Peatlands Technical Advisor

What We Can Achieve Together:

The Peatlands Technical Advisor provides strategic, scientific, and technical support across The Nature Conservancy’s global peatlands-related Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) portfolio. This crosscutting role supports the Global Peatlands Lead in advancing the science, tools, methodologies, and enabling conditions needed to scale peatland NCS interventions globally. With a strong emphasis on applied peatland science with a whole systems approach, including ecology and social science, the Peatlands Technical Advisor contributes to the development of global strategies that promote peatland protection, improved peatland management, and restoration in partnership with Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and other rights holders.

The Peatlands Technical Advisor supports global strategy leadership by assisting with and/or managing priority projects that advance peatland-focused NCS. As a technical resource on the global NCS strategy and associated strategies, the Advisor primarily contributes to the global peatlands strategy, helping to ensure that peatland protection, improved peatland management, and restoration efforts are grounded in sound science and strategic alignment. They liaise with other TNC staff, notably field colleagues, as well as external actors as applicable, to help drive the implementation of peatland NCS strategies and associated projects in the places where TNC works.

They track and/or assess corporate practices, governmental policies and decisions, or the practices or views of other stakeholders concerning the strategy or priority project and their potential impact on organizational conservation goals. They may advise TNC communications, marketing, and philanthropy staff on issues related to global NCS strategies or priority project(s) and related issues. May involve domestic and international travel of up to 15%.

The location for this position is flexible within countries where The Nature Conservancy has an established office. Salary is based on the physical working location. No relocation assistance.

This is a two-year funded position with the possibility for extension based on deliverables and funding.

Want to help save the planet? Guided by science, TNC creates innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that people and nature can thrive together. The Nature Conservancy’s Global Natural Climate Solutions team is looking for someone who is a passionate, motivated problem-solver to enable peatland conservation across the globe.

The primary focus of the role is on providing peatlands technical advice across the global peatlands portfolio. They serve as a technical resource and thought partner to global and regional teams, helping to translate peatland science into practice, build capacity, and foster innovation across multiple geographies and contexts. The role may also intersect with areas such as peatland economics, climate finance, or policy.

The Advisor plays a key technical advisory role in designing and supporting the implementation of peatland NCS strategic roadmaps, implementation frameworks, and decision-support tools that are grounded in robust evidence and aligned with TNC’s global NCS strategy and related global strategies.

RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE

• Provide technical advisory support for the global peatlands portfolio across peatland NCS pathways, including restoration, improved management, and avoided loss, ensuring alignment with the overarching global NCS strategy, including integrating equity, human rights, and safeguards.
• Support the design and implementation of NCS strategic roadmaps, with a focus on enabling ecological, social, and economic conditions for peatlands NCS.
• Conduct or guide strategic technical analyses related to peatland carbon, biodiversity, hydrology, economics, and/or livelihoods.
• Adapt workflows and processes in response to evolving program needs, priorities, and external conditions, particularly in peatland-based contexts.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to co-develop innovative studies, pilot projects, and scalable models for peatland NCS…