Blue Forest

Director

• Cultivate the conservation finance strategy in the Southern Rocky Mountain region, and manage the project pipeline in collaboration with the World Resources Institute and other key partners.
• Foster and deepen long-term relationships with peer organizations, land managers, government agencies, beneficiary payors, on-the-ground restoration implementors, Indigenous Partners, and funders.
• Advise on Rocky Mountain project development strategy as it fits into the broader departmental and organizational goals, Blue Forest-WRI partnership, and growing field of conservation finance.
• Serve as an advisor on 3-4 conservation finance projects, stewarding long-term relationships with project partners, guiding internal structure and culture, managing staff who lead project development, and providing strategy guidance to project teams.
• Attend in-person meetings and events throughout the region to build partnerships and on-the-ground knowledge, please note the significant travel required for success in this role.
• Lead Blue Forest’s consulting practice, developing strategies for consulting to public or private entities or new business models for revenue generation.
• Design and maintain systems for consulting practices, establishing frameworks and standards, impact requirements, resource planning processes, and accountability structures.
• In partnership with the Director of Natural Capital, help shape, advance, and implement beneficiary payor engagement strategies across multiple projects and geographies.
• Develop a strategy to expand the FRB to other sectors and ecosystems while also developing alternative financing mechanisms based on partner needs in collaboration with the finance team and senior leadership.
• Collaborate with the science, finance, Indigenous partnerships, and conservation teams to identify and pursue new geographies, ecosystem restoration types, beneficiary funding streams, and other thematic opportunities for pipeline development and enhancement.
• Continuously improve and progressively assume ownership of Blue Forest conservation finance practices, processes, systems, and documentation.
• Support Blue Forest communications, fundraising, and other teams in developing written content about project development team priorities, project pipeline, and processes.
• Help refine the project development process and identify strategic areas of improvement (e.g. community engagement, beneficiary engagement).
• Propose new tools to accelerate and support the project development process.
• Supervise 2-3 team members on the project development team.

Director of Project Development

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Conduct targeted analysis on priority sectors, trends, and competitive dynamics to validate existing investment focus areas and support active transactions
• Synthesize findings into clear, actionable insights that help to further refine the team's investment approach and strategy
• Research and profile the landscape of prospective investors whose mandates and preferences align with BFAM
• Assist in investor data management, preparing fundraising materials, and general support for fundraising efforts
• Support ongoing refinement of sector focus areas, investment themes, and how Blue Forest communicates its strategy to investors for internal alignment and external fundraising
• Develop presentations and summaries that synthesize research findings, incorporating targeted financial analysis where needed to support team decision-making

Investment Intern

• Support analysis of projects by building and updating financial models — including cash flows, return profiles, and sensitivity analyses — for Restoration Loans and Resilience Bonds
• Apply financial analysis skills to real conservation finance transactions, gaining hands-on exposure to how conservation finance projects are structured and evaluated
• Research potential projects, partners, and geographies to help build a pipeline of conservation projects and partnerships that may be a strong fit for Blue Forest
• Synthesize findings into structured summaries that inform the team's sourcing and prioritization decisions
• Conduct market and sector research to inform the design, terms, and feasibility of Blue Forest’s next financing facility, including evaluating potential funding sources, structures, and investment impacts
• Support the internal project approval process by helping prepare investment memos and due diligence summaries
• Collaborate with team members to ensure materials are thorough, well-organized, and ready for internal review
• Assist in the due diligence of project partners, including evaluating financial health, operational capacity, and alignment with conservation goals
• Support ongoing tracking of active investments by updating internal dashboards, compiling performance data, and helping prepare periodic updates for internal and external stakeholders
• Provide support for external investor engagement on an as-needed basis, including helping prepare presentations, data packages, or updates to assist with investor communications.

Director of Project Development

Investment Intern

Conservation Finance Intern