Community Development Manager

Think you might be a good fit? Reach out to Ned Harvey at [email protected]!

Position Description

Digital Gaia is looking for a new teammate to help build our global network of users.  We are open to candidates seeking either part-time or full-time positions.

As Digital Gaia’s Community Development Manager, you will apply your entrepreneurial skills and experience to help build a world-class network development and engagement capacity, focused on cultivating relationships between Digital Gaia and stakeholders in the growing market for Natural Climate Solutions. Stakeholder groups will include land stewards, project development, science, academia and ESG institutions, with an initial focus on US, Europe, Latin America, and Africa.

You will report to the CEO and work closely with colleagues on the Network Development team and Product Development teams, to engage and build relationships with a broad range of external stakeholders from the private, public, academic and civil society sectors.

Digital Gaia is based in Colorado, with employees and contractors working remotely around the world.  This position will work remotely and be expected to work regularly with colleagues and stakeholders ranging from the western US (Pacific Time) to central Europe (CET), with occasional need to participate in meetings outside that range.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Contribute significantly to the design and build-out of stakeholder engagement strategies during the development of MVP deployment projects, which assess and parameterize proposed nature-positive pathways for the outcome of protection, restoration and sustainable management of nature.
• Oversee and grow stakeholder communities, promoting engagement and participation in providing critical inputs, data, and analysis of activities related to the restoration, conservation, and sustainable management of natural capital.
• Support ongoing initiatives of Digital Gaia by deepening engagement of stakeholder companies and organizations.
• Contribute to the development of Digital Gaia knowledge products such as reports, thought leadership articles, and presentations.
• Support with high-quality documentation on deliverables, timeline, monthly updates, and marketing materials.
• Monitor media trends and tap into relevant industry networks to scope up-and-coming ideas on nature/biodiversity that could help build business and economic engagement.

The successful candidate will be assessed on

• Demonstrating a track record of forging successful collaborations between Digital Gaia and a variety of stakeholders;
• Demonstration of strong project management skills, particularly communications (oral and written), presentations and data management skills;
• Demonstrating effective communication and collaboration skills with both internal and external collaborators;
• Ability to identify and develop strategic relationships with internal business engagement teams and external contacts;
• Strong understanding of nature-positive, net zero pathways for economies and businesses;