Global Conservation

Executive Position Announcement

Director of Global Development

April 2026

Global Conservation is seeking a Director of Global Development, preferably based in San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York, with 10-15+ years of experience in raising large funding for international nature conservation.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Global Development will have primary responsibility for success of the Global Parks Fund, a new $100 million philanthropic investment in protection of the world’s most endangered national parks in developing countries.

Primary objectives include:

Successful fundraising and reporting to major donors on Park and Wildlife Protection through the Global Parks Fund.

Strategic decision-making in terms of all major issues affecting Global Conservation.

In partnership with the Executive Director, this position is directly responsible for all fundraising and development activities.

The Director of Global Development will design and implement a comprehensive plan for developing key external funding and alliances cultivating individual, family and foundation philanthropic support, through the solicitation of major gifts, GC Trips, special events, and corporate and foundation support.

The Director will expand and diversify the donor base/pipeline and work closely with other team members to secure funding for new initiatives. In addition, the Director will work closely with the board of directors and support board members as they take on a more active fundraising role.

The Director will actively work with the Executive Director and GC Project Directors to develop and implement a comprehensive GC Project and Global Development strategy to include corporate, foundation, government grants, etc.

The Director will have primary responsibility for development and execution of all proposals; write and archive all proposals with a long-term relationship-management approach and oversee research funding sources and trends, with foresight, to help position Global Conservation ahead of other competitors, major funding changes and trends.

The Director will manage all major donor confidential information; provide and present statistical analysis to board and senior leaders and develop and implement a stewardship program aimed at cultivating deeper ties with major donors.

Compensation

Salary:                                   Based on Experience $120-150,000 per year

Hours:                                   Minimum of 40 hours per week; 160 hours per month

Medical Insurance:             Up to $800 per month reimbursed

Office Rent Subsidy:          Up to $1,000 per month reimbursed

Vacation:                              4 Weeks paid per year

Business Expenses: All reimbursed within 7 days of Invoice Report

The Director will uphold the highest standards of conservation ethics and professional excellence representing the Company in all occasions and communications. The Director will be bound by the GC Confidentiality Agreement.

Contact:

Jeff Morgan

Executive Director

+1.650.814.2045

jmorgan@globalconservation.org