Director, Nature Finance and Investments

About World Wildlife Fund, Inc.

World Wildlife Fund, Inc. (WWF) is a global conservation organization founded in 1961 with a mission to help people and nature thrive. Operating in more than 100 countries, WWF partners with communities, companies, and governments to protect wildlife, conserve vital habitats, and advance sustainable solutions. The organization’s work is grounded in science and driven by collaboration, focusing on three interconnected pillars: conserving biodiversity, supporting resilient communities, and addressing climate change.

WWF has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most respected conservation organizations, with nearly 1 million members in the United States and more than 5 million globally. The organization works across diverse landscapes and sectors, including forests, oceans, freshwater ecosystems, and urban environments. WWF’s approach combines scientific research with practical solutions, engaging stakeholders from local communities to international governments to create meaningful conservation outcomes.

The organization is committed to promoting equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals and operates according to core values of courage, integrity, respect, and collaboration. WWF addresses some of the planet’s greatest conservation challenges, from protecting endangered species and their habitats to combating climate change and promoting sustainable development.

The Director, Nature Finance and Investments will serve as a critical member of the Nature Finance & Investments (NFI) team at WWF, playing a key leadership role in developing and executing strategies that influence substantial capital flows toward nature conservation and sustainable investment. This position focuses on establishing WWF as an Impact Advisor to external asset managers, working to identify, evaluate, and scale partnership opportunities that advance nature-based financing.

The Director will be responsible for the comprehensive strategy, day-to-day execution, and operational processes for the NFI asset manager strategy. This includes identifying and pursuing nature finance fund partnership opportunities, engaging with key stakeholders across the investment and conservation sectors, and accelerating pathways to scale WWF’s influence in shaping sustainable investment practices. The role requires travel domestically and internationally, with up to 25% travel to priority landscape regions in Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

The position requires strong strategic leadership to connect nature conservation goals with investment opportunities and partnership development. The Director will represent WWF at external events, conferences, and workshops while building credibility and trust with asset managers, investors, development finance institutions, and other senior stakeholders. This role demands the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities while ensuring objectives translate into tangible conservation impact outcomes.

• Design and oversee key elements of the asset manager strategy, including WWF’s goals and objectives, implementation model, pipeline of partnership opportunities, and external advisors
• Play a key role in developing, seeking, and negotiating partnerships with potential partners
• Identify and pursue new asset manager partnership opportunities by prioritizing, assessing, and initiating partnership discussions across priority sectors including sustainable infrastructure, regenerative agriculture, carbon finance, and aquaculture/blue oceans
• Lead deal diligence and prepare asset manager partnership recommendations, impact analysis, and due diligence summaries for presentation to NFI and WWF senior management and…