Arizona, USA

Hybrid out of Tucson or Phoenix office 2 days a week.

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The mission of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we develop innovative, on-the-ground solutions to the world's toughest environmental challenges so that people and nature can thrive. Our work is guided by our values, which include a commitment to diversity and respect for people, communities, and cultures. From a rewarding mission to career development and flexible schedules, there are many reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want to know more? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.

One of TNC's primary goals is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that employees around the globe have a sense of belonging and feel that their unique contributions are valued. We know we'll only achieve our mission by hiring and engaging a diverse staff that reflects the communities in which we work. Recognizing that people bring talent and skills that have been developed outside the scope of a job, we take a holistic approach to recruitment that considers life experience in addition to the professional requirements listed in our postings. Please apply - we'd love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, "you'll join for the mission, and you'll stay for the people."

The Arizona Director of Marketing and Communications, develops, creates, and implements marketing strategies that align with overall goals for The Nature Conservancy's Arizona Business Unit (AZ BU). They provide direction and leadership over marketing programs and/or initiatives and coordinate with other division marketing teams to ensure efficiencies and high impact toward marketing goals. They will report to the Southwest Marketing and Communications Director and have dotted line reporting to their local State Director.

The Arizona Director of Marketing and Communications develops and implements an integrated, efficient and effective audience-driven annual marketing plan to help advance organizational strategy. They create, manage, and implement key marketing initiatives and/or marketing campaigns, as well as pursue opportunistic needs as appropriate, designed to advance marketing strategies that build awareness and engagement, influence conservation action, and achieve revenue goals. They work closely with marketing leaders within the Western US and Canada Division, particularly the Southwest geography team, and key internal and external stakeholders, including the AZ BU executive team, board of trustees, philanthropy colleagues, conservation staff and government relations teams to ensure delivery of programs through marcoms activities. Aligns staff efforts to match priorities set by senior management. Manages the budget and operational delivery of program or initiative goals and strategies.

They provide direct counsel to the AZ BU leadership team on communications and marketing strategies to accelerate outcomes. They partner closely with senior peers within the AZ BU as the marketing and communications lead on a variety of strategic initiatives that span philanthropic, conservation, and policy functions. They establish priorities, goals and metrics, develop project plans, budgets and schedules with input and buy-in from key stakeholders and team members. They ensure storytelling content is representative of, and sensitive to, the diverse people and communities we work alongside. They assess opportunities to share content through global TNC channels and evaluate opportunities to integrate global stories into local marcoms initiatives.

As Arizona Director of Marketing and Communications, you will:

• Designs, directs and manages multiple complex and diverse programs or projects coordinating the work of other professionals, managing budget and ensuring program accountability.
• Oversees and supports the development of an annual marketing and communications plan, from concept to execution.
• Accountable for meeting strategic goals and objectives.
• Financial responsibility includes developing and managing project and team budget objectives, evaluating results and developing corrective strategies as needed. Provides input to departmental budget process.
• Opportunity to act independently within broad program goals.
• Decisions can commit the organization's resources in a way that affects public image and have program-wide impact.
• May supervise professional staff and is accountable for achievement of team business and professional development goals and objectives.
• Other related duties as assigned.
• Occasional travel is required for business meetings, trainings and/or team retreats.

The ideal candidate will have all or some of these qualifications. If you don't have all of them, apply anyway and tell us about your skills and experience:

• Experience developing communications, media and engagement strategies and measuring results.
• Understanding of diverse audiences and ability to tailor communications approaches accordingly.
• Multi-lingual skills appreciated.
• Multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience preferred.
• Master's degree or extensive professional experience.
• Experience and a commitment to values-based storytelling and an equity-centered approach
• Management experience including ability to motivate, lead, set objectives, manage performance and help with conflict resolution on a multi- disciplinary team.
• Excellent communications, and presentation skills; ability to persuasively convey the mission of The Nature Conservancy to diverse groups including donors, board members and the public.
• Experience fostering an environment of creativity and professional growth.
• Experience developing, implementing, and measuring strategic marketing plans and programs.
• Demonstrated ability in planning and managing budgets.
• Excellent communications, mediation and negotiation skills.
• Experience developing, directing and managing multiple projects.
• Knowledge and application of current and evolving trends in relevant discipline.
• Cross disciplinary knowledge to support program objectives.

• Bachelor's degree in related field and a minimum of 9 years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience managing staff and teams.
• Experience developing marketing plans and measuring results.
• Experience cultivating and managing client relationships.
• Experience leading complex project and program/account management including financial responsibilities and measuring results of strategic plans and programs.

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 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 on our Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.

We're proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports of the health and well-being of the people we employ.

The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $110,000-$116,000 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.

To apply for job ID 55933, 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.

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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.