Monitoring Program Coordinator

Details of Position

• Start Date: April 9- May 1, 2018
  
• Current funding is for approximately 1.0 FTE (1960). Weekly hours vary seasonally. Funding at this level is secured through June 30, 2019. 
  
• Status: Non-exempt, hourly
  
• Wage rate: $23 - $25/hour DOE
  
• Benefits: PTO accrued at a rate of 6% for every hour worked; Flexible Schedule
  
• Supervision: Position is supervised by the District Manager 

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

This position oversees the Monitoring Program for the Curry Watersheds Partnership (CWP). Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Coordinating all aspects of monitoring projects from project identification through completion, including:
  
• Working with CWP staff, landowners, and local partners;
• Designing studies in such a manner as to provide defensible results;
• Designing sampling protocols;
• Writing Quality Assurance Protection Plans (QAPPs);
• Preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Sampling and Analysis Plans (SAPs);
• Procuring and administering contracts with technical consultants
• Coordinating project implementation;
• Collecting and analyzing data;
• Securing and managing grants and other sources of funding for the program, including:
  
• Managing budgets and processing of invoices
• Procurement of goods and services
• Writing and submitting required reports
• Managing the CWP’s monitoring data and responding to requests for the same.
  
• Laboratory management and safety inspections.
  
• Conducting outreach and education to landowners and the public through workshops, news articles, and the CWP’s website
  
• Convening Monitoring Technical Advisory Committees as needed.
  
• Coordinating with partner agencies and organizations
  
• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications Sought 

Required:  

• Bachelor of Science in a Natural Resource field and a minimum of 3 years’ experience performing at least two of the following:

• Study design
• Data collection
• Writing technical reports
• Grant writing and management
• Working knowledge of ArcGIS software programs, with preference to those with advanced GIS experience.
  
• Computer proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications.
  
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
  
• Budget management experience 

Preferred:  

• Knowledge of R software
  
• Statistical analysis of data
  
• Working knowledge of Access database program with preference to those with advanced experience.
  
• Experience facilitating/leading meetings and committees.
  
• Experience coordinating and leading crews of staff and/or volunteers in sampling activities.
  
• Experience working in the watersheds of Curry County.
  
• Experience working with private landowners and community partners with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.
  
• Lab management experience.

People who thrive in our organization have the ability to effectively function both independently and as a member of a diverse team in a collaborative work environment, and are self-directed, organized, detail oriented and motivated to proactively spend time effectively to meet multiple, often overlapping deadlines.
 

Other Requirements

• Valid driver’s license recognized by Oregon.
  
• Access to a reliable personal vehicle for transportation to and from the office, and capable of traversing on unimproved roads and/or off road to field sites 
  

Program Overview

The CWP’s Monitoring Program exists to provide scientifically-rigorous data that (1) identifies resource concerns and establishes baseline conditions; (2) contributes to the development and justification of watershed projects (i.e. in permit applications, grant proposals, etc.); and (3) determines the effectiveness of the CWP’s projects. The roll of the Monitoring Program Coordinator, therefore, is to 1) work with CWP staff to address the data needs of CWP programs and 2) work with partners to identify and resolve data shortfalls of mutual interest. Proper study design and data analysis methods are of the utmost importance to this work; ensuring such details are in order will be a key responsibility of the Coordinator.

The Monitoring Program Coordinator position involves a multiple task and teamwork approach, requiring organized time management and individual project tracking. The position includes both office and field-based activities. The ability to flex around a work schedule involving long field days (seasonally) and/or attendance at evening meetings and occasional weekend events is essential.

• Office work will take place at the CWP offices located at 29692 Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach.
  
• Field work will occur primarily on private timber and agricultural lands throughout Curry County and southern coastal Coos County. Work will take place in all types of weather on mountainous terrain, within stream corridors, and on ranchland. The Coordinator must have the ability and willingness to conduct data collection activities in all types of weather conditions while traversing uneven terrain and wading and/or paddling kayaks or canoes in water bodies.