Account Vice President

1 month ago

Canada Birds Canada Full time €250,000

Senior Vice-President, Conservation & Policy LOCATION: Hybrid / remote within Canada. Full Time, Permanent WEBSITE: birdscanada.Birds Canada is the country’s premier national organization dedicated to bird conservation. Every day, our thousands of caring donors, 80+ dedicated staff, and 70,000+ outstanding volunteers are taking action to help us better understand, appreciate, and conserve birds and their habitats. THE OPPORTUNITY Birds Canada is seeking a visionary leader who will provide overall strategic policy and conservation direction for the organization and realize expansion opportunities to make a significant impact in applied protection for bird species. The Senior Vice-President, Conservation & Policy (SVP) will provide insight to the President & CEO while directing senior staff who oversee some of the organization’s major projects. As a leading Canadian expert in bird science and conservation, Birds Canada is poised to play a pivotal role in the road to recovery for bird species and populations both in Canada and more broadly in the Americas. The SVP has a deep understanding of how conservation happens in Canada. Leveraging this knowledge, as well as a strong network of decision-makers and conservation stakeholders, this senior leader is responsible for developing and delivering Birds Canada’s policy and conservation programs to make tangible gains for the conservation of birds and their habitats. Lead Birds Canada in its conservation actions for birds and their habitats.
Strategically develop and oversee flagship place-based conservation programs and initiatives, such as Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) and support for Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs).
Ideate, implement and oversee impactful species- and bird-group based conservation initiatives, including where Birds Canada has existing monitoring / stewardship activities.
Support and oversee senior staff responsible for the “Migration Science & International Collaboration” program area, including the development of international conservation partnerships through Conserva Aves and Motus Wildlife Tracking System.
Provide thought leadership and represent the organization in high-level conservation partnerships, stakeholder and expert groups.
Work closely with the VP, Science & Monitoring to ensure that Birds Canada data is influencing conservation decision-making, including in industry.
Policy & Strategy
Lead Birds Canada in influencing policy in favour of bird conservation.
Maintain a portfolio and a strategy to advance policy asks for Birds Canada, based on in-depth knowledge and analysis of relevant federal policy, political priorities, and government investment streams.
Work closely with the VP of Science & Monitoring to develop strong science-based positions.
Determine when policy asks could benefit from the mobilization of Birds Canada supporters, and work jointly with Communications & Engagement to implement.
Develop high-level relationships and lobby key decision-makers in the federal public service, as well as political offices.
Support Regional Directors in developing strategies to advance policy asks for Birds Canada, based on relevant provincial / municipal policies, political priorities, and government investment streams.
Play a leading role in securing funds for conservation & policy initiatives at Birds Canada - ensuring income is optimally leveraged and matched and diversifying funding sources.
Develop, coach and oversee program staff’s policy analysis and advocacy capacity.
Organizational & Financial Management
Build and oversee a team (currently 22 people and growing) to deliver on the responsibilities outlined above – including determining staffing and outsourcing needs, ideation of new roles, overseeing the recruitment, hiring, training, performance management and professional development of staff.
Sit on the Leadership Team and ensure that program perspectives are taken into account in cross-cutting organizational decisions and initiatives.
Deep understanding of conservation policy and decision-making in Canada, typically from 10 years or more experience in a relevant field, as well as a proven track-record of delivering conservation results.
Minimum 5 years’ experience at senior levels of government relations or within government, with experience in developing strategies to influence decision-makers, as well as significant high-level experience in representation (e.g. presentations to Committees, developing relationships with cabinet ministers and their staff, etc.).
Background experience in the conservation sector, government, NGOs, private industry, or other relevant experience.
Proven track record of building partnerships across organizations (e.g. with other NGOs, academia, etc.), Experience supporting / working with Indigenous Nations towards conservation objectives.
Proven track-record of securing significant (typically over $250,000) funds for conservation.
Experience managing a team of professional staff (typically 10 years), as well as experience reporting to senior-level staff and / or Board of Directors.
Experience managing a budget, typically $1,000,000 or more annually.
English mandatory, French is a very strong asset. Ability to communicate to Spanish is also an asset.
Master’s degree in a related field or experiential equivalent.
In addition, staff enjoy a primarily employer-paid extended benefits package including health and dental coverage, Basic Group Life Insurance, Group out-of-province travel insurance, Vision, ADD&D and short- and long-term disability coverage. We strongly support and value diversity in the workplace.

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