Market Strategies Engagement Manager

Core responsibilities:

• Cultivating and maintaining positive and trust-based relationships with Indigenous partners
• Maintaining expertise on market-based strategies to support partner priorities including shareholder advocacy, corporate engagement, and standard setting
• Evaluating the landscape in line with partner priorities to identify strategic market-based advocacy opportunities, and working with partners to develop implementation plans
• Managing broader market-based engagements not tied to specific partner projects

This role creates positive change by building relationships with Indigenous Peoples to identify and implement market-based strategies that further their self-determined priorities, leveraging corporate accountability mechanisms to advance Indigenous-led initiatives.

Required qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree with 5 years of related experience
• Familiarity and experience working with Indigenous Peoples, their governance institutions, and/or organizations with demonstrable positive outcomes
• Experience and excellence in written and oral communication for different audiences
• Client-centered focus and approach to work with willingness to travel 5-10 times per year

Position details: Full-time salaried exempt position, 40 hours weekly with core hours Monday-Friday 9am-2pm PST/noon-5pm EST. Fully remote within the United States with some travel. Funded via grants. Tallgrass Institute is committed to promoting a balanced travel schedule for staff.

Tallgrass Institute works with Indigenous Peoples to implement market-based strategies that further their self-determined priorities through shareholder advocacy, corporate engagement, and standard setting.