Conservation Innovation Manager

Location: Remote, Western U.S. or Washington D.C. area preferred

Reports to: Senior Manager of International Programs

Salary: $92,000 - $110,000

Travel: Up to 50%

Priority Application Date: April 22, 2026

Preferred Start Date: June 22, 2026

Employment Status: Full-Time, Exempt

About Blue Forest 

Blue Forest is a conservation finance non-profit founded in 2015 that is focused on advancing ecosystem restoration through scientific research, financial innovation, and collaborative partnerships. Since 2018, Blue Forest has managed investor capital through its flagship financial product, the Forest Resilience Bond (FRB), which deploys private capital to finance forest restoration projects to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. More recently, Blue Forest has also established Blue Forest Asset Management (BFAM), an investment management platform connecting investors to compelling, mission-aligned opportunities in a broader set of asset classes beyond FRB projects, such as private equity and private credit investments.

Blue Forest is made up of an interdisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, foresters, finance, and communications professionals committed to the mission: “To accelerate ecological restoration through conservation finance, enabling climate resilience for ecosystems and communities.” 

Employees at Blue Forest are: 

• Committed to Continuous Learning

• Driven by Collaboration

• Thoughtful Innovators for Impact

• Grounded in Science

• Passionate about Restoring Earth’s Ecosystems

About the Conservation Innovation Team

The Conservation Innovation (CI) team exists to prioritize, accelerate, and pursue high-potential initiatives, partnerships, and projects that improve existing and develop new conservation finance models, improve revenue generation potential and impact for Blue Forest, and inclusively facilitate the best ideas across the organization. The CI team proactively identifies gaps where conservation finance, Blue Forest’s internal skillsets, and the skillsets of partners can create and realize conservation value. The CI team’s work spans three thematic pillars: supporting FRB innovations, pursuing new ventures and geographies, and developing new benefit-stream innovations.

Position Summary

The Conservation Innovation Manager reports to the Senior Manager of International Programs and will support Blue Forest's Conservation Innovation team in pursuing partnerships, international business development opportunities, and new conservation finance initiatives. Day-to-day responsibilities include driving project- and department-level workstreams, proactively identifying bottlenecks and solutions, leading meetings and partner engagements with an adaptive approach, and cultivating meaningful relationships.

A successful candidate is a seasoned project manager and strategic operator who can keep complex, multi-stakeholder work organized and moving while simultaneously building relationships and developing new opportunities. This role demands the expertise, capacity, and judgment to move quickly to evaluate and advance high-potential opportunities, lead through ambiguity, and take business and partnership opportunities from zero to one. Deep understanding of the conservation opportunity, the economics and motivations of collaborating partners, and the ability to formulate compelling conservation value propositions are essential to success in this role.