Managing Director, India Program

 The Nature Conservancy 

Managing Director, India Program

Job ID

49244

Location

India

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

 

OFFICE LOCATION

New Delhi, India

YOUR POSITION WITH TNC

The Managing Director, India Program provides strategic leadership for and management of the India Business Unit by overseeing the development and execution of conservation, fundraising and operational priorities within the geography.  This includes managing a $35M budget and approximately 28 staff, based both in India and globally.      

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Managing Director, India is accountable for implementing TNC’s conservation approach, producing tangible and lasting conservation results and maintaining a core set of organizational values including support of our global conservation vision.  The Managing Director ensures organizational outcomes are achieved in priority areas.  They support the alignment of activities by securing, coordinating, and configuring financial resources, human resource capacity, and programs to address the most critical projects, threats and strategies.  They serve as the primary spokesperson to internal and external audiences and cultivates them to support and promote TNC’s mission and vision in India.  The Managing Director represents India to TNC executive leadership, the India Board of Directors, major private donors, NGO Partners and country governments and agencies.  

The Managing Director maintains a shared responsibility with global and regional staff for developing and approving budgets, formulating and executing public, private and corporate fundraising strategies, cultivating and soliciting donors (private and public) and meeting fundraising goals. Once an annual budget is formulated and approved, the Managing Director has responsibility for executing the budget for India to advance the plan and goals for India. The Managing Director is responsible for ensuring that TNC in India complies with all country and local government regulations, as well as TNC policies and procedures. They are also responsible for managing an effective and engaged volunteer advisory board.   

 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND SCOPE

·         Advances the Conservancy’s role as a global conservation leader and acts as internal and external ambassador and advocate for TNC’s conservation work in India.

·         Works with the Chief Conservation Officer, the Regional Managing Directors of other regions, Global Managing Directors and the Executive Team to integrate and align the India Region conservation priorities with those of the organization as a whole.

·         Works with fellow leaders to formulate, establish, and evaluate policies and/or long-term programs.

·         Manage the execution of work funded by the $20M Bezos Earth Fund, a Natural Climate Solutions

initiative that seeks to end crop residue burning in NW India as a first step to promoting regenerative agriculture.

·         Plays a leading role in managing major public agency and elected official relationships.

·         Responsible for recruiting and engaging with TNC’s volunteer leadership, as well as overseeing a strong fundraising program.

·         Accountable for raising public and private funds to meet annual budget needs for the India Program. This includes providing strong cultivation and stewardship, as well as directly soliciting donors and prospects.   

·         Responsible for overseeing preparation of annual work plans and budgets for the region as well as reporting against annual goals.

·         Responsible for recruiting and managing senior leadership positions for and within India and is responsible for the management and development of all staff within the India Program.

·         Responsible for the oversight and implementation of large cross-boundary projects, and administrative and compliance issues region-wide. Ensures multiple programs meet organization-wide needs and commitments and are managed for ethical compliance.

·         Broad management and leadership responsibility involving participation in the formulation and evaluation of broad policies and/or long-term programs, or making decisions, typically having broad organizational impact.

·         Creates and communicates a compelling vision consistent with the Conservancy’s core values. Works with key partners to develop and communicate solutions and best practices.

·         May negotiate complex, high profile or sensitive agreements and/or commit significant financial resources of the Conservancy.  

·         Communicates professionally with a wide variety of people of different cultures for the purpose of developing, negotiating and/or implementing programs and projects.

·         Prepares and presents project proposals and negotiates with bilateral and and/or multilateral agencies to further programs and projects.

·         Willingness and ability to travel routinely throughout India and elsewhere worldwide as required; approximately 40-50% of time.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

·         Graduate degree in business, law, natural resource management or other relevant field and 5 years senior-level experience in the international conservation field, or equivalent combination.

·         Extensive and proven experience including ability to motivate, lead, set objectives and manage the performance of a large multi-disciplinary team.  Written and verbal fluency in English and Indian language required.

·         Experience communicating with and presenting to diverse audiences including donors, board members, employees, outside partners, or equivalent.

·         Experience conceiving and implementing strategic and creative initiatives

·         Experience in fundraising, including donor identification and cultivation of major donors.

·         Experience in budget management.

·         Experience in partnership development (corporations, community leaders, governments, non-profit organizations, etc.) in multiple countries.

·         Experience working with high-level government and conservation contacts.

·         Experience in evaluating and/or negotiating complex, high profile or sensitive agreements. Experience of working in highly complex political environments. Change management experience in a fluid internal and external environment.

·         Experience in developing and implementing advocacy strategies in highly sensitive political environments.

·         Experience working with the politics, society and environmental community of the region.

 

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

·         Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated.  

·         Proven experience to engage, motivate, lead, set objectives for a team of professionals.

·         Strong network and relationships throughout the region.

·         High energy, forward thinking, creative individual with high ethical standards.  Outstanding leadership and visionary qualities and able to work effectively with and through others in a large, decentralized, and geographically dispersed organization with matrix reporting lines.

·         Ability to distill clear priorities from the vision and mission required to achieve organizational outcomes.

·         Demonstrated success as an inspirational leader who has successfully motivated staff to achieve and sustain excellence.

·         Experience gained both in and outside India highly desirable.  Demonstrated global commitment to conservation.

 

Applications will be reviewed in the order they’re received and the position will remain open until filled.

For more information and online application click here