Position: Ghod River Water Fund Lead

Organization: The Nature Conservancy (TNC) 

Location: New Delhi

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RESPONSIBILITIES AND SCOPE

• Develop and implement the Ghod River Water Fund’s business plan, ensuring that it realistically meets the needs of stakeholders in the region.
• Lead all outreach to public and private institutional partners to engage and support the Water Fund.
• Design and execute fundraising strategies, ensuring targets are met.
• Recruit stakeholders to serve on an interim Advisory Board/Steering Committee, which will oversee the preparation of the Ghod River Water Fund strategy and will provide the basis for the subsequent establishment of long-term governance arrangements. Organize and manage meetings.
• Geographic/programmatic size and scope to initially cover the Ghod river basin, but potential to expand to multiple locations depending on demand for water funds and watershed conservation programs across India.                         
• Recruits, retains and manages high quality and effective multi-disciplinary staff with responsibility for performance management, training and career development.  
• Develops long-term strategies and achieves strategic goals and objectives.
• Develop a network of Water Fund champions for various cities and watersheds including representatives from governments, utilities, corporates and civil society, as appropriate.
• Represents the TNC India program in global dialogue regarding Resilient Watersheds, including source water protection, nature-based solutions, Water Funds and related conservation matters.
• May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances.
• Makes independent strategic decisions frequently based on analysis, ambiguous information, experience and judgment.
• May require frequent travel domestically and/or internationally.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS degree and 10 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with Local Authority planning processes, water resource management, flood risk or water quality and environmental issues.
• Experience working with economic and environmental issues and opportunities which exist within the Ghod River basin, and Maharashtra, more broadly.
• Fundraising experience, including identifying donor prospects and donor cultivation.
• Experience directing a major program or project of strategic importance, including management/supervision of multi-disciplinary teams and meeting deadlines.
• Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives, managing performance, and professional development.
• Experience influencing, developing and implementing conservation policy and plans at the state or country level. 
• Experience with financial management of a large program.
• Experience negotiating through potentially contentious or conflicting issues to gain consensus
• Experience communicating clearly via written, spoken, and graphical means in English, Hindi and other relevant languages.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Multi- lingual and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated. Proficiency in Marathi highly desired.
• Master level degree and 10-12 years’ experience in water conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Stakeholder management and networking experience , and the ability to communicate and engage to build strong relationships.
• Experience managing and leading people representing a diverse range of views from a diverse set of organizations.
• Experience working strategically whilst maintaining an eye for detail.
• Developing practical applications of scientific concepts and technical innovations for conservation purposes.
• Knowledge of methods and standards of biodiversity information systems and initiatives and experience conceiving and implementing strategic initiatives.
• Politically savvy