagement programs.
- Advising The Nature Conservancy on federal legislative engagement and strategies and works closely with the Engagement and Advocacy team, the Global Conservation Campaigns team and broader External Affairs teams to ensure coordination and strategic engagement.
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in political science, environmental policy, business or related field and 6 years of senior management level experience in government relations, corporate sector, or equivalent combination of education/experience.
- Supervisory experience.
- Fluency in English.
- Direct experience working with partners and government agencies.
- Project management experience including coordinating the work of other professionals inside and outside an organization.
- Proven experience in strategy development and implementation.
- Demonstrated relationship building skills.
- Experience negotiating complex high profile or sensitive agreements.
- Proven written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
BONUS
- Congressional staff and/or federal agency experience
- Senior level experience in government relations, corporate sector, or equivalent combination of education/experience
- Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural experience appreciated.
- Advanced degree appreciated
- Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice and work experience advancing just and equitable policy solutions.
- Excellent team player with experience working in multi-disciplinary groups, using influence and interpersonal skills, listening, diplomacy and tact to build strong relationships with governments, corporations, partners, donors, volunteers, and all levels of staff.
What We Bring:
Since 1951, The Nature Conservancy has been doing work you can believe in protecting the lands and waters that all life depends on. Through grassroots action, TNC has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff, we impact conservation throughout the world!
The Nature Conservancy offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including: health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan including employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work wellbeing benefits. Learn more about our benefits at in the Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.
We’re proud to offer a work-environment that is supportive of the health, wellbeing, and flexibility needs of the people we employ!
Salary Information:
The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $122,000 – $141,000 for annual base salary. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. Where a successful candidate’s actual pay will fall within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including, for example, the candidate’s location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. Please note countries outside the USA would have a different pay range in the local currency based on the local labor market, and not tied to USA pay or ranges. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment.
How to Apply
Apply Now:
To apply for job ID 56078, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact applyhelp@tnc.org. Our recruiting process is a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible. The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. The successful applicant must meet the requirements of The Nature Conservancy's background screening process. Do you have military experience? Visit our U.S. Military Skills Translator to match your military experience with our current job openings! TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to applyhelp@tnc.org with Request for Accommodation in the subject line. An attractive salary and benefits package is part of TNC’s value proposition to our employees. TNC strives to provide competitive pay and bases salaries on the geographic location of the role committing to being equitable across groups and providing hiring salary ranges when possible. Since we support flexible and remote work for our employees, many positions have a flexible location within countries where we’re registered as a Non-government Organization and established as an employer. This may mean we’re unable to provide a hiring salary range in the posting for some of our positions. However, candidates invited to be part of our interview process will be provided their location specific range upon request. This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job.10 total views, 0 today