What We Can Achieve Together
The Portfolio Manager will work with the India Leadership team to help provide technical, strategic, and staff leadership across the India program. This position will report directly to the Managing Director, with a dotted line to the Director of Programs. This position will play a key role in helping to drive efficiency, quality and impact of our programs in the conservation and climate space. The role requires independent strategic decision-making, effective management of multidisciplinary teams, project planning and budgeting, and frequent domestic and occasional international travel in support of organizational priorities.
We’re Looking For You
The Portfolio Manager will be responsible for three key functions:
- Drive for higher efficiency, quality and impact through clear processes to enhance portfolio health and contribute to the Portfolio Management Process. This role demands robust collaboration across core program areas and close coordination with conservation teams at both the Asia-Pacific and global level.
- Help contribute to advancing India’s conservation strategy for 2025-2030, focusing on refining the business model, articulating TNC-India’s unique value, cultivating strategic partnerships, and building the necessary skills and expertise within the team.
- Offer technical guidance on climate initiatives and strengthen engagement with key ministries, ensuring a cohesive and consistent approach to government relations in support of organizational objectives.
What You’ll Bring
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree and at 5-10 years’ experience in working on environmental, conservation issues or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience working in India and working across multiple cultures and time-zones and with diverse groups of staff and partners.
- Experience in developing program-wide strategies and policies.
- Written and verbal fluency in English, and one additional regional language (e.g. Hindi)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, and ability to support and influence with consistent and clear messages and information.
- Well-organized, self-directed, and a relationship builder.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills (e.g., communication, emotional intelligence, conflict management).
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working on a range of different environmental issues, particularly in India.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with partners and donors in the conservation and climate space. Experience in working with government entities in India.
- High degree of familiarity with current and evolving trends in conservation, politics, and socio-cultural issues in India, and strong networks in the government.
- Fundraising and grant writing experience.
- Excellent team player with experience working in multi-disciplinary teams, using influence and interpersonal skills, active listening, maturity and diplomacy to build strong relationships.
- People-oriented, intuitive, collaborative, creative, adaptable, exacting, comfortable with ambiguity and risk, and alignment with TNC values.
- Ability to foster an environment of creativity and professional growth.
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 includes a Commitment to Diversity and Respect for People, Communities, and Cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s lots of reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube or on Glassdoor.Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging, and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. We know we’ll only achieve our Mission by hiring and engaging a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we work. In addition to the requirements in our postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of inclusion! Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote myriad TNC staff members, “you’ll join for our mission, and you’ll stay for our people.”
What We Bring
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 competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where we work. These may include health care benefits, retirement benefits, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance, and disability coverage as well as an employee assistance program and other life and well-being benefits. Learn more about our Benefits and Perks here.We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports the health and well-being of the people we employ.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.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.
