{"id":36778,"date":"2021-01-21T10:48:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T18:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=36778"},"modified":"2021-01-21T10:48:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T18:48:02","slug":"job-district-manager-kenai-soil-water-conservation-district-kenai-ak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-district-manager-kenai-soil-water-conservation-district-kenai-ak\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: District Manager, Kenai Soil &amp; Water Conservation District (Kenai, AK)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\nJob Type Permanent<br \/>\nSalary Details Starting hourly rate is $22-26, depending on qualifications and experience.<br \/>\nDeadline Feb 16, 2021<br \/>\nRequired Experience 2 &#8211; 6 years<\/p>\n<div class=\"job-frame-description-content\">\n<p>Located on the Kenai Peninsula, renowned for its fishing, hunting and wilderness recreation opportunities, as well as being the fastest growing farming area in the state of Alaska.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview:<\/strong>\u00a0The District Manager is responsible for day-to-day operations, develops and oversees District programs in alignment with District mission, vision and goals set by the District Board of Supervisors, and represents the District in dealings with agencies, elected officials, media and partner organizations. The position requires skills and experience in program development and administration, communication and financial management. A complete job description is available at the Kenai SWCD website located at kenaisoilandwater.org, or by contacting the Kenai SWCD office by email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kenaiswcd@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kenaiswcd@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment Classification:<\/strong>\u00a0regular, \u00bd-time employee, with potential for full-time based on funding<\/p>\n<p><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s degree in natural resources, environmental planning, sustainable development, agriculture, food systems, forestry, agronomy, public administration, business or non-profit management, or a related field<\/li>\n<li>Administrative or supervisory experience in the public or private sector<\/li>\n<li>Commitment to natural resource conservation and the District\u2019s mission:\u00a0<em>fostering healthy soil, water and agricultural practices<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ability to develop cooperative working relationships and communicate effectively with diverse audiences, orally and in writing<\/li>\n<li>Ability to develop project proposals, timelines and budgets and\/or experience with grant writing<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work independently to carry out projects adhering to timelines and budgets<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of federal and state legislation, programs, rules and policies relevant to Conservation Districts and natural resource conservation is a plus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kenai SWCD is a member of the Alaska Association of Conservation Districts, which is the employer of record for District staff.\u00a0 Alaska SWCDs were established by Alaska Statute 41.10.\u00a0 They fall under the oversight of the Department of Natural Resources but receive no state funding at present.\u00a0 Sources of revenue include grants, cooperative agreements, fees-for-service and donations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"job-frame-how-apply\"><span class=\"how-apply-header\">HOW TO APPLY<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To Apply: Submit cover letter and current resume (including three professional references with contact information) by email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kenaiswcd@gmail.com\">kenaiswcd@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0or by mail to:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kenai Soil &amp; Water Conservation District<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 110 Trading Bay Suite 160<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kenai, AK 99611<\/p>\n<p>This position will remain open until filled.\u00a0 Questions?\u00a0 Please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kenaiswcd@gmail.com\">kenaiswcd@gmail.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8699,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,32,33,21,9],"class_list":["post-36778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-full-time","category-jobs","tag-alumni","tag-full-time","tag-jobs","tag-outside-pnw","tag-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36778"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36778"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36779,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36778\/revisions\/36779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}