Location: Mexico or Argentina

What We Can Achieve Together:

The Donor Engagement Associate is a member of the Latin America Region Development Team (LAR Dev), which is responsible for raising philanthropic support to advance conservation priorities throughout Latin America. The team works closely with colleagues across TNC to connect donors, prospects, volunteers, and organizational leaders to the region's conservation priorities through meaningful engagement opportunities, inspiring new, continued, and increased philanthropic support.

The Donor Engagement Associate provides administrative, operational, and project management support for donor engagement activities across the Latin America Region. They support the planning and execution of donor trips, field visits, cultivation and stewardship events, leadership engagements, and other donor-facing experiences. The Associate serves as a key partner in ensuring donor engagements are delivered seamlessly, efficiently, and at the highest standard.

The Associate manages project timelines, schedules planning meetings and stakeholder calls, coordinates logistics, tracks budgets and contracts, supports donor engagement materials development, and maintains systems and tools that support donor engagement efforts. They work closely with Development, Conservation, Finance, Operations, Communications, and external vendors to ensure projects are completed on time and in alignment with organizational policies and procedures.

The Donor Engagement Associate uses available fundraising and project management systems to track engagement activities, maintain records, support reporting, and improve operational effectiveness. They apply established processes and practices, proactively identify challenges, and help coordinate solutions to support successful donor engagement initiatives throughout the region.

We’re Looking for You:

Are you a highly organized, detail-oriented professional who enjoys bringing complex projects to life? Do you excel at coordinating multiple priorities, building relationships with diverse stakeholders, and ensuring exceptional experiences from behind the scenes?

The ideal candidate is a proactive problem solver with strong communication skills, excellent attention to detail, and a passion for supporting mission-driven work. They will be comfortable managing logistics, tracking multiple projects simultaneously, support developing donor-facing materials, and working collaboratively across teams and cultures.

This position will report to the Donor Engagement Strategist and serve as an integral member of the Latin America Region Development Team. The Associate will support donor trips and engagement opportunities throughout the region while helping strengthen operational excellence across the donor engagement program.

If you're looking for a career where you can make a meaningful impact while developing project management, fundraising, and donor engagement skills, we'd love to hear from you.

Come join TNC and apply today!

RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE

• Assist the Latin America Region Development Team in carrying out donor engagement strategies through the coordination of donor trips, site visits, cultivation events, stewardship activities, and leadership engagements.
• Coordinate planning calls, project meetings, agendas, meeting notes, and follow-up action items.
• Develop and maintain project workplans, timelines, calendars, and tracking tools for donor engagement projects.
• Coordinate travel logistics, accommodations, transportation, venues, catering, and other event-related services.
• Support the development and production of donor engagement materials, event collateral, briefing documents, presentations, itineraries, and participant packets.
• Coordinate development and maintenance of event and trip lookbooks and related planning resources.
• Support donor trip safety planning processes, including the collection and organization of required documentation and coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Assist with budget tracking, invoice processing, expense monitoring, and financial reporting for donor engagement activities.
• Coordinate vendor relationships, contracts, and procurement processes as assigned.
• Maintain engagement tracking systems, databases, opportunity records, and project documentation.
• Coordinate across Development, Conservation, Finance, Operations, Communications, and external partners to ensure timely delivery of project components.
• Provide research, reporting, and administrative support for donor engagement projects and initiatives.
• Does not supervise staff but may supervise volunteers, interns, or temporary staff.
• Duties are performed under general supervision and established guidelines.
• Financial responsibility may include working within a budget, purchasing, processing invoices, contracting with vendors, processing expense reports, and assisting with budget tracking.
• Refer difficult questions and unusual problems to supervisor.
• Serve as a team member for assigned projects.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree and 1-year experience or equivalent combination.  
• Experience in writing, editing, and proofreading.  
• Experience managing diverse activities to meet deadlines. 
• Experience working and communicating with a wide range of people. 

Desired Qualifications:

• English proficiency is a plus, particularly for participating in meetings, reviewing meeting notes, and reading work-related materials.

Job Family: Development
Salary Grade: 4

Who We Are:

The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our mission and guided by our values, which include respect for all people, communities, and cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s many reasons to love life inside TNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube   to hear stories from staff or visit  Glassdoor.

One goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. In addition to the requirements in our job postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job and consider each applicant’s unique experience. Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, “you’ll join for the mission, and stay for the people.”

What We Bring:

Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world! 

TNC offers competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where we work. These may include health care benefits, retirement benefits, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance, and disability coverage as well as an employee assistance program and other life and well-being benefits. Learn more about our Benefits and Perks here.

We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports the health and well-being of the people we employ.

Our recruiting process includes a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we may review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Employees must submit their application by logging into Workday and applying via the Jobs Hub.

The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization is a priority, and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

The successful applicant must meet the requirements of The Nature Conservancy's background screening process.

TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to applyhelp@tnc.org  with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.