This is a full-time position with an initial salary of $18.00/hr. Applications due November 7, 2018

BACKGROUND

The MidCoast Watersheds Council (Council) is an Oregon non-profit 501(c)3 organization based in Newport, Oregon. The Council is dedicated to improving the health of streams and watersheds of Oregon’s central coast so they produce clean water, rebuild healthy salmon populations, and support a healthy ecosystem and economy. It works in an area of nearly one million acres, including all streams draining from the crest of the Coast Range to the Pacific, from the Salmon River to Cape Creek at Heceta Head. The Council is governed by a diverse Board of Directors, seeks consensus on issues, and builds partnerships to get things done in a non-regulatory, cooperative manner. In order to accomplish our restoration and conservation goals, we work “on the ground” with local landowners, state, federal and tribal agencies and non-governmental partners. The council also works to increase understanding about issues facing our watersheds, and has engaged in policy work to try to address issues at a more systemic level. The Council receives a majority of its funds from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to help implement work that meets the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds and raises matching funds for these projects and its other work from agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and groups such as The Wetlands Conservancy and other partners.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY

The Restoration Program Assistant (Assistant)’s role is to assist the Watershed Restoration Specialist (WRS) in advancing watershed health and public understanding of that work. The Assistant works out of the Council’s Newport office and will work under the guidance of the WRS to perform administrative, outreach, and restoration project development, management and monitoring tasks.

More specifically the Assistant is responsible for performing, with guidance, the duties and responsibilities noted below:

HOW TO APPLY Before 5pm November 7, 2018:

PLEASE send the following documents as a single pdf to the email: Evan@midcoastwatershedscouncil.org

  • A letter of no more than three pages describing how your academic, work or life experiences have prepared you to successfully accomplish the work duties shown below
  • a resume of no more than two pages
  • the names, titles and contact information (with phone numbers) of three references

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES:

  • Maintenance of Council’s website, email lists and social media outreach
  • Distribution of meeting notices for community, tech team and other council meetings
  • Arrange for/coordinate with speakers for Council meetings, coordinating venue logistics, supplies, etc.
  • Keep contact lists updated
  • Work with WRS and Fiscal Manager to maintain project files
  • Check mail daily, scan and send invoices/bills to Fiscal Manager, complete payroll, print checks and coordinate signature collection (biweekly)
  • Maintain office presence to answer phone calls and questions from the public

LANDOWNER AND PARTNER OUTREACH DUTIES:

  • Early in employment, meet with existing Council partners, collaborators, funders to introduce yourself, identify those group’s priorities and work, and opportunities for partnerships and alliances.
  • Assist in quarterly meetings in the Siletz basin, to share information on limiting factors, watershed conditions and other topics of interest, and seek out interested landowners.
  • Work closely with our partner organizations including the Salmon Drift Creek Watershed Council and the Alsea watershed council; look for opportunities for collaboration on projects in these basins.
  • Involve and engage basin group participants in volunteer work on projects, in field tours, and other events.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE DUTIES:

  • Do landowner and collaborator outreach and communication
  • Identify funding opportunities for restoration or outreach work
  • Write grant applications to maintain and increase Assistant’s position and salary in subsequent years.
  • Manage projects and do monitoring and project reporting work.
  • Provide short written reports of activities to WRS
  • Attend the Technical Team and Council Board of Directors and provide short oral reports as requested by WRS.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

The Assistant works under the guidance and direction of the WRS for all work tasks except that work tasks associated with administrative, payroll requirements, invoicing and billing, and other fiscal aspects of grant management are under the guidance of the Council’s Fiscal Manager. There is a 6-month probationary period, with a formal review at the end of the 6 months. A raise, if appropriate, will be considered at this point.

JOB CONDITIONS AND BENEFITS:

Work is required to be performed both in an office environment and in a variety of outdoor field conditions. It involves periodic travel to meetings and trainings, some evening and weekend meetings. A physical capability is required to handle a high level of mobility demands and strenuous field activities, as well as the ability to walk long distances across sloped, uneven terrain, sometimes in inclement weather. The Assistant must use a personal vehicle for work; mileage from the office to the field is reimbursed by the Council. In addition to paid legal holidays, workers compensation, and unemployment insurance, the Council will provide annual leave and personal/sick leave. Health insurance may be provided to the employee after 6 months.

411 NE Avery St., Newport OR 97365 • 541-265-9195 • www.midcoastwatersheds.org