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Watershed Resilience Manager
Job Description
Operating Title
Watershed Resilience ManagerLong Classification Title
Project Director IICampus Location
DurhamDepartment
UNH Marine Sciences and Ocean EngineeringSummary of Position
The Manager of the PREP Watershed Resilience Program (hereafter, “Manager”) has two explicit and overlapping functions: 1) Piscataqua Watershed Resilience: provide strategic coordination and implementation support to increase the resilience of the Piscataqua Watershed; and 2) implementation of the Great Bay Adapts Technical Assistance Program (GB Adapts). Each function is described below.
Piscataqua Watershed Resilience (60% of position)
Piscataqua Watershed Resilience (60% of position)
There is currently an unprecedented opportunity to increase resources and effective collaboration for increasing watershed resilience. While many partners are currently engaged in this endeavor, there is additional need for strategic assessments of gaps and opportunities during this very dynamic time. Therefore, a component of the Manager’s job will be to compare highest priority activities to those activities that are taking place and, where discrepancies exist, strategize and help support implementation of gap-filling solutions.
Great Bay Adapts (40% of position)
The Great Bay Adapts initiative is part of a larger effort called Great Bay 2030, an effort to leverage philanthropic funding from the NH Charitable Foundation with the goal to advance a five-year vision for investment and action to protect the Great Bay Estuary. The Steering Committee identified five focal areas where collective attention, effective partnerships, and investment in the coming years is needed to achieve the vision and goals of Great Bay 2030. These focal areas are: Foster a Culture of Stewardship, Restore Critical Habitats, Enhance Water Quality and Quantity, Adapt to Climate Change, and Protect Priority Lands.
The Manager will lead the Adapts initiative, in partnership with a facilitator and Advisory Team, to support inland coastal watershed communities in taking transformative action towards a more equitable, regenerative, and resilient future in the face of a changing climate.
Acceptable minimum level of education
Master'sAcceptable minimum years of experience
3-5 yearsAdditional Job Information
Candidates should be prepared to provide the following:
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
- Contact information for three professional references.
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
- Contact information for three professional references.
Posting Number
PS4034FY23Other minimum qualifications
- Ability to design and conduct participatory processes.
- High degree of self-motivation, initiative, and ability to work with diverse constituencies.
- Facility with natural resource management issues and climate change.
- Strong understanding and experience in state and federal funding processes.
- Willingness to travel as required in project area.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Academic degree in natural resource management or related field, and/or experience in natural resource management in the Piscataqua Region.
- Familiarity with municipal environmental issues.
Salary Information
Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.
Quicklink for Posting
https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/55873Percent Time Information (FTE)
1.00Grade
21EEO Statement
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Institution Information
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide
Posting Date
05/23/2023Open Until Filled
YesPosting Open to Internal Candidates Only?
NoInterested Internal Candidates Exist?
NoJob Category
Salaried Staff (Exempt)Appointment Type
Grant FundedDrivers License and Physical Requirements. Please check all items that apply.
None applicableDuty/Responsibility
Piscataqua Watershed Resilience (PRW): Track/develop strategic assessments against past, current, and upcoming initiatives targeted at highest priority activities as identified by partners
Duty/Responsibility
PRW: Research, identify, and disseminate information related to available federal, state, private, and other funding opportunities to advance local resilience, climate adaptation, water quality, and natural resource protection projects in communities.
Duty/Responsibility
PRW: Identify and connect communities with opportunities to develop collaborative proposals and leverage resources to achieve common outcomes .
Duty/Responsibility
PRW: Assist communities with preparing and submitting proposals and applications for funding and fulfilling grant management and reporting requirements.
Duty/Responsibility
PRW: Document and share funding and project success stories.
Duty/Responsibility
Great Bay Adapts (GBA): Grow existing and foster new relationships with Great Bay Watershed communities and assess their concerns and needs related to climate change impacts .
Duty/Responsibility
GBA: Convene a workgroup of key decision-makers in the Great Bay Watershed to identify shared priorities, build knowledge of climate impacts, identify climate challenges communities cannot address on their own, and define technical assistance needs
Duty/Responsibility
GBA: Synthesize findings from the workgroup into a series of community-driven, actionable recommendations for the design and implementation of the Great Bay Adapts Technical Assistance Program.
Duty/Responsibility
GBA: Implement and administer funding through the Great Bay Adapts Technical Assistance Program, co-designed during the first year of the position.
Duty/Responsibility
GBA: Work collaboratively with CAW to prepare and submit Great Bay 2030 project proposals for evaluation by the Steering Committee and consideration by the NH Charitable Foundation.
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