Deadline: Fri, 12/23/2022 - 12:00pm Employer: MA Division of Ecological Restoration Job Field: Water and Soil Resources Wildlife Policy/Administrative Other Job Type: Full Time Location: Massachusetts Location Detail: Boston, (hybrid in-office/telework) Job Description: The Ecological Restoration Partnerships Specialist leads DER’s Regional Restoration Partnerships Program and develops, coordinates, and oversees DER partnerships with watershed groups and other regional organizations. These partnerships increase regional and local capacity to advance ecological restoration and climate resiliency priorities that are shared by DER and its selected Regional Partners. With funding and support from DER, Regional Partners provide technical and financial assistance to help municipalities, NGOs, and others develop and implement high-value restoration and protection actions that target DER’s priority ecological stressors, including habitat degradation, streamflow stress, impaired water quality, and climate change impacts. The Partnerships Specialist ensures that the goals and activities of each Regional Restoration Partnership advance DER priorities, integrate effectively with other DER programs and practices, implement actions that achieve meaningful results, and increase ecological restoration capacity at the regional and local levels. This position engages with regional partners to assess needs, identify shared priorities, and develop and implement effective partnership structures and workplans. The position manages and provides technical and programmatic guidance for multiple DER-supported regional partnerships that are established via competitive procurements. The position also assists other DER programs and practice areas with their efforts to build effective partnerships focused on targeted restoration practices. Please note that requisitions will remain open for 90 days; however, first consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days of the posting, by 10/7/2022. Qualifications: Applicants must have at least (A) four years of full-time, or equivalent part-time technical or professional experience in urban or regional planning, environmental planning, transportation planning or land use planning, and (B) of which at least two years must have been in a professional capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions listed in the job posting. Visit https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=220008MX for more information on preferred and required qualifications. Miscellaneous: Please note that requisitions will remain open for 90 days; however, first consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days of the posting, by 10/7/2022. Salary: $68,564.34 - $100,370.14 Yearly How to Apply: For more information and to apply, visit https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=220008MX
