The National Geographic Society is an impact-driven global nonprofit organization that pushes the boundaries of exploration to further our understanding of our planet and empower us all to generate solutions for a more sustainable future. For 130 years, we’ve funded groundbreaking scientists and explorers and shared their findings with the world. We sponsored Hiram Bingham as he brought back stories from Machu Picchu, documented Robert Ballard’s quest to find the Titanic, and supported Jane Goodall’s study of chimpanzee behavior.
Last Wild Places is one of National Geographic Society’s six strategic initiatives and envisions a world with intact large wilderness that contain the bulk of biodiversity on our planet, are resilient to climate change and help us to mitigate it, and continue to provide for humanity. Our goal is to preserve the world’s last wild places and this includes not only preserving areas that are intact, but also ‘rewilding’ areas that may have suffered some human impacts.
The Manager, Land will report to the Senior Director of Operations and Expeditions in order to manage land related expeditions and logistics, programmatic events, staffing needs, and finances. Candidate must be a versatile and motivated self-starter that has the ability to perform in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment. Must be able to work well independently and as part of a team.
- Land Expedition Logistics: Collaborate with the Program Coordinator and Senior Director of Operations and Expeditions to book expedition-related travel and support ground logistics as needed, not limited to making payment to local vendors for accomodation and/or gear procurement. Additionally, assist Expedition Leader(s) and Associate Producer(s) with sorting and maintenance of equipment and gear used for land expeditions. Some travel required. (25%)
- Programmatic Event Support: Work with the Senior Director of Expeditions and Operations and the Program Coordinator to plan and execute programmatic events, including but not limited to VIP site visits, team meetings, meetings of the board of advisors, and offsite receptions. Some travel required. (25%)
- Budget and Contracting: Collaborate with Senior Director of Operations and Expeditions by monitoring the project budget and drafting contracts for staffing needs. Take on other responsibilities as directed by the Senior Director of Operations and Expeditions. (20%)
- PolicyResearch: Support the Director of Public Policy by tracking conservation-related news and drafting research reports for expedition-related and political events, as well as strategic documents as related to programmatic activities, all on an as needed basis. (15%)
- Administrative Support: Oversee and support the Program Coordinator, Land with administrative duties as necessary. (15%)
- 5 years work experience. Previous experience in land conservation is not essential, but passion about environmental conservation is required. Experience in the non-profit and/or environmental sector preferred.
- Thorough understanding of project scope and programmatic needs. Knowledge of political systems and events. Strong creative, research, and organizational skills. Ability to prioritize workflows. Attention to detail.