Closes: Monday, May 28, 2012
Job Code: ODF12-0075
Salary: $4,740.00 – $6,992.00 Monthly
The Oregon Department of Forestry is looking for highly qualified candidates to serve as the Director of the Tillamook Forest Center. If hired, you will become part of the Agency’s Leadership Team.
The Tillamook Forest Center is a visitor education facility located on Wilson River Highway 6 in the Oregon Coast Range, about an hour’s drive west of downtown Portland and 30 minutes east of Tillamook…
The Tillamook Forest Center is dedicated to helping visitors better understand and appreciate the forest, its management, and issues surrounding its management, thereby building understanding, acceptance, and support for the Tillamook State Forest and Department of Forestry’s stewardship of its forest resources…
The Center Director is the primary leadership position for the Tillamook Forest Center, responsible for the overall operation of the center and its programs and facilities. The position provides direction on scheduling, strategic planning and budget development, marketing and outreach, program evaluation, and community / constituency involvement and outreach. The position serves as a resource and member of the team that interacts with center visitors. The position is directly responsible for supervision of four full-time and six seasonal positions. Some of these positions are supervised via lead-work arrangements with subordinates.
The Director sets the tone and atmosphere for center operations, determines the scope and quality standards for overall visitor experiences, and determines the most efficient use of agency resources associated with the center. Decisions made by the Director will affect the overall effectiveness of communications with the target audiences of ODF, the Tillamook State Forest, and the Tillamook Forest Center.
Complete job description and application instructions available at:
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/oregon/default.cfm?clearsearch=1&promotionaljobs=0&transfer=0
For specific questions regarding this position, please contact Andy White, Northwest Oregon Area Director, at (503)-359-7496.