Nature conservancy: Conservation Data Advisor – Africa( $83,700 – $125,700 /year)

Description

Location:Remote, Kenya

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Category:Conservation

What We Can Achieve Together:

The Conservation Impact System Team (IST) in the Chief Conservation Office plays a critical role in supporting global conservation implementation. The IST supports conservation teams, leaders, and executives to generate and use evidence in adaptive management and reporting so that TNC can achieve its goals for biodiversity, climate, and people. The IST is comprised of the Conservation Data Team (CDT) and Conservation Strategy Team (CST) that partner closely to provide support. The CDT is responsible for conservation data capacity building, data quality, science & systems, and organizational reporting, including reporting and recommendations to executives and the global board. This position focuses on enabling regional teams to consistently generate, trust, and use high‑quality data and evidence through strong MEL systems, standards, and practices. The role works as a close partner with regional MEL leads to align CDT support with regional MEL priorities, processes, and ways of working.

 

Essential Functions:

The Africa Regional Advisor will help the CDT provide more direct and integrated support for conservation data that meets the demand of conservation teams and leaders within TNC’s Africa Region to generate and use evidence to improve the quality of their decisions and their impact.

 

The Africa Regional Advisor will cultivate an understanding of what drives customer satisfaction (customer = TNC conservation teams and leaders) in the Africa region and contribute to effective delivery of CDT support. The lead will serve as a cross-cultural/organizational broker and learning advocate, ensuring that the products and practices developed in the Africa region or in other regions of TNC are shared and co-evolve, resulting in a conservation data toolkit that is common to TNC and contextually relevant.

 

The Africa Conservation Data Advisor position will build and maintain strong, trusting relationships with key leadership and experts in the Africa Region, including monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) regional team and specialists, scientists, and portfolio managers. They will collaborate with MEL staff in Africa to ensure CDT’s support is aligned with their vision for conservation science data, MEL and reporting to support evidence for adaptive management in Africa Portfolio. The Africa Conservation Data Advisor will work with regional MEL leaders and partners to align science data support with priority needs to improve MEL data quality and adaptive management practices. The position collaborates closely with Africa MEL lead, CDT colleagues, and the CST Africa regional counterpart to ensure aligned support across MEL and strategy processes. This position will help deliver CDT offerings and provide technical and data science support. This role uses a learn-by-doing approach to the development, implementation, and iteration of CDT offerings to quickly learn and adjust.

 

This is a 2-year termed position.

 

The Conservation Data Advisor – Africa must reside and have work authorization in one of the TNC Africa program locations (Kenya, Tanzania, or Zambia)

What You’ll Bring:

Master’s Degree in science related field and 4 years of experience in advancing data quality and the use of data in management / business, preferably in a large conservation or development organization or agency or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

Experience with conservation and/or development metrics and their monitoring and evaluation data systems, impact measurement and results-based reporting for programs and portfolios.

 

Proven experience in supporting rigor, consistency, and validation of program indicator methodologies.

 

Strong working knowledge of data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, GIS, Python, Excel, R), sufficient to guide analytics design, review outputs, and support capacity building across regional teams.

 

Experience leading and mentoring teams and building capacity of team members.

 

Record of supporting conservation strategy and decisions with data.

 

Experience leading or participating on cross functional teams.

 

Willingness to work a flexible schedule in order to align with a variety of time zones.

 

Experience with self-directed navigation of complex and open-ended projects to achieve outcomes.

 

Knowledge of, and commitment to, centering equity, justice and inclusion principles and practices in a professional setting.

 

Experience working and communicating with a wide range of people.

 

Ability to work effectively across cultures, countries, and regional contexts.

 

Excellent interpersonal skills.

 

Deep multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience within the Africa Region.

 

Willingness and authorization to reside and work in designated TNC Africa program locations (Kenya, Tanzania, or Zambia) with travel to other countries in the region (Gabon, Angola, and South Africa).

 

English language proficiency.

 

Desired Qualifications:

Record of helping scale conservation strategies or solutions using data, such as through MRV systems for ecosystem markets.

 

Domain area expertise in one or more of the following: large-scale protection or management of lands/freshwater/oceans, climate or biodiversity policy, renewable energy siting, natural climate solutions, conservation finance and markets, regenerative agriculture, sustainable fisheries or aquaculture, watershed management, community-based management, or equitable conservation.

 

Experience managing complex projects including the financial aspect and coordinating the work of peers and partners

 

Self-driven with a bias towards action.

 

Ability to leverage the latest technology to achieve desired results.

 

Excitement about working on an agile team that is continually adapting their own ways of working.

 

Experience with Indigenous and Traditional knowledge.

 

Experience with a growth mindset, creativity, and resourcefulness.

 

Experience with strategy or strategic initiatives.

 

Second language proficiency in French or Portuguese.

 

Salary Information:

The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $83,700 – $125,700. 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. This role is not eligible for VISA assistance or relocation assistance into countries where we are a registered entity.

 

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.