Director Lead), Impact Investments, NatureVest

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London, England, United Kingdom

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The location for this position is flexible within countries where The Nature Conservancy is a registered NGO and has an already established office. Candidate must have ability to overlap 4-6 hours per business day with European GMT or CET time zones.

The mission of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we develop innovative, on-the-ground solutions to the world’s toughest environmental challenges so that people and nature can thrive. Our work is guided by our values, which include a and respect for people, communities, and cultures. From a rewarding mission to career development and flexible schedules, there are many reasons to love life #inside

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One of TNC’s primary goals is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that employees around the globe have a sense of belonging and feel that their unique contributions are valued. We know we’ll only achieve our mission by hiring and engaging a diverse staff that reflects the communities in which we work. Recognizing that people bring talent and skills that have been developed outside the scope of a job, we take a holistic approach to recruitment that considers life experience in addition to the professional requirements listed in our postings.

Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, “you’ll join for the mission, and you’ll stay for the people.”

Nature Vest is the impact investing and sustainable finance unit of TNC. Nature Vest’s mission is to facilitate the development of global financial markets that value, monetize, and integrate natural capital  of the ways in which it does this is by structuring investable deals and investment products that generate financial returns and achieve measurable environmental and social outcomes that support TNC’s 2030 Goals.

Nature Vest impact investments include but are not limited to fixed income, private equity, venture capital, guarantees and blended finance. To date, Nature Vest has helped TNC and its partners originate, structure, fund and close investment vehicles representing more than $3.1 billion of committed capital. To learn more, visit :

The Director (Deal Lead), Impact Investments will report to the Managing Director, Impact Investments on the Nature Vest team. The Director’s role is to source, structure, and close potential impact investment opportunities with a particular focus on fixed income products that generate priority conservation outcomes and financial returns that are competitive with other comparable market offerings. The Director will seek to co-create these transactions with financial institutions, corporate partners, asset managers, and conservation and investment experts (including Nature Conservancy colleagues).

The Director will be primarily responsible for transaction structuring, negotiation, and execution, and, where necessary, will play an active role in investor engagement and fundraising alongside Nature Vest’s capital raising team. In addition, the Director will be responsible for working with internal stakeholders at TNC (including members of senior management and the Global Board of Directors) to secure any necessary feedback and internal support for the transaction.

Additional responsibilities planning and development.

• Growing Nature Vest’s transaction pipeline by working with internal TNC conservation and strategy staff, corporate partners, financial institutions, and other partners (including potential investors), to source and structure new investment transactions across multiple conservation priorities domestically and globally with a focus on corporate fixed income opportunities.
• Conducting financial assessment of new investment opportunities including : detailed business and financial modeling and cash flow analysis; regulatory and business risk assessment; and stakeholder engagement and negotiation.
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