The Acceleration Impact Fund (AIF) – Key Ecosystem Protection Project is funded by The Nature Conservancy. The objective of this two-year project (2024-2026) is to generate relevant information on conservation governance structures led by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and inputs that will contribute to the effective implementation of the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service (SBAP), improving the effective conservation of Chile’s iconic ecosystems, as well as the livelihoods of local communities and indigenous peoples.
The Conservation Analyst provides technical leadership and support to a business unit and plans and directs preserve management programs and stewardship on the Humboldt program. The Conservation Analyst addresses critical threats to natural systems and individual species, fosters cross-site learning among the conservation community, and supplies conservation planning teams with site or landscape-level information relevant to the planning process. The Conservation Analyst develops and implements conservation strategies, employs a full range of protection tools to acquire varying degrees of legal interest in land/ocean, and implements a variety of strategies to secure public and private support for TNC conservation priorities as a project manager. The Conservation Analyst coordinates community support, ensures the maintenance of preserve areas frequented by the visiting public, coordinates multiple projects, sets deadlines, and manages completion.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU
If you’re looking for a career where you can find meaning and purpose, come join our Business Unit as the Conservation Analyst.
Reporting to the Humboldt Chile Ocean Lead, this position will need to:
- Ensure program compliance with internal policies and external requirements.
- Perform tasks with minimal supervision and make independent decisions based on analysis, experience, and context.
- Implement, monitor, evaluate, and learn from the AIF – Key Ecosystem Protection project, aligning with TNC’s Shared Conservation Agenda and definitions for Humboldt’s iconic place in Chile.
- Organize and maintain constant monitoring of the tasks and activities included in the project work plan, through tools such as Smartsheet and other internal TNC methodologies.
- Collaborate closely with the project leader and finance officer to track the project budget, ensuring that expenses are within established categories and limits, tracking the timely execution of annual budgets, and performing other related tasks.
- Contribute to the process of strengthening TNC’s partnership.
- Provide technical support in the development of proposals for obtaining resources and internal alignment to help advance the project.
- Provide technical support for the development and management of innovative actions to achieve TNC’s conservation goals.
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and yearly FTE reports, fiscal year financial forecasts, project budgeting follow-ups, and SOP compliance.
- Support building and updating the operating plans of the strategy and implement actions for its improvement, in coordination with conservation leaders and the financial team.
- Develop the necessary administrative and financial procedures for the execution of agreements, grants, and contracts of the conservation projects assigned, in coordination with the financial team of TNC and following the requirements of the donor.
- Support the preparation of the necessary periodic financial reports of the projects and agreements of the Chile conservation program.
- Perform administrative and financial management for the publication, request, monitoring, and filing of the contracts and agreements of the conservation projects assigned.
- Prepare and manage requests for amendments to contracts in accordance with the guidelines of the supervisors and with prior approval of the coordination.
- Carry out processes of purchase and acquisitions of goods and services for the strategy according to the guidelines of the technical team and SOPs.
- Maintain an updated database of contracts and agreements, including product due dates and related payments. Provide alerts for administrative compliance.
- Verify compliance with all administrative SOPs by professionals who use resources of the Chile conservation program.
- Develop the logistic activities necessary for the development of events, field days, and trips for professionals of the strategy and guests as required.
- Financial responsibility may include working within/managing a budget to complete projects, negotiating and contracting with vendors, assisting with budget development, and meeting fundraising targets.
- Ensure program compliance with internal policies and external requirements.
- Support the Project Analyst Leader and Conservation Leaders in the planning and execution of conservation programs, including preparation of financial inputs for new proposals.
- Prepare the inputs and attend internal audits contracted by the donors of conservation programs/projects.
- Work closely with the teams managing grants for public and private funds.
- Maintain an organized general archive of the strategy.
- May require frequent travel domestically.
- Must have a valid driver’s license that is at least 5 years old.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- Bachelor’s degree in natural resources engineering, biology, marine biology, ecology, or an equivalent profession, and at least 3 years’ experience in natural resource management or a similar field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience completing tasks independently with respect to timelines.
- Medium-level proficiency in English language skills.
- Experience using common software applications such as Word, Excel, web browsers, etc.
- Experience using GIS software applications such as QGIS, Google Earth, or ARCGIS and GPS devices.
- Experience in training support and material coordination.
- Must live in Santiago, Chile.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3-5 years’ experience in natural resource/project management, a similar field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.