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Project Management Specialist – Global Conservation Strategy Analyst
The Nature Conservancy. Lead the technical management of multiple initiatives, projects, and programs.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in project and program management within conservation, with a strong focus on organizational skills, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision-making. Proficient in utilizing project management tools and methodologies to ensure successful project execution and reporting.
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Project ManagementOrganizational SkillsStakeholder EngagementData AnalysisPortuguese Communication
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Hard Skills
Project ManagementData AnalysisBudget MonitoringIndicator DefinitionDashboard ProductionSmartsheetProgram ManagementOperational SolutionsConflict MediationTraining Delivery
Soft Skills
Tactical Decision-MakingPrioritizationIndirect Team LeadershipNegotiationCommunication
Tools & Technologies
Smartsheet
Certifications & Qualifications
Active International Certification
Industry Keywords
ConservationBrazilian AmazonComplex OrganizationsMatrixed EnvironmentsMulti-Stakeholder Engagement
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead the technical management of multiple initiatives, projects, and programs.
- Develop action plans, monitor implementation, and identify solutions to operational challenges.
- Support the management of a project portfolio across different territories and scales in the Brazilian Amazon.
- Connect project activities and deliverables to TNC’s Interim Results and 2030 Goals objectives.
- Apply methodologies and tools to track the project life cycle, from planning through closeout.
- Support the definition and monitoring of indicators, targets, data sources, responsible parties, and means of verification.
- Keep projects and work plans up to date in Smartsheet.
- Organize activities, deliverables, milestones, schedules, owners, dependencies, risks, and budget information.
- Integrate physical, financial, and results tracking.
- Produce dashboards, periodic reports, and executive summaries.
- Organize and validate progress evidence for data quality, peer review, audits, and reporting to funders.
- Monitor program budgets, risks, and interdependencies, proposing adjustments and technical solutions.
- Prepare analyses, reports, and strategic information to support leadership decision-making.
- Facilitate integration among departments, programs, external partners, and stakeholders.
- Provide technical support to professionals involved in initiatives, without formal people-management responsibility.
- Represent TNC institutionally in forums and multi-stakeholder engagement platforms.
- Deliver training, share best practices, and contribute to the advancement of management practices.
- Travel as needed.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience providing indirect team leadership, coordinating multiple workstreams, and integrating initiatives.
- Strong organizational, prioritization, institutional engagement, and tactical decision-making skills.
- Experience managing projects and programs in complex organizations.
- Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience in project and program management in conservation or related fields.
- Strong oral and written communication skills in Portuguese.
- An active international certification.
- Experience working in complex, matrixed institutional environments.
- Experience with projects in the Amazon.
- Ability to negotiate, mediate conflicts, and integrate technical and operational perspectives.
- A graduate degree in a related field is a plus.
- Intermediate English proficiency preferred.
- Preference will be given to candidates residing in a Brazilian Amazon state.
- Availability to travel as needed.
- Ability to work in varied weather and terrain conditions, including remote and physically challenging locations.
- The successful candidate must meet The Nature Conservancy’s background-check requirements.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Health care benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Employee assistance program
- Other life and well-being benefits
- Flexible work environment
- Career development
- Inclusive work environment