Regional Conservation Education Coordinator and Partnership Specialist
Partnership Coordinator GS-0301-9/11
Pacific Northwest Regional Office—Portland, OR
The Pacific Northwest Region is seeking a dynamic, creative candidate to serve as the Regional Conservation Education Coordinator and Partnership Specialist (Partnership Coordinator) in the Office of Communications and Community Engagement.
Please respond to the following Outreach Notice: https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com?id=C9E542F03ABE45BFA371CAE54FFC54AE
The Office of Communications and Community Engagement coordinates: media relations, Congressional affairs, youth engagement, conservation education, public involvement, partnerships, volunteer and service programs, internal communications, employee engagement, brand management, graphic design, printing and audio-visuals for the Region.
Duties include:
In support and partnership with other Community Engagement team members:
- Oversees the Regional Conservation Education Program (50%).
- Supports the Regional Partnership, Volunteer, and Service Programs (50%) to ensure to deliver timely, accurate reporting, web-based outreach and networking, and grants and agreements management.
- Serves as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to the Director on conservation education, youth, and partnership topics.
- Facilitates, negotiates, and reviews partnership agreements alongside the Community Engagement team and Regional Grants and Agreements staff.
- Coordinates with other Regional staff areas, national forest counterparts, and the Washington Office to maintain communications networks and to integrate Conservation Education Program goals in support of the Forest Service mission.
- Develops and maintains relationships with key publics, partners and stakeholders.
- Publicly promotes the Conservation Education and Partnership Programs by producing marketing materials, briefing papers, web and social media content, and other information products.
Location: USFS Pacific Northwest Regional Office, Portland, Oregon
The Community
The city of Portland is located in northwestern Oregon, bordering Vancouver, Washington. The major highways intersecting the city are I-5, I-84, I-205 and US-26. The population of the City Portland exceeds 500, 000, and more than 2 million people live in the Portland metro area. Additionally, there are many large suburban communities. Portland is a full service community with various and numerous businesses, banking, restaurants, coffee shops, denominations of churches, health care and educational facilities. The downtown area is complete with an open air plaza and offers a world-class public transportation system. Commuting is easy, whether it be by public transportation system, car or bike.
Portland is one of the country’s most livable cities. It is known as the “Rose City” and world-renowned for its annual Rose Festival. Portland is recognized for its effervescent arts community and for the dozens of urban parks and green spaces. The city is divided between the east and the west by the Willamette River, and divided from the state of Washington by the Columbia River. Within a few minutes’ drive of metropolitan downtown Portland are farms and orchards, kayak-friendly waterways, wildlife preserves and the foothills of Mount Hood. The breath-taking Oregon Coast is less than two hours away. Portland is the main hub for various outdoor activities including biking, running, boating, camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, mountaineering, river rafting, water and snow skiing, wind and kite sailing and much more. Portland’s professional sports teams include the Trail Blazer basketball team, the Thorns women’s soccer team, and the Timbers men’s soccer team.
For more information about Portland, Oregon, visit the following websites:
www.travelportland.com/visitors/
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