This is a job for a Mississippi State Director position with a company located in Madison, MS.

Job Summary: The State Director leads staff and trustees, cultivates new and existing donors, expands partnerships, and builds a broader constituency for conservation across the state. As a leader in the Mississippi conservation movement, the State Director plays a primary role collaborating with partner organizations, government agencies, elected officials and other key decision-makers to build alliances and shared agendas that advance science-driven conservation outcomes in Mississippi, across the South, and globally. The State Director is accountable for the chapter's success in implementing TNC's global conservation approach, producing measurable results, upholding organizational values, and supporting the ongoing work of equity while leading an inclusive workplace culture. The State Director is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) in the Chapter's work and culture. In addition to the state specific responsibilities of the BU Leader, they are responsible for the collective success of the division by being a member of the Divisional Leadership Team, whose focus is on strengthening a culture that collaborates strategically, thoughtfully and aggressively across geo-political and management lines. Through this approach, called Empowering Divisions, it helps shape the strategy, identifies the division's conservation priorities, and develops, funds and deploys talent to execute cross-boundary initiatives that can deliver the greatest impact to TNC's 2030 goals across the division.

Specific responsibilities as a member of the Divisional Leadership Team include: Collectively determining divisional conservation targets and committing staff and financial resources to those agreed upon multi-year priorities. Shared development and management of fundraising goals through greater coordination of donor prospects and strategies and an increased focus on the wealth markets with the greatest potential not being realized. Lead in a manner that results in staff and partners addressing the largest scale conservation and the greatest potential fundraising outcomes. Identifying operating models and implementing shared services such as financial management, human resources support, DEIJ strategy and marketing and communications tactics across the division that maximize effectiveness and efficiencies. Purposefully lead toward optimal diversity in the ranks of staff and trustees. Developing greater consistency of approach in budgeting, evaluating risk and utilization of financial resources. Aligning their individual Business Unit's portfolios of work (which includes de-prioritizing/divesting misaligned work)

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and minimum of 7 years of experience as a leader in the conservation arena, non-profit sector, advocacy, or related for-profit area. Extensive and proven management experience including ability to motivate, lead, set objectives, and manage performance of a large multi-disciplinary team. Written and verbal fluency in English is required as well as fluency in the predominant language of the operating unit if other than English. Experience communicating and presenting required. Experience communicating with and presenting to diverse audiences including donors, board members, employees, outside partners, or equivalent. Experience in fundraising and budget management.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 7-10 years' experience as a proven leader in the conservation arena, non-profit sector, advocacy, or related for-profit area, including demonstrated experience producing results and meeting program/department goals. Experience gained both in and outside the U.S. preferred. Demonstrated commitment to developing and practicing global literacy a must. Success as an inspirational leader who has successfully motivated staff to achieve and sustain excellence. Proven managerial talent in budgeting, staffing, and performance management. High energy, forward thinking, creative individual with high ethical standards. Outstanding leadership and visionary qualities and able to work effectively with and through others in a decentralized and geographically dispersed organization. Proven technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and strong operational focus. Demonstrated operational, implementation and detail-oriented perspective. Well organized and self-directed; politically savvy and a team player. Successful experience in marketing or fund raising desired.

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