LTNP Natural Resource Specialist 1 (PCN 10-N22012)

The Department of Natural Resources Division of Mining Land & Wateris recruiting for a Natural Resource Specialist 1 in Anchorage.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check ourresidency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:

Join our team at the Division of Mining Land & Water (DMLW) for an exciting opportunity to be part of the Contract Initiation and Revenue Recovery Section (CIRR) backlog reduction project. This role offers broad exposure to our divisions work and is a great opportunity to grow within the Department of Natural Resources. You will be involved in scanning auditing and archiving various DMLW case files including permits easements and leases across the three regional land offices while contributing to the development of our proprietary content management system.

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is dedicated to developing conserving and maximizing the use of Alaskas natural resources in a manner consistent with the public interest. Our mission at the Division of Mining Land & Water (DMLW) is to responsibly manage Alaskas state-owned land and water to ensure their appropriate use while maximizing their utilization in line with the public interest. As part of the Contract Initiation and Revenue Recovery Section (CIRR) our role is to support DNR and DMLW in their missions by overseeing the maintenance of state authorizations and ensuring monetary compliance in accordance with the public interest.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

When you join us youll be part of a dynamic diverse team that values learning and growth. This role offers the chance to work alongside experienced natural resource professionals and gain hands-on experience with various programs within DMLW. Youll have ample opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge needed to advance your career.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is located in Anchorage on the 6th floor of the Robert B. Atwood building. Most work will be performed in the office interacting with physical case files. However we offer situational teleworking opportunities to all our staff. The daily work environment for CIRR is collaborative supportive and team-oriented. Our team consists of diverse and passionate individuals making CIRR a fun and rewarding workplace that provides numerous opportunities to learn new skills and knowledge as well as to develop strong bonds with colleagues.

We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.

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Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.Please ensure your application(through work history volunteer experience (duties summary) training education licenses certifications etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge skills abilities and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge skills abilities (KSAs) tasks and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are only used as parameters and guidelines. A competencys description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA task and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options for how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical systematic sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on ones knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.
• Reading: Understands and interprets written material including technical material rules regulations instructions reports charts graphs or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
• Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar punctuation and spelling; communicates information (for example facts ideas or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience.

equivalent to those typically gained by:

Education from an accredited college and/or experience in natural resource management.

Definitions:

Competencies means a combination of interrelated knowledge skills abilities and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

Qualified means is assessed to credibly possess the competencies needed to learn the job in a reasonable period.

Training and education in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom on-line self-study and on-the-job) from accredited and unaccredited sources and long duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

Typically gained by means the prevalent usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

Special Note:

For purposes of the minimum qualifications natural resource management is defined as the management of the land water mineral forest oil gas agricultural archaeological natural and cultural history park and related surface and subsurface resources. Experience or education in natural resource management means involvement in the above resources exclusively. Those with experience or education in managing these resources may specialize in different management functions (for example planning regulation research or title). All of this experience is applicable to the natural resource management definition. Some positions may require education in a particular area of natural resource management or specific technical knowledge and training gained through specialized education or progressively greater responsibilities at the lower levels of the series.

** Please read the information below carefully. **

At the time of the interviewplease ensure that you provide the following materials. Failure to do so may result in loss of consideration. Required documents include:

Application Notice

How to Apply webpage. Your application must be received by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.

Supplemental Questions

For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicants competence in applying specific behaviors knowledge skills and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery Fluency Literacy and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

Education

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications you must fill out the Education section of the application. If you have not yet obtained a degree please indicate the units you have completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education

Education completed at foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If using this education to meet minimum qualification requirements you must demonstrate that the credentials have been submitted to a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in standard U.S. education programs. Alternatively an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution must report that the other institutions transcript is given full value or that full value is recognized in relevant subject areas aligned with the post-secondary institutions curricula. It is your responsibility to provide this evidence when applying.

Work Experience

If using work experience not already documented in your application also provide the employers name job title employment dates and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine whether the responses are supported and whether the minimum qualifications are met. If they are not the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.

Note: Attaching a resume does not substitute for completing the application in full. Noting see resume or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

Bargaining Unit

If you are acurrent state employee please indicate the union to which you belong at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.

Please ensure your application (through work history training education licenses certifications etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

EEO STATEMENT
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For specific information about this position please get in touch with the hiring manager at the following:

Tony Adams

Natural Resource Manager 1

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