Northeast Regional Manager (WMS2)

Full Job Description

Schedule and location: The successful candidate may reside anywhere in the northeastern region of Washington State.

This position will typically work 8:00am to 4:30pm but may need to attend meetings and travel outside of traditional agency business hours, including overnight.

Work Setting: Office, Cubicle, field work and tours including rough terrain, steep slopes, rocks, or other hazardous terrain.

Physical exertion such as walking, lifting boxes up to 50 pounds, long hours standing, sitting in meetings, long hours driving.

Who we are: The Washington State Conservation Commission (SCC) is a non-regulatory state agency that supports and coordinates our state’s 45 conservation districts and administers voluntary conservation programs.

Together, the SCC and conservation districts provide incentive-based services that empower people across Washington to take actions that keep natural resources and working lands healthy for all.

About this Position:As the Northeast Regional Manager, you will work independently under the general guidance of the Director of Regional Managers, providing a wide variety of services to the state’s conservation districts.

Your role will include helping provide financial and operational guidance to conservation districts, while facilitating collaborative solutions that marry state natural resource priorities and work on the ground in local communities.

In this position, you will provide support to the following conservation districts, although the specific districts may be adjusted from time to time:

Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens County, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Lincoln County, Columbia Basin, and Adams County.
Minor adjustments to the service area may be considered if feasible.

Requirements

Some of what you'll enjoy doing includes:

• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with district supervisors and key district employees.
• Providing conservation districts with examples, methods, trainings, facilitation, and resources to connect land managers, external partners, and natural resources needs with SCC programs and district planning and implementation.
• Facilitating conservation district supervisor development through SCC resources, tools, and training.
• Serving as the principal advisor to the Executive Director and Director of Regional Managers on information the Commission needs to understand about conservation districts in this region.
• Utilizing Regional Manager relationships with districts to assist SCC staff and the Executive Director with critical information needs (including but not limited to significant change(s) in the district, state audits, major accidents, other issues) and issues resolution – utilize the lead role structure for information sharing.
• Coordinating with partner agencies and groups on specific tasks and programs.
• Assisting conservation districts in resolving issues and improving collaboration.
• Helping conservation districts create and maintain effective working relationships with community, clients, and partner agencies and organizations.
• Encouraging and coordinating resource conservation activities between county, state, and federal units of government and conservation districts.
• Compliance monitoring of completed on-the-ground projects to confirm installation and maintenance.
• Providing resources and guidance to ensure completion of the conservation district long-range, annual planning, annual reporting, and budget activities.
• Providing preventative guidance and direct assistance based upon that guidance to districts on common procedural requirements and issues (e.g. elections, appointments, accounting, etc.).
• Utilizing evaluation tools to assist districts in areas such as finance, operations, governance, and program delivery.
• Facilitating information sharing among conservation districts.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of laws, policies, and procedures which impact Conservation Districts, such as the Federal Farm Bill and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Awareness and basic understanding of state and federal policies which impact the direction of Commission and conservation district natural resource programs as well as an ability to translate those larger imperatives into appropriate recommendations for district boards of supervisors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and internet.
• Strong time management skills and ability to manage multiple activities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to visit conservation districts within the Northeast Region approximately quarterly, with occasional travel across the state, including overnight travel.
• Presentation experience.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Leadership, delegation, and coordination abilities.
• A valid Washington State Driver’s License.

PREFERRED:

• Awareness of purposes and activities of the state’s 45 conservation districts.
• Knowledge of State laws, policies, and applicable guidelines.
• Bachelor's degree in an agricultural or natural resource-related field and two (2) years of professional experience.
• Additional applicable work experience may be substituted, year-for-year, for the educational requirements

Incumbents to this position must possess and demonstrate the following DEI competencies (complete version found here (Download PDF reader)):

• Able to learn and understand the language and concepts of our SCC DEI culture and commit to being a part of creating and maintaining a diverse, equitable, respectful and inclusive workplace.
• Demonstrate a commitment to growth, learning and self-awareness when provided training and opportunities to participate in improving our work environment.
• Participate and behave in a manner that creates trust and builds working relationships, promoting teamwork and collaboration in the work environment.
• Demonstrate the understanding that all people are valued; contribute to an equitable, inclusive and respectful environment when working with members of the group, team, organization or community.
• Commit to being an active participant in continually evaluating and improving strategies that promote equity and inclusion in our organization.

Additional Information

We'd love to hear from you! Click “Apply” at the top of this page to start your application. You can save the application and come back to it, if needed. Be sure to complete the application fully to include a full work history and responses to the supplemental questions.

Please provide the following documents in order to be considered; failure to do so may result in you not being considered for the position:

• A letter of interest (no more than 2 pages) explaining how you have prepared yourself for this position.
• A current resume or CV, detailing experience, and education.
• A current list of at least three (3) professional references with current contact information(attached or available to provide at the time of interview)

**Do not attach any documents that include photos or private information (social security number, year of birth, etc.).

NOTE: By submitting these materials, you are indicating that all information is true and correct. The state may verify information.

Any untruthful or misleading information is cause for removal from the applicant pool or dismissal if employed.

A resume will not substitute for completing the “duties summary” section or supplemental questions of the application.

Please do not “refer to resume” for detail, or your application may be disqualified.

Opportunity for All:
The Washington State Conservation Commission celebrates our differences and we are committed to a workplace that supports equal opportunity employment and inclusion regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, marital status, families with children (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity diversity, age, status as a protected veteran, honorably discharged veteran or military status, status as an individual with the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with disabilities or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

You are welcome to include the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our organization.

Contact Information:
For questions about this recruitment or to request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact Angie Anderson at jobs@des.wa.gov

Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.