We're Looking for You:

The Associate Director, Agriculture Finance provides sophisticated business, financial, and economic expertise to address conservation challenges. We are seeking an innovative finance leader who is passionate about making a difference in the effort to transform food systems and address climate change. The ideal candidate should be a strong team player with extensive experience and relationships in the financial and agribusiness sectors, and exceptional communication and collaboration skills.

The Associate Director will support the Director of Agriculture Finance to build this new global initiative, drawing from the success of IFACC and CCAT in Latin America, in close coordination with our partners at UNEP and WEF. The Associate Director will be a member of the IFACC Steering Group, comprised of senior staff from TNC, UNEP, and WEF.

The position is a 3-year, term-limited position, with opportunities for extension or conversion to a permanent position based on performance and funding availability. This position is open to considering candidates located in the Greater Washington, D.C area, New York City, Boston, other nearby East Coast United States locations, or London, England. This position is open for remote, in-office, or a hybrid schedule dependent on location.

The Associate Director leads key projects and directs strategies within the global agriculture finance initiative. They will collaborate with TNC global teams, TNC field teams, UNEP, WEF, and other partner organizations to design and implement the new global agriculture finance initiative in support of TNC's 2030 goals.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree and 7 years' experience in a private sector environment, such as management consulting and investment banking, or with a leading conservation organization or government entity, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience developing and implementing complex projects and strategic initiatives in an unstructured environment.
• Experience leading and managing large scale projects, including working with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience negotiating complex agreements.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working with sustainability and finance issues in the agribusiness sector.
• Experience working in or with companies, lenders, and investors in the agribusiness sector.
• Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated.
• Outstanding analytical and project management capabilities.
• Superior written and oral communications.
• International work experience is desirable.
• MBA or similar degree with significant coursework in finance or economics.

Salary Information:
For U.S. based applicants only, the starting pay range for this position is generally within the range of $120,000 to $160,000 for annual base salary and is based on location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. For all other applicants, pay ranges will be in local currency, the pay range will be based on the local labor market, and not tied to the above pay range. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment and used to determine your actual pay range. Additionally, for all applicants, actual pay will fall within a range based on a variety of factors including, for example, the candidate's qualifications, specific skills, and experience.

TNC offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work well-being benefits. Learn more about our Benefits and Perks here.

We're proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports of 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.