District Manager: Oregon

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Agency

Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District

Location

2200 SW 2nd Street, McMinnville, OR 97128

Job Category

Full time Positions

Salary

$70,000-$80,000

Last Date to Apply

05/15/2022

Website

https://yamhillswcd.org/

Description

Introduction The Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District (District) is a special district organized under Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 568 and authorized to implement a broad range of conservation services and programs. The District’s mission is to conserve, restore, and protect Yamhill County’s natural resources by providing technical, financial, and educational assistance to citizens, landowners, and businesses. The District works with agricultural landowners and producers, forest landowners and operators, individual residents, and federal, state, local and private conservation partners to deliver services, provide assistance, and promote voluntary adoption of land management practices. General Overview (See Position Description for complete information) This position is for a District Manager with the Yamhill Soil & Water Conservation District (District). It is a full-time, at-will position, exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The District Manager provides leadership and oversees day-to-day operations relating to personnel, policy, annual planning, finances, outreach and education, and other related programs and services. The District Manager position is responsible for a broad range of responsibilities and program areas, requiring familiarity with various state and federal laws, such as district operations, employment, Oregon Local Budget Law, Oregon Public Records and Meetings Law, public contracting, and intergovernmental cooperation. The District Manager is supervised by, and works closely with the Executive Director, and interacts regularly with the District’s Board of Directors (Board). This position supervises a staff of six people. The position represents the District in communications and relationships with landowners and operators, agricultural, natural resource, and environmental organizations, and public and private organizations. The District is a non-regulatory entity. It promotes and implements voluntary, incentive-based approaches to advance conservation work. The District Manager works with staff, conservation partners, and the Board to ensure adequate technical, financial, and educational resources are available to implement priority conservation needs relating to water quality improvement, wildlife habitat, water conservation, soil health, and other priority natural resource issues. The position works on-site at the District headquarters at 2200 SW 2nd Street, McMinnville Oregon, within the U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Center. Other Information: Please refer to the Position Description for details and information regarding: • Position Responsibilities and Duties and Qualifications • Supervision (Received and Exercised) • Work Conditions and Physical Demands • Equal Employment Opportunity Application Requirements Qualified applicants are required to submit: 1. A cover letter describing interest, skills, and experience relating to the position. The cover letter is intended to review your writing ability. (required) 2. Completed District Application Form (available on the District’s website) 3. A resume that depicts your qualifications relating to the position 4. Contact information of three references (not related to you). These may be listed on your application or resume.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s Degree with major course work in Business, Agriculture, Natural Resources, or related field, and minimum five years of experience working in similar role/responsibilities, or ten years of comparable experience managing a natural resource organization, agency, or business; 2. Demonstrated proficiency and experience in: a) Managing and supervising personnel b) Managing projects c) Creating and managing budgets d) Writing work plans, policy and procedures e) Managing multiple tasks and priorities and meeting deadlines f) Analyzing and solving problems in a timely manner 3. Excellent communications skills 4. Well-developed writing skills relating to policy, grants, contracts, proposals and related documents 5. Motivated, self-starter, with a desire to make a long-term impact 6. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint, with working knowledge of QuickBooks

Contact Person

Trudy Hylemon, Cascade Employers Association

Contact eMail

[email protected]

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