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Arizona Culture & Engagement Director

The Nature Conservancy

Tucson, AZ

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SKILLS
Best Practices, Blueprints, Budget Management, Business Analysis, Business Strategy, Conservation, Cross-Functional, Employee Retention, HTML (HyperText Markup Language), Human Resources, Leadership, Legal, Maintain Compliance, Metrics, Organizational Development/Management, Organizational Skills, People Management, Policy Development, Program Evaluation, Progress Reports, Psychology, Staff Development, Staff Requirements, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Time Management, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Tucson, AZ
POSTED
2 days ago
This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7492068 ### **What We Can Achieve Together:** ### The Culture and Engagement Director for the Arizona Business Unit will provide strategic guidance, strengthen organizational knowledge, skills and expertise, foster community collaboration, implement best practices, and lead the implementation, measurement and evaluation of the Business Units culture, engagement and equitable conservation initiatives. # The Culture and Engagement Director will help set the Business Units strategic direction on internal culture and employee engagement and external equitable conservation. They will lead the implementation of the Business Units Equity Blueprint, an internal action plan developed by staff that outlines the Business Units culture and engagement direction, by coordinating cross-departmental efforts, managing timelines and budgets, ensuring accountability for progress and taking a hands-on role in implementing key components. They will build and sustain relationships with communities and partners while identifying staff knowledge, skills, and expertise gaps and overseeing culture-, engagement- and equitable conservation-related development. They will support and guide relevant employee groups and provide expertise on organizational change, inclusive leadership practices, and equitable conservation. They will collaborate closely with teams and colleagues throughout the Arizona Business Unit and across the organization to advance shared goals, share best practices and advance collective learning. The position reports to the Arizona Deputy State Director and serves as a strategic advisor to Business Unit Leadership and Board of Trustees. This person will work mainly in our Tucson office and travel to our Phoenix location often. **RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE** - Foster a workplace grounded in belonging, psychological safety, and shared responsibility for equity; - Coordinate implementation of and iteration on existing staff-developed Equity Blueprint across relevant departments and staff, managing budget, setting deadlines, and ensuring accountability for progress; - Regularly evaluate the Equity Blueprints effectiveness and recommend updates based on data and staff feedback; - Support and guide Arizona Business Unit staff in embedding equity across all aspects of our work to advance durable, holistic, and equitable conservation outcomes for people and nature; - Facilitate relationships with strategic audiences, communities, and local partner organizations; - Partner with the Learning and Organizational Development Team and other relevant teams as needed to identify staff knowledge, skills, and expertise gaps, and oversee staff development related to culture, engagement, and equitable conservation; - Serve as a strategic advisor to the Arizona Leadership Team on issues related to organizational/team culture, inclusion and belonging, and equitable conservation; - Partner with the Legal Team and the Global Culture and Engagement Team in establishing any relevant Business Unit employee resource groups, and provide support and guidance to those groups once they are in place; - Partner with Western US and Canada Division Human Resources Team to identify and address systemic barriers affecting staff retention and advancement; ```{=html} ``` - Provide guidance on relevant policy development, organizational change, and inclusive leadership practices ensuring compliance with TNC policies, procedures, and external (donor/legal/IRS) requirements; decisions may have organization-wide impact and bind the organization financially or legally; ```{=html} ``` - Present culture and engagement insights progress reports, and recommendations to Arizona Leadership Team and Arizona Board of Trustees; - Model collaborative leadership by influencing without authority and fostering alignment across interdepartmental teams to coordinate the work of peers; ```{=html} ``` - Work in close collaboration and coordination with the Global Culture and Engagement Team, the North America Region Human Rights and Equity in Conservation Team, the Western US and Canada Division Human Resources Team, the Learning and Organizational Development Team, the Arizona Engagement and Operations Director, the Arizona Conservation Director, and other relevant Western US and Canada Division colleagues and teams; - Connect with counterparts in other business units across the organization to identify and share best practices, tools and resources to cultivate shared learning; - Develop and track staff metrics to identify gaps, disparate experiences, and opportunities, and to assess program effectiveness; and ```{=html} ``` - Travel on short notice and work long and flexible hours as needed. ### **Were Looking for You:** Are you lookin

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The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.

We address the most pressing conservation threats at the largest scale. Thanks to the support of our more than 1 million members, we’ve built a tremendous record of success since our founding in 1951:
  • We've protected more than 119 million acres of land and thousands of miles of rivers worldwide — and we operate more than 100 marine conservation projects globally.
  • We work in all 50 states and more than 72 countries — protecting habitats from grasslands to coral reefs, from Australia to Alaska to Zambia.
  • We address threats to conservation involving climate change, fresh water, oceans, and conservation lands.
COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
FOUNDED
1951
WEBSITE
http://www.nature.org