NATURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST 1/2 FLEX (PCN 10-1753)

Full Job Description

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water, is recruiting for a Natural Resource Specialist 1/2 Flex in Juneau.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:

Interested in joining a cohesive, experienced team of professionals managing access and use of state-owned public lands?

The Southeast Region Office (SERO) is seeking to fill the Natural Resource Specialist 1/2 Flex position in Juneau, Alaska.

We are looking for a curious, consistent, and productive individual with a capacity for research and an interest in public land management.

This position works directly with the public, municipalities, and other resource management agencies in overseeing lease and easement authorizations on state lands.

Mission and Values/Culture:

This position is housed in the Division of Mining, Land, and Water (DMLW), within the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

DMLW’s mission is “to provide for the appropriate use and management of Alaska's state-owned land and water, aiming toward maximum use consistent with the public interest.” The Southeast Regional Office (SERO) Lands Section supports this mission by facilitating the use and development of state lands and ensuring the public's right to access the state of Alaska's public lands and resources.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

The Southeast Regional Office is a friendly and supportive environment that emphasizes learning, development, and execution.

In this position, you will have the opportunity to work with a professional team of subject matter experts, as well as gain knowledge and experience in the management, administration, and regulatory framework of Alaska state lands.

SERO offers a flexible and productive work environment with opportunities and resources for training and professional development.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

The position is located on the fourth floor at 400 Willoughby in Downtown Juneau; the location offers free surface or covered parking and provides easy access to all that downtown Juneau has to offer.

The daily work environment for DMLW-SERO is collaborative and supportive. This position requires a 7.5-hour daily work schedule. Standard office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.

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Requirements

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.

Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class.

They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency.

They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are only used as parameters and guidelines.

A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options for how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Natural Resource Specialist 1 – Starting Salary $27.99

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem-Solving: using a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
• Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Education from an accredited college and/or experience in natural resource management.

Natural Resource Specialist 2 – Starting Salary $32.15

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem-Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Decision-Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, legal practices and documents, Government regulations, Executive orders, agency rules, Government organization and functions, and the democratic political process.
• Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Education in a natural resource field (such as forestry, geology, agronomy, and hydrology), public administration, planning, economics, cartography, or a closely related field and/or professional-level experience in natural resource management.

Special Note:

For purposes of the minimum qualifications, natural resource management is defined as the management of the land, water, mineral, forest, oil, gas, agricultural, archaeological, natural and cultural history, park, and related surface and subsurface resources.

Experience or education in natural resource management means involvement in the above resources exclusively.

Those with experience or education in managing these resources may specialize in different management functions (for example, planning, regulation, research or title).

All of this experience is applicable to the natural resource management definition.

Some positions may require education in a particular area of natural resource management or specific technical knowledge and training gained through specialized education or progressively greater responsibilities at the lower levels of the series.

Qualifications

** Please read the information below carefully. **

At the time of the interview, please ensure that you provide the following materials. Failure to do so may result in loss of consideration. Required documents include:

SPECIAL NOTICES

Application Notice

You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or by submitting a paper application. Instructions for applying are available on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage. Your application must be received by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.

Writing Sample

If invited to an interview, you will be required to provide a writing sample. It should be two to three paragraphs (no longer than one page) and address your knowledge and experience related to the desired competencies listed above.

Supplemental Questions

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s competence in applying specific behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task.

The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

Education

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill out the Education section of the application.

If you have not yet obtained a degree, please indicate the units you have completed.

Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education

Education completed at foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above.

If using this education to meet minimum qualification requirements, you must demonstrate that the credentials have been submitted to a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in standard U.S.

education programs. Alternatively, an accredited U.S.

post-secondary institution must report that the other institution's transcript is given full value or that full value is recognized in relevant subject areas aligned with the post-secondary institution's curricula.

It is your responsibility to provide this evidence when applying.

Work Experience

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, job title, employment dates, and whether full or part-time.

Applications will be reviewed to determine whether the responses are supported and whether the minimum qualifications are met.

If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.

Note: Attaching a resume does not substitute for completing the application in full. Noting, "see resume" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

Bargaining Unit

If you are a current state employee, please indicate the union to which you belong at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.

Driver’s License Requirement

Applicants must possess a valid driver's license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

EEO STATEMENTThe State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats should call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O.

Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

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For specific information about this position, please get in touch with the hiring manager at the following:

Mason Auger

Natural Resource Manager 2

Phone: 907-465-3401

Email: mason.auger@alaska.gov