• Assist the Action Agenda team, agency programs and external partners (tribal, state, federal, local, NGO and business) on major planning and policy initiatives by providing meeting design and support; performing data oversight and management; supporting the review and prioritization of over 800 Near Term Actions; tracking, evaluating, and incorporating board, staff, partner, and public feedback; and writing and revising the Action Agenda.
• Draft substantive, technical, and subject specific content for updates to the full Action Agenda including both the Implementation and Comprehensive Plan components.
• Assist senior Environmental Planners with engaging staff and partners to capture feedback and incorporate that content into the Action Agenda by designing effective meetings.
• Track and evaluate proposed comments and amendments to the Action Agenda during the public comment period.  This may include coordinating public comment periods, agency, and partner responses to public comments, and adapting the Action Agenda as needed.
• Draft and revise the Action Agenda document. Edit with information and data generated from public comment period.
• Coordinate with the communications team to ensure that announcements, status changes and program updates are reflected on the agency website.
• Assist the Action Agenda team with project management needs by developing and updating project management spreadsheets and maintaining a schedule of deliverables and deadlines.
• Work with the Science Team to ensure that reporting, monitoring and effectiveness evaluations being worked on by that team are incorporated into subsequent Action Agenda planning process by coordinating and networking with the Science and Evaluation staff.
• Provide support for the Action Agenda, Implementation Strategies, and Climate Change lines of work at the agency including scheduling and organizing meetings, preparing materials for internal and external meetings (including executive board meetings), taking meeting notes, developing and distributing meeting summaries, and ensuring that follow up tasks are completed.
• Assist senior Environmental Planners with improving Action Agenda. Support work related to adaptively managing our framework for recovery, including strategic planning that comprehensively addresses and reflects cross-cutting issues, Near Term Actions (NTAs), and ongoing work that constitute the bulk of regional recovery efforts.
• Provide high level support as part of the environmental planning team for the roll-out and coordination of Near Term Action (NTA) development and review processes; including coordinating review teams and review packages, providing logistical support for workshops and meetings; and performing data entry and ensuring work complies with quality assurance requirements.
• Assess and provide recommendations on available data management tools such as Excel, Access, SmartSheet, and/or Caspio, and/or collaborate on the development process of new tools, in order to efficiently collect, analyze and recall data from over 800 NTA submittals.
• Participate in internal meetings and workgroups related to the Action Agenda and associated planning activities. Workgroups consist of both internal programs and a wide range of external partners.
• Create partner engagement proposals for updates to the 2022 Action Agenda, including planning and supporting meetings and workshops for a wide range of partners and stakeholders including Puget Sound Partnership boards, tribes, Local Integrating Organization, and other partners.  Provide recommendations to senior management.

• A Bachelor’s degree in environmental management, natural resources, public policy, planning, public administration or related field;
• Two (2) years of related professional experience in environmental management, natural resources, public policy, planning, public administration or related field (public sector experience preferred);
• Experience supporting, administering, and/or designing multi-stakeholder processes;
• Experience in strategic planning and implementation, particularly in the natural resource or environmental sectors;
• A work history demonstrating progressive levels of responsibility; and
• Basic knowledge of the issues in which the Puget Sound Partnership is involved.

Experience may substitute for education

PREFERRED:

• Three (3) or more years of related professional experience, including some relevant professional experience working at various levels of government.  Experience with treaty tribes is especially helpful;
• Experience in facilitating complex, multi-stakeholder processes;
• Experience in a complex, public sector work environment, including science-policy decision making; and
• Experience participating in the development or implementation of an Action Agenda, salmon recovery plan, local Ecosystem Recovery Plan, or Implementation Strategy.

The preferred candidate will also demonstrate following competencies:

• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding or the unique needs of different audiences.
• Plans and Aligns: Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Project Management; Ability to articulate project objectives orally and/or via written charter, to ensure that objectives are met and deliverables meet scope, schedule, and budget requirements.  Proficiency in defining, prioritizing, tracking, implementing, measuring, communicating, and completing a large number of complex and often interdependent tasks.

• A letter of interest, describing why you want to work at the Partnership and how your skills and experience have prepared you for this specific position.  Generic letters of interest are not acceptable.
• A current resume, detailing experience and education.
• A list of at least three (3) relevant professional references with current telephone numbers.

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Should you have any questions regarding this position or the online application, contact Angie Anderson at (360) 407-8074 or jobs@des.wa.gov.

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