Conservation Practitioner V

Description

**Conservation Analyst III** **\[ Carbon]** **Conservation Practitioner V** **1 \- A Summary of What We Are Looking For** ================================== Are you looking for a career with purpose and direct impact in conservation? In the role of Conservation Analyst III, we need you to **develop actions** essential to supporting carbon restoration projects in the Cerrado, connecting science, field practices, and territorial and environmental planning processes. **2 – Job Description** ========================== **General** The Conservation Analyst III **develops and implements** conservation actions and programs in small to medium-scale areas, **providing technical guidance** **in support activities** related to management, monitoring, and preservation. **Contributes** to the planning and execution of initiatives that address threats to natural systems and species, **providing analyses** and relevant information for territorial planning processes at the local or landscape level. **Integrates** project activities, **diagnoses** priorities, and monitors schedules, ensuring the fulfillment of deadlines and the quality of deliverables, and may lead technical teams, volunteers, or involved partners. Supports coordination with local communities and institutions, strengthening engagement and governance processes in conservation. Participates in the implementation of conservation strategies, using tools and instruments applied to environmental and territorial management, and collaborates on actions aimed at expanding support for TNC priorities. We will **support the development and implementation of actions** for conservation based on carbon projects to restore millions of hectares of degraded areas in the Cerrado and strengthen the fight against climate change mitigation, including through public policies. This work is organized into three axes: * Engagement with local stakeholders **Support** for activities strengthening participation by private landowners in restoration projects. * Monitoring, governance, and biodiversity **Support** with actions to seek monitoring of restoration and assessment of biodiversity indicators, with engagement from the public and private sectors. * Carbon Projects **Support** for restoration initiatives for carbon projects that contribute to restored hectares and addressing climate change, with fair distribution of benefits. **3 – Responsibilities and Scope** ================================== **General** * **Support the development of** **activities** for different projects simultaneously, without formal team management, ensuring the fulfillment of deadlines and deliverables under your responsibility. Examples: + **Participate in events** as directed and **support coordination** with governments, indigenous peoples, and local or regional networks, strengthening partnerships for conservation actions and supporting the necessary formalizations for this. + **Support** financial, logistics, and contracting processes. * **Make decisions within pre\-established guidelines in alignment with your supervision** . * Follow and promote TNC's Code of Conduct and internal procedures, ensuring compliance with institutional values, internal policies, legal requirements, safety, resource use, and accountability. * Ensure the integrity, organization, and confidentiality of information, guaranteeing the accuracy and traceability of data generated in the context of the projects. * Travel as needed. * Activities may occur in varied climatic and terrain conditions, including remote and physically challenging locations. * **Contribute with inputs to support** associations and private landowners in achieving the objectives of ecological restoration carbon projects. * **Support coordination** with government, private actors, academia, and TNC cross\-functional areas for institutional and financial arrangements for remuneration by carbon credit. * **Support activities for** multi\-sectoral co\-construction of private partnerships for restoration with carbon projects. * Support the compilation and analysis of data and resolve inconsistencies. **3 \- What You Will Bring** ========================= **Minimum Qualifications** ========================= * Experience in developing relationships to work in close collaboration with various partners, such as media, government authorities, and internal scientists. * Experience in completing tasks independently, respecting deadlines. * Experience in using administrative software applications, such as Word, Excel, web browsers. * Carbon projects including the design, monitoring, engagement, and implementation phases * Experience in research, critical analysis, and evaluation of information from diverse sources, compiling into cohesive reports and recommendations; **Minimum Education** : Completed higher education and **3 years** of experience in natural resource management or a similar field. **Minimum Language:** Oral and written communication skills in Portuguese. **Desired Qualifications** =========================== “We are looking for candidates who meet all or part of the qualifications listed below. Even if you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to apply and present how your skills and experiences can contribute to this role.” * **3 to 5** years of experience in implementing carbon projects, a similar field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. * Ability and willingness to apply science in decision\-making and guiding activities. * Ability to complete tasks independently, respecting established deadlines. * Experience in training and capacity building. * Written, oral, and graphic communication skills in * Knowledge of remote sensing tools and coding * Prior knowledge, or minimum literacy, in topics such as climate justice, adaptation and climate resilience, and basic concepts of environmental planning. **Desired Education:** Post\-graduation in related fields will be a differential; geography, environmental engineering, forestry engineering, agronomy **Desired Language:** Intermediate level English **Grade:** 5 **Location:** Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo ### **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 include respect for all people, communities, and cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s many reasons to love life inside TNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor . One 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. In addition to the requirements in our job postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job and consider each applicant’s unique experience. Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, “you’ll join for the mission, and stay for the people.” ### **What We Bring** **:** Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non\-profit into 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 and partners, we impact conservation around the world! TNC offers competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where we work. These may include health care benefits, retirement benefits, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance, and disability coverage as well as an employee assistance program and other life and well\-being benefits. We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports the health and well\-being of the people we employ. Our recruiting process includes a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we may 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. **Employees must submit their application by logging into Workday and applying via the Jobs Hub.** The Nature Conservancy is an **Equal Opportunity Employer.** Our commitment to equal employment opportunity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization 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. 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.