Title- *Shrubsteppe Policy Lead *Classification- *Environmental Planner 5 (EP5) *Job Status- *Full-Time/Permanent *WDFW Program- *Habitat Program - Ecosystem Services Division (ESD) * Duty Station- Olympia, Washington -- Thurston County Hybrid/Telework- *This position is eligible for a partial telework schedule at the discretion of the hiring manager. *

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In this dynamic role,* you will manage the Washington Shrubsteppe Restoration and Resiliency Initiative (WSRRI), communicating and coordinating closely with the Habitat and Wildlife Program leadership on WSRRI direction, structure, strategies, and implementation.  *

*Support senior and executive management on the conservation, resilience, and restoration of shrubsteppe habitats! *

Represent the Habitat Program as the shrubsteppe policy lead and subject matter expert with federal and other state agencies, outside entities, and partners.

*You thrive on building collaboration and teamwork, *work across internal programs, with regional operations, Tribal partners, and other public agencies and stakeholders to make lasting contributions to conserve and protect native fish and wildlife.

What to Expect-

Among the varied range of responsibilities the Shrubsteppe Policy Lead will,

As the Program Manager for the Washington Shrubsteppe Restoration and Resiliency Initiative (WSRRI), manage that interagency effort in support of the WSRRI Steering Committee:

• Communicate with and coordinate, support, and facilitate the activities of the WSRRI Steering Committee and Advisory Group.
• Facilitate the development and implementation of workplans in support of implementing the 30-year WSRRI Conservation Strategy.
• Create and coordinate as appropriate a network hub for information and resource dissemination in support of WSRRI statewide.

*Promote, represent, and manage within WDFW the implementation of the WSRRI long-range plan, engaging and collaborating with other subject matter experts across WDFW Programs. *

• Represent the Habitat Program as the shrubsteppe policy lead and subject matter expert with federal and other state agencies, outside entities, and partners.
• Coordinate and help to facilitate shrubsteppe conservation work across WDFW programs.
• Coordinate with shrubsteppe data developers and providers within WDFW.

Help to garner and administer resources as assigned in support of shrubsteppe conservation and the implementation of the WSRRI long-term plan.

• Administer WDFW budgets associated with WSRRI as assigned.
• Identify and advance opportunities for securing funding through WDFW and WSRRI legislative requests,
• Identify and advance opportunities to garner federal and other non-state monies to conduct shrubsteppe conservation.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in natural resource or environmental science, natural resource or environmental planning, or public administration or public policy with an environmental emphasis, or closely related field.

AND

• At least five (5) years of professional experience in natural resource or environmental science, natural resource or environmental planning, or public administration, or environmental policy, planning, or program development.

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