Natural Resource Specialist 1 - Ltnp (Pcn 10-N22015)

What You Will Be Doing

The Division of Mining, Land & Water (DMLW) is recruiting highly motivated individuals for the Contract Initiation and Revenue Recovery Section (CIRR) backlog reduction project. This is a unique opportunity for growth within the Division, offering opportunities to audit permits, easements, and leases with all three regional land offices and help develop new programs. This position also assists contract adjudicators, which includes land sales contract initiation, execution, termination, assignments, amendments, scrivener's error, bankruptcies, and estate issues that arise on contracts.

Mission and Culture

The DNR mission is to "develop, conserve and maximize the use of Alaska's natural resources consistent with the public interest." The DMLW's mission is to "provide for the appropriate use and management of Alaska's state-owned land and water, aiming toward maximum use consistent with the public interest." CIRR's role is to support DNR and DMLW's missions by ensuring contract maintenance of state authorizations and ensuring monetary compliance consistent with the public interest.

Core Responsibilities

This position primarily assists with the Division's backlog reduction project. Core responsibilities include scanning and auditing regional land office casefiles, such as permits, leases, and easements, and creating/managing electronic case records by utilizing various content management systems. Additionally, incumbents will have the opportunity to perform land research, analyze information/data, and apply statutes and regulations.

Benefits of Joining Our Team

You will be joining a dynamic team of diverse individuals. This is also an opportunity to learn new programs within DMLW alongside natural resource professionals with opportunities to develop the experience necessary for advancement.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

While the CIRR team is primarily located in Anchorage, this position will be our section's representative in the Juneau office. Most work will be performed in the office, interacting with physical casefiles.

We also offer teleworking opportunities to all our staff. However, the daily work environment for CIRR is collaborative, supportive, and team oriented. As a passionate group of diverse personalities, CIRR is a fun and rewarding workplace, allowing for many opportunities to learn new skills/knowledge and build strong bonds with coworkers.

To be successful in this position, a candidate will need the following core competencies:

• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and exercise sound judgment under general supervision.

• Successfully manage multiple tasks, identify and analyze problems, source and research information, recommend appropriate actions, and achieve deadlines.

• Data entry experience and scanning experience.

If this sounds like your skill set, please apply.

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 one's 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.

NOTE: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY

THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY

This recruitment is open to Alaska Residents only. Applicants must meet Alaska Residency Requirements to be considered for employment at this time.

If selected for an interview, the applicant must provide the following:

• A list of three (3) professional references with current contact information, one (1) of which must be from a former or current supervisor.
• A copy of any documents necessary to show proof of meeting this position's minimum qualifications. This includes a copy of your college transcripts if you are using education to meet the position's minimum qualifications.

Application Notice

You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or a hardcopy application.  Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" page.

Your application must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.

Supplemental Questions

This recruitment utilizes a supplemental questionnaire as part of the application process. These questions may be a mix of written, yes/no, multiple-choice, and select-all-that-apply questions.

The answers you provide to the questions will allow you to tell us about your experience and/or education. Responses will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process; please be as thorough and accurate as you can.

A cover letter is NOT required for this position. Your complete application, including supplemental questions, will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

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 obtained a degree, please indicate the units completed.

Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of the interview.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Work Experience

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

Note: Attaching a resume is not an alternative to filling out the application entirely. 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 a current state employee, please mark the union you are a member of at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.

EEO Statement

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or 465-4095 in Juneau or (907) 465-3412 (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P. O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.Workplace Alaska Application Questions & Assistance

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

Name: Tony Adams

Title: Natural Resource Manager

Email: tony.adams@alaska.gov