If you are attracted to this organization because of its mission and culture, here's a word of caution.
The Nature Conservancy is a toxic place to work. Full stop. They have a record of making egregious hiring decisions at the Director/Assistant Director level making the likelihood of you reporting to an unqualified, abusive, gas lighting narcissist shockingly high.
This repeated practice has become a culture killer that forces hardworking, mission-minded staff to suffer and leave. As a result, TNC has developed what is fondly referred to as a "ghost culture": a culture that is very different than the make-believe culture the CEO thinks it has.
TNC's ghost culture is a direct result of these toxic managers and has a much darker emotional impact on employees.
Stay too long and your psychological safety will plummet.
You'll be made to feel that you don't bring value to the organization and your confidence will spiral.
Your strengths will be diminished and ignored.
Your imposter syndrome will become the only voice you hear.
You'll forget why you loved this organization in the first place.
You'll burn out.
And it will not be your fault.
HR won't help you. They would sooner see you off than build a healthy work environment for all.
Ethics & Compliance can't help you. They have their hands full keeping TNC out of court with sexual harassment and unprofessional conduct allegations.
So do yourself a favor and find one of the many amazing environmental non-profits that truly are a great place to work.
