{"id":49492,"date":"2023-05-22T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=49492"},"modified":"2023-05-18T09:13:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T16:13:35","slug":"job-wildfire-adapted-communities-specialist-south-santiam-watershed-council-sweet-home-or-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-wildfire-adapted-communities-specialist-south-santiam-watershed-council-sweet-home-or-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Wildfire Adapted Communities Specialist, South Santiam Watershed Council (Sweet Home, OR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Permanent<br \/><strong>Salary Details:<\/strong> $48,000 plus benefits stipend<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Purpose Summary\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase community engagement capacity supporting wildfire recovery and resilience in the North and South Santiam Basins\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Build and align partnerships to support future and ongoing fire risk reduction\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Identify, develop and administer projects that advance community-level fire resilience\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Professional Responsibilities\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Participate in local process(es) to update and implement Community Wildfire Protection Plans<\/li>\n<li>Work closely and effectively with Local, State and Federal agencies and entities; Tribal staff and Councils; academic communities; social enterprise (non-profit) organizations; private companies; private landowners; volunteers; school districts, and other community partners to share information, plan events, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Manage and direct projects at and through all stages of development, including concept\/design, budgets, schedules, permits, procurement, contracting, and monitoring<\/li>\n<li>Lead\/co-lead project tours, presentations, public meetings, site visits, and outreach events<\/li>\n<li>Report activities according to grantors\u2019 requirements<\/li>\n<li>Attend board meetings and staff meetings for both organizations<\/li>\n<li>Attend trainings, workshops and conferences to advance knowledge, skills and abilities<\/li>\n<li>Maintain accurate administrative records for payroll, mileage and expense tracking\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Information\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applicants living outside of the geographic area (but within the State of Oregon) may apply; however, this position is expected to travel extensively in and around Linn and Marion Counties.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Possession of a valid Oregon driver\u2019s license, or ability to acquire one upon employment.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Employment is contingent on passing a criminal background investigation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Desired Attributes and Qualifications\u00a0<br \/><\/strong>We encourage you to think broadly about your background and qualifications and how not only your professional and educational experiences, but traditional, lived, and volunteer experiences contribute to meeting the qualifications.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>B.A. or B.S. in a related field of study and 2+ years of experience with community capacity building and project management <strong>OR<\/strong> 3+ years of experience with community capacity building and project management<\/li>\n<li>Community education and engagement experience with demonstrated attention to relationships, authentic partnership building and follow through.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of Willamette Valley ecosystems and\/or natural resource experience is preferred<\/li>\n<li>Possession of a personal vehicle for business travel. Mileage reimbursed at current state rates in accordance with the personnel policy with Sweet Home as the duty station.<\/li>\n<li>Experience managing projects in either an ecological or community setting<\/li>\n<li>Excellent English language oral\/written communication skills, including telephone, email, one-on-one, public speaking abilities.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and Zoom.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Working Conditions and Physical Requirements\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work is performed at a desk, in meetings and in the field.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Position will require flexible work hours when needed (evenings and some weekends), with basic work week being Monday through Friday.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Outdoor work can occur in remote locations, in variable weather conditions, on uneven ground and in and around water.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Work locations may be public or privately owned, and driving on gravel roads is common.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Ability to sit, walk and stand for intermittent periods of time and on a frequent basis; bending, kneeling, squatting, reaching overhead, stretching, and climbing; strength, dexterity; occasional use of eye and \/ or ear protective wear; coordination and vision to operate personal computer and view video display terminal for frequent periods; and the ability to communicate on a telephone, via email, and in person.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__title\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>HOW TO APPLY<br \/><\/strong><\/span>Interested individuals should submit the following as a <strong>single PDF <\/strong>to <a href=\"mailto:director.sswc@gmail.com\"><strong>director.sswc@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a>, with a subject line that indicates their last name and the position title (i.e. \u201cBrowne_WACS Application Materials).\u201d Application period open until\u00a0filled. Incomplete applications, or materials submitted that do not follow the application instructions provided here will not be accepted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Letter of Interest <\/strong>of no more than 2 pages. Include statements describing the skills and background you have that meet the specific knowledge, skills and abilities sought for this position.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resume <\/strong>of no more than 2 pages. Please include at least three professional references.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement <\/strong>of no more than 1 page. Discuss your experiences, education, and commitment to EDI. Provide a concrete example of your commitment and how you might apply it to your work in this position.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>College transcripts (if using education background to qualify).\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9909,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15,210],"tags":[5029,4,2208,1914,2696,775,1978,215,277,901,1447,33,636,58,271,616,4108,3283,308,286,2117,589,13,1034,9,4360,5030,334,1036],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49492"}],"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\/9909"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49492"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49495,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49492\/revisions\/49495"}],"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=49492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}