The Cities Lead oversees the implementation of our strategies related to urban areas in India, including, but not limited to, nature-based solutions to climate change, climate adaptation, green printing, and ‘development by design’. They provide scientific/technical leadership as a subject matter expert for urban conservation in a variety of initiatives, including urban water body restoration, green/nature-based infrastructure, urban conservation planning, and other priority urban conservation initiatives. They will build upon the current body of work to have a cohesive and comprehensive cities conservation strategy to meet the organization’s relevant Shared Conservation Agenda (SCA) Goals related to conservation, restoration, and climate change.
The Cities Lead builds the organization’s scientific and programmatic capacity in the field and collaborates with other scientists, practitioners, and institutions to enhance our impact, both at the field and policy level. They also negotiate complex and innovative solutions with government agencies, academic and research institutions, corporations, and local partners to conserve and protect natural habitats as well as communities and develops and implements conservation strategies at scale. The Cities Lead strives to mainstream conservation and climate mitigation/adaptation strategies in the cities/regional/national planning processes. They develop and manages the Cities team, consultants, and partners in order to ensure effective and successful delivery of our priority projects. They will also help establish TNC as a major player within the Indian urban conservation space and represent the organization in a variety of fora.