Community-led Economies & Markets Global Advisor

This role is a senior technical strategist position within The Nature Conservancy's Office of Equitable Conservation, focusing on community-led economies, enterprises, and market systems to promote regenerative, community-controlled economic activity that supports conservation and Indigenous rights.

Location: Remote (globally within countries where TNC has an established office)

Salary: $83,760 - $124,200 (USD, USA only, other countries have local pay ranges)

Responsibilities

• Advance and co-develop the team’s strategic approach to community-led economies, grounded in Indigenous rights, self-determination, community ownership, and equitable market relations.
• Bring economic analysis to the team’s work: diagnosing outcomes of economic systems, analyzing incentive structures, conducting cost-benefit and feasibility analyses, and applying macro-level framing.
• Design landscape-level enterprise support ecosystems: mapping actors, conducting value chain analyses, identifying nature-positive value chains, and co-developing market strategies.
• Shape and prioritize a portfolio of economies and markets initiatives across regions and conservation stages.
• Develop terms of reference, manage contracts, review deliverables, and advise on consultancy design.
• Coordinate with responsible teams to define results measurement, linking initiatives to TNC’s 2030 Goals.
• Coordinate across teams to ensure coherence and embed community-led economies perspectives into broader strategy.
• Co-develop best-practice publications, training materials, and facilitate cross-regional learning.
• Collaborate with other TNC teams to embed community-led economies approaches into organizational strategies.
• Contribute economic and enterprise expertise to finance work, including viability analysis, investment pathway design, and financial inclusion strategies.
• Build and manage partnerships with external organizations, including enterprise development partners, market actors, and research institutions.
• Represent the team at multilateral events and policy platforms.
• Support fundraising and donor cultivation by co-designing fundable platforms and shaping narratives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, international development, business administration, environmental management, or a related field, with at least 6 years of related experience or equivalent.
• Experience in community economic development, market systems development, enterprise support, value chain analysis, or related areas.
• Experience working directly with Indigenous Peoples, local communities, smallholders, or community-based enterprises.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, Indigenous rights, self-determination, and community governance.
• Strong analytical skills, including economic and systems-level thinking.
• Strong communication skills, able to translate technical finance concepts for non-specialists.
• Experience managing complex projects across multiple geographies.
• Cross-cultural work experience, including in low- and middle-income countries.
• Fluency in English.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including health care, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) with 8% employer match, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program.
• Flexible work environment supporting health and well-being.

Additional Information

• Position is globally remote within countries where TNC has an established office.
• Willingness to travel internationally approximately 20–25%.
• Candidates must reside in a location where TNC is a registered entity and able to work there.
• Application process involves a rolling interview process, applicants encouraged to apply promptly.