The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy first commenced operations in Australia in 2002. Since that time TNC Australia has grown significantly and now conducts projects in all mainland Australian states and territories. Our work focuses on three main biogeographical zones – the Outback (including work with many Indigenous Traditional Owner groups supporting their efforts to manage their country for its cultural and conservation values); our Oceans (including our extensive shellfish reef building program across the bays and estuaries of southern Australia), and the Southern Murray-Darling Basin (including innovative water funds and property management).

The Role:

The Director, People and Culture provides both strategic and operational leadership of the human resources function at TNC Australia. The Director, People and Culture is part of the Healthy Organisation team, reports to the Director of Finance and Operations, and provides support to all departments across the organisation. The Director will also work alongside regional and global partners and global on shared objectives.

The Director brings a high level of expertise and experience across the human resources portfolio, and genuine dedication to the people who deliver on our conservation objectives. The Director will work with colleagues to create a positive, supportive, and inclusive culture in line with TNC values.

Initial priorities include:

• Stabilising culture after a period of growth and organisational change
• Relationship strengthening in AP region and with World Office
• Improving the employee experience with HR overall (such as service delivery to mangers re recruitment, all staff re performance partnership, onboarding, etc).

The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate expertise in:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years Human Resources work experience at a senior level
• Working with the executive leadership team and across the organisation to create and promote a positive, supportive, and inclusive culture.
• Experience coordinating and leading projects.
• Experience responding to HR related questions, problems and data information requests from employees/management.
• Experience in the following areas: integrated HRMS management and Excel; generating and producing a variety of reports

The candidate must be:

• Able to work with geographically dispersed teams across a number of conservation disciplines and functional areas
• Display excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships in a matrixed organisational structure
• A good people leader that can engage with a broad diversity of staff, volunteers, clients, supporters and donors.

What makes this role desirable?

TNC is consistently regarded as an employer of choice in the geographies in which it operates due to the quality of its staff, the creativity of its programming, an endless stream of opportunities to engage in projects around the world. TNC has an attractive remuneration and benefits package, is the type of place where employees can find opportunities for expansive career growth, particularly now with the more recent commitments to becoming a truly global organisation.

AUD $137,000 - $145,000 p.a. plus 10% superannuation and generous employee benefits including health insurance contribution, salary matching for retirement fund and additional leave days.

The preferred location for this position is in a capital city of Australia, ideally Melbourne but we are open to location for the right candidate.

How to apply:

To apply, please submit a resume and a one page cover letter demonstrating your expertise and why you are interested in the role via the APPLY button.

To request an information pack or if you have any questions please email Liska Turner at [email protected], using the subject line: Director of People and Culture - The Nature Conservancy enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applications will be assessed on receipt and shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

Beaumont Not-for-Profit has been retained to recruit this position so please direct all enquiries to Beaumont People.