Monitoring Program Coordinator (GIS required) w/ Curry Watersheds Partnership (Gold Beach, OR)

Monitoring Program Coordinator (GIS required) w/ Curry Watersheds Partnership – Gold Beach, OR
http://www.currywatersheds.org/CSWCD/Hiring/MonCoord2017/PositionDescript_MonCoord_CurrySWCD.pdf
 
The Curry  County Soil & Water Conservation District is seeking to fill a Coordinator position for the  Curry Watersheds Partnership Monitoring Program. The application window is considered open as of this posting and closes on Friday, November 3, 2017
 
Start Date: January 4, 2018
Wage rate: $23 - $25/hour DOE
Benefits: PTO accrued at a rate of 6% for every hour worked; Flexible Schedule

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities
This position oversees the Monitoring Program for the CWP. Responsibilities include but are
not limited to:

-Coordinating all aspects of monitoring projects from project identification through completion, including:

• Working with CWP staff, landowners, and local partners;
• Designing studies in such a manner as to provide defensible results;
• Designing sampling protocols;
• writing Quality Assurance Protection Plans (QAPPs);
• preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Sampling and Analysis Plans
• (SAPs);
• Procuring and administering contracts with technical consultants
• coordinating project implementation;
• collecting and analyzing data;

-Securing and managing grants and other sources of funding for the program, including:

• Managing budgets and processing of invoices
• Procurement of goods and services
• Writing and submitting required reports

-Managing the CWP’s monitoring data and responding to requests for the same.
-Laboratory management and safety inspections.
-Conducting outreach and education to landowners and the public through workshops, news articles, and the CWP’s website
-Convening Monitoring Technical Advisory Committees as needed.
-Coordinating with partner agencies and organizations
-Other duties as assigned
 
Working Conditions and Locations:
This position involves a multiple task and teamwork approach, requiring organized time management and individual project tracking. The position includes both office and field-based activities. The ability to flex around a work schedule involving long field days (seasonally) and/or attendance at evening meetings and occasional weekend events is essential.

-Office work will take place at the CWP offices located at 29692 Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach.

-Field work will occur primarily on private timber and agricultural lands throughout Curry County and southern coastal Coos County. Work will take place in all types of weather on mountainous terrain, within stream corridors, and on ranchland. The Coordinator must have the ability and willingness to conduct data collection activities in all types of weather conditions while traversing uneven terrain and wading and/or paddling kayaks or canoes in water bodies.
 
Qualifications Sought:
Required:
-Bachelor of Science in a Natural Resource field and a minimum of 3 years’ experience
-performing at least two of the following:

• Study design
• Data collection
• Writing technical reports
• Grant writing and management

-Working knowledge of ArcGIS software programs, with preference to those with
-Computer proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications.
-Strong oral and written communication skills.
-Budget management
-Valid driver’s license recognized by Oregon.
-Access to a reliable personal vehicle for transportation to and from the office, and capable
-of traversing on unimproved roads and/or off road to field sites.
 
Preferred:
-Knowledge of R software
-Statistical analysis of data
-Working knowledge of Access database program with preference to those with advanced experience.
-Experience facilitating/leading meetings and committees.
-Experience coordinating and leading crews of staff and/or volunteers in sampling activities.
-Experience working in the watersheds of Curry County.
-Experience working with private landowners and community partners with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.
-Lab management experience.
 
People who thrive in our organization have the ability to effectively function both independently and as a member of a diverse team in a collaborative work environment, and are self-directed, organized, detail oriented and motivated to proactively spend time
effectively to meet multiple, often overlapping deadlines.
 
For more information and to apply:
http://www.currywatersheds.org/employment_opportunities.aspx