Natural Resources Specialist

Natural Resources Specialist

-004-002,

Location:

Arco, Program: NPS, Wage/Hr: $45.00, Hours/Week: 10, Minimum Age: 55

• BA/BS Degree in Education in natural resources with minimum additional experience of 5 year(s)
• Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Teams, MS Outlook, MS Share Point

Enrollee will support natural resource programs in South Idaho Parks.

• Support development, writing, and negotiating agreements for natural resource efforts with universities and partners (30%)
• Develop MOUs or agreements to shift toward a collaborative resource management approach with possible sharing of staff and resources among multiple network parks and/or alternatives outside NPS (20%)
• Provide guidance on development of  projects including review and QC from beginning to submission (20%)
• Compliance assistance for updating vegetation management plan (20%)
• Engage with partners on collaborative projects that cross NPS boundaries (10%)

• Overnight travel:
  Minimal; 1-2 days per month
• Safety Gear Use:
  Any field PPE other than personal items will be provided if needed. Activities could include field assistance with vegetation and wildlife programs, site visits with collaborators.
• Physical requirements:
  
  Position is primarily office based, with occasional field activities which could include hiking over rough terrain, carrying packs up to 40 lbs, and weather conditions from below freezing to 90+ degrees. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

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