Senior Director of Programs & Impact

Position Title: Senior Director of Programs & Impact

Organization: One Earth

Location: Remote (US-based required)

Reports to: Executive Director

Status: Full-time, Exempt

About One Earth

One Earth is an organization of climate strategists and storytellers working to accelerate science-based climate and biodiversity solutions. Guided by the One Earth Solutions Framework - a roadmap of more than 75 proven pathways across Energy Transition, Nature Conservation, and Regenerative Agriculture - we translate knowledge into action. Through a suite of tools, research initiatives, and storytelling platforms, we help connect local solutions to global priorities and support coordinated action around the world. Together, we are helping shift the narrative from overwhelm to possibility and build a just, thriving future for all.

Diversity & Inclusion

Central to One Earth's mission is a recognition of the value of diversity. One Earth is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status. People of color, women, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ candidates are all encouraged to apply.

Position Overview

One Earth works to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss by shifting both culture and capital toward the solutions our planet needs most. Through science, storytelling, and strategic philanthropy, we identify the most effective climate solutions, make them visible and accessible to global audiences, and help mobilize the resources and collective action needed to scale them.

We are seeking a Senior Director of Programs & Impact to help lead and integrate this work across a growing ecosystem of programs that connect science, culture, and capital. This role will guide program strategy, strengthen alignment across initiatives, and help translate One Earth’s solutions framework into real-world impact. The Senior Director will play a central role in ensuring that One Earth’s programs operate as a connected ecosystem, linking solutions insight, cultural momentum, and capital mobilization to accelerate climate and biodiversity action.

One Earth’s work is organized across a portfolio of interconnected programs that identify climate solutions, build cultural momentum around them, and guide resources toward the places and communities where they can have the greatest impact.

• Solutions Insight & Climate Finance Intelligence

One Earth develops science-based frameworks and tools that identify the most effective climate and biodiversity solutions and pathways and reveal where capital is most needed. This work includes the One Earth Solutions Framework, Global Safety Net, and Bioregions Framework, along with our climate finance intelligence initiatives such as the Minding the Gaps report series and the One Earth Solutions Finance Tracker (OESFT). Together, these tools translate complex science and data into clear priorities that help guide philanthropy, investment, and policy.

• The One Earth Fund

Building on insights from our research and finance analysis, the One Earth Fund mobilizes catalytic philanthropic capital toward high-impact climate and biodiversity priorities and the geographies where they can deliver the greatest impact. The Fund aims to accelerate investment in underfunded regenerative solutions while strengthening alignment among philanthropists and partners working to scale climate action.

• Storytelling & Digital Platforms

One Earth leverages storytelling, media, and digital tools to make climate solutions visible, accessible, and inspiring to global audiences. Our platforms—including the One Earth website & social media channels, Solutions Hub, and Navigator—translate complex science into compelling narratives and practical insights that empower individuals, communities, and institutions to engage with climate solutions. Today, One Earth’s digital ecosystem generates more than 14 million impressions each month, connecting audiences worldwide with science-based solutions and the people implementing them.

Together, these programs form a connected ecosystem that translates science into strategy, builds cultural momentum for climate solutions, and helps align capital to scale them.

Role Summary

This leadership role is responsible for program strategy, development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement, ensuring that all initiatives align with the organization’s mission, strategic priorities, and budgets. The Senior Director will work closely with the Executive Director and senior leadership to guide program strategy, manage program teams and budgets, engage internal and external partners, and represent One Earth at key meetings and events.

The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, entrepreneurial, and mission-driven, with a strong ability to connect strategy with execution in a dynamic and growing organization.

Key Responsibilities

Program Strategy, Leadership & Execution

• Lead the development, execution, and refinement of program strategies aligned with the organization’s mission and strategic priorities
• Translate organizational strategy into clear program goals, workplans, and success metrics
• Contribute to organizational leadership as a member of the senior management team
• Oversee day-to-day program operations and serve as the lead for One Earth’s Solutions Finance program, maintaining a holistic understanding of how the ecosystem of tools and programs fit together
• Identify program risks and work with the Executive Director and relevant team members to address challenges as they arise
• Develop and execute partnership strategies across core programs by identifying key partners and pathways for engagement
• Partner with development staff to support programmatic grant writing, reporting, and donor communications
• Represent the organization at key events and meetings with funders, partners, community leaders, and public agencies
• Ensure programs are delivered in ways that promote equity, accessibility, and cultural responsiveness

Staff & Contractor Management

• Supervise program staff and manage relationships with programmatic contractors and core partners
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with program partners and stakeholders

Budget Oversight

• Develop and manage program budgets in collaboration with the Executive Director, Director of Operations, and program teams
• Monitor program expenses and ensure strategic stewardship of resources

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Establish and oversee systems for program monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL)
• Track outcomes and impact using qualitative and quantitative data
• Prepare reports for funders, board members, and other stakeholders
• Use data to inform continuous program improvement

Qualifications

Required

• 7–10 years of relevant experience in nonprofit leadership, program strategy, philanthropy, climate initiatives, or related fields
• Deep knowledge of environmental, climate, biodiversity, and social justice issues
• Demonstrated experience supervising and developing staff
• Proven ability to manage complex programs
• Strong budget management and financial literacy skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical work into accessible language for diverse audiences
• Experience with programmatic monitoring, evaluation, and learning
• Proficiency working with remote teams using tools such as Google Workspace, Slack, Asana, or similar

Preferred

• Experience working at the intersection of climate, biodiversity, philanthropy, or climate finance
• Familiarity with data systems, dashboards, or evaluation tools
• Lived or professional experience relevant to the organization’s mission
• Experience collaborating with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders

Physical Requirements

One Earth is committed to creating an inclusive environment, including providing reasonable accommodations to allow all employees to thrive in their roles. Essential functions of this role include extensive use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices.

This role will require occasional travel domestically and internationally.

What We Offer

• Meaningful work supporting global climate and biodiversity solutions
• A collaborative, mission-driven team environment
• Salary range: $125,000–$150,000 depending on factors including location and experience
• Flexible, remote-friendly work structure

Application Deadline: April 10, 2026

Benefits include:

Medical and dental insurance with premiums covered at 80%, life insurance covered at 100%, vision, disability, accident, legal, hospitalization, and critical illness coverage, a health advocacy service, health and dependent care FSAs, and a flexible wellness benefit. Employees are also eligible for a retirement benefit with an employer contribution of up to 6% of salary, 20 vacation days, eleven paid holidays, seven paid sick days, and three personal days.