Description
- A Bachelor’s degree in environmental management, political science, public policy, business or related topics is preferred but science degrees are also acceptable for those applicants that have an interest in management and policy.
- Familiarity with or interest in one or more of the following areas: adaptive management, leadership programs (at all levels of government), budget and finance and evaluation.
- Ability to perform background research, analysis and synthesis on policy and science related topics.
- Ability to collaborate with a diverse range of partners and stakeholders as part of interdisciplinary teams representing a variety of interests, in an environment meant to build consensus.
- Provide support by independently planning meetings, developing agendas, drafting concise meeting minutes and tracking action items.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate with partners at all levels of program activities with diplomacy.
- Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks under tight timelines in a fast-paced office environment.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to problem solve.
- Ability to manage and update content for group web pages using a content management system.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required. Experience with Microsoft Access is a plus.
- Familiarity with using remote meeting technologies such as video conferencing (Web-X, Adobe Connect, Zoom, etc.).
- Interest in learning how a diverse, governmental-environmental-management partnership makes decisions effectively and sets and achieves goals through collaborative and regulatory processes.
- A will to explore your career options, passion and enthusiasm for the work and program.
Environmental Management Staffer Responsibilities
The candidate selected for this position will be involved in team activities and will be responsible for organization and support of meetings, member coordination and communication, tracking progress towards identified goals and outcomes, helping to revise any management strategies and workplans for which the GIT is responsible, research and synthesis activities and additional special projects as assigned. The candidate will also support the GIT’s overall involvement in managing the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Strategy Review System. Activities include helping to track progress toward achieving Chesapeake Bay restoration goals and outcomes, coordinating partnership reviews, serving as a point of contact for goal and outcome leads and working with team members to implement new and/or changing components of the process. Although primarily assigned to support the GIT and its workgroups, the Staffer in this position will also on occasion support the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Management Board, Principals’ Staff Committee and Executive Council. The selected candidate will work as a CRC employee at the U.S. EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program Office located in Annapolis, Maryland.
Closing Date: May 5, 2019
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