The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is the leading conservation organization working to make a positive impact around the world in more than 79 countries, all 50 United States, and your backyard. Founded in 1951, the mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. One of our core values is our commitment to diversity. Therefore, we are committed to a globally diverse and culturally competent workforce. For more information, please visit http://www.nature.org
NatureVest is the impact investment unit of The Nature Conservancy. NatureVest’s mission is to create and transact investable deals that deliver conservation results and financial returns for investors. Our vision is based on the conviction that capital markets, businesses and governments must invest in nature as the long-term capital stock of a sustainable, equitable and more efficient economy.
The Director, Climate Investment Origination will lead The Nature Conservancy’s efforts to scope and originate investments in Natural Climate Solutions (NCS), which generate carbon sequestration through ecosystem management, protection and restoration. They will be a member of NatureVest’s Origination Team, reporting to the Deputy Managing Director of Investment Origination and working closely with regional and global strategy staff to identify, structure and close NCS investment opportunities globally.
The Director of Climate Investment Origination will report to the Deputy Managing Director of Investment Origination. The Director’s role will be to source, model and structure potential investment opportunities that support natural climate solutions (NCS) to climate change, including forest management, protection and restoration, soil carbon, blue carbon, and others, in deal structures that are competitive with similar NCS market offerings and meet investor expectations. They will work closely with TNC’s Tackle Climate Change, Corporate Engagement, and regional conservation teams to originate a pipeline of opportunities globally. This will include exploring investment opportunities with regional conservation and finance experts (including Nature Conservancy staff), corporate partners, and potential cornerstone investors and operating partners to assess project and investment viability. Responsibilities include investment and business design; financial analysis and modeling; transaction structuring (including capital stack development); market analysis; investor and partner negotiation, carbon credit monetization and sale including negotiating carbon purchase agreements and/or offtake agreements, and risk assessment and mitigation.
The Director will also be responsible for working closely with the Senior Director of Investment Fundraising at NatureVest on investor engagement and fundraising. In this capacity, they will prepare financial models, investor pitch decks, and other materials. They will engage in all aspects of capital-raising including the soliciting of potential investors and the management of investor relationships. The Director will also be responsible for managing any corporate and/or investor co-creation opportunities including the potential to co-create one or several pipelines of NCS projects with an investment partner. Project management will include managing and negotiating the commercial needs of the partner and working with global, regional and local colleagues as well as TNC management to ensure alignment with and support for the investment project(s). Additional responsibilities include representing the NatureVest team at various conferences and investor events and working with the Tackle Climate Change team to embed market intervention and finance in TNC’s global NCS strategy.