Director, Coastal Resilience

March 18

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National Audubon Society

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National Audubon Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats across the Americas. The organization uses science, advocacy, and education to protect birds and the ecosystems they rely on. It focuses on various conservation efforts including protecting bird habitats, climate solutions, and policy advocacy. The society engages communities through chapters and centers, inspires improvements for bird-friendly environments, and supports critical initiatives like the Migratory Bird Initiative. Audubon also offers educational programs and resources to promote bird awareness and conservation action.

Grassroots Conservation • Public Policy • Environmental Education • Land Stewardship and Management • Important Bird Areas

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1905

🤲 Charity

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Reporting to the Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Director, Coastal Resilience, will spearhead the development and implementation of innovative strategies to promote coastal resilience across priority geographies in Latin America and the Caribbean, in alignment with Audubon’s Flight Plan conservation efforts. • This role involves crafting and advancing seascape conservation concepts, establishing corporation agreements with key industry and environmental stakeholders, and producing practical guides for coastal resilience and nature-based practices. • They will be responsible for forging and managing strategic partnerships to scale up conservation programs, ensuring projects are executed successfully and in a timely manner while meeting donor expectations. • This position requires overseeing a team, including conservation managers, contractors, and volunteers, to achieve project goals. • A significant part of the role will be to collaborate with Audubon partners to generate funding opportunities, work closely with the Latin America and Caribbean Communications team to create impactful materials that showcase our initiatives, and engage a broad audience through various platforms and public speaking engagements.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in coastal and marine areas, environmental management, or a related field. • At least 10 years of related professional experience. • Experience in successfully leading teams, managing projects, and driving coastal resilience and conservation initiatives in seascape and coastal settings. • Experience in conducting or facilitating coastal and marine research, as well as developing and delivering educational programs or workshops on sustainable or natural based solutions and practices. • Deep understanding of coastal and marine conservation. • Ability to develop and implement strategic plans that align with the organization’s goals for sustainability and coastal resilience and marine work. • Strong problem-solving skills; excellent judgment and decision-making skills and possessing a high degree of integrity in all deliverables. • Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills that can be adapted to reach a wide range of individuals and used to build consensus. • Ability to synthesize and communicate technical and complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences. Including farmers, researchers, policy makers, and the general public. • Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to maintain accountability for work products. • Demonstrated experience working with external partners and volunteers. • Willingness to travel occasionally and perform duties on occasional nights/weekends; • Fluent in Spanish and English with the ability to reach and write in both. • Interest in conservation and passion for the mission of National Audubon Society. • Must be able to traverse up to 5 miles on rough terrain with a daypack with or without accommodation. • Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation. • Experience fostering inclusive and collaborative work environments is valued.