This position is part of a collaborative effort among the Baker County, Tri-County Cooperative Weed Management Area, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), US Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Powder Basin Watershed Council (PBWC), and private landowners to promote working land conservation and restore sage-grouse habitat and populations in Baker County. This position facilitates the Baker Sage-Grouse Local Implementation Team (LIT) and Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) Focused Investment Partnership (FIP) grant. The position serves as a liaison between federal, state, and local governments and stakeholders, including landowner and landowner groups, in matters regarding conservation of sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystems at the local scale.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/PRINCIPAL DUTIES

(Duties assigned to this classification include, but are not limited to the following examples.)

• Foster collaboration and strong working relationship among federal and state natural
  resource agencies, counties, landowners, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and
  related partners. Coordinate with core partners to identify issues of concern and threats
  to sage-grouse, rangeland health, and working ranch lands in FIP/LIT PlanningArea.
• Implement, update and maintain the Baker Priority Area of Conservation (PAC)
  Comprehensive Threat Reduction Plan and FIP Strategic Action Plan and advance on-the-ground project work in connection with these plans.
• Conduct semi-annual and annual planning sessions with LIT partners to assess progress
  towards implementation of the Baker Comprehensive Threat Reduction Plan and FIP
  Strategic Action Plan and adaptively manage priorities and targets; maintain and update
  work plans associated with the Threat Reduction Plan.
• Develop quarterly progress reports and participate in quarterly progress report meetings
  with supervisory partners and Executive Committee. Report LIT/FIP accomplishments to
  local and statewide stakeholders. Provide required reporting and periodic updates to
  funding partners.
• Convene Baker Sage-Grouse Local Implementation Team (LIT) meetings and sub-committees (including project site visits) as needed to engage partners in special issue
  discussions, decision-making, and funds solicitation. Develop meeting agendas and notes
  and arrange all meeting logistics. Facilitate LIT meetings to ensure maximum
  participation from all partners. Maintain and distribute meeting notes/documentation and
  action items.
• Conduct regular outreach and coordinate education workshops and information for
  livestock producers, private landowners, LIT partners, and the general public.
• Implement Communication Plan to highlight the work that is being done by the LIT via
  various media sources. Develop and implement communications strategies and tools to
  recruit landowner participation and build interest in the LIT/FIP to include but not limited
  to media releases, social media, web presence and participation in community meetings.
• Compile, maintain, and distribute geospatial information (GIS) files with relevant data to
  plan and implement sage-grouse conservation in Baker County. Manage the LIT’s
  restoration treatment database using ArcGIS.
• Oversee FIP application solicitation process including notification of solicitation
  opportunity and deadlines, convening Baker Focus Investment Partnership (FIP) meetings
  and sub-committees to rank and select FIP applications, and coordinating with OWEB to
  ensure FIP participation in OWEB Technical Review Team (TRT) meetings relevant to
  applications.
• Develop funding proposals to implement activities and priorities identified in the LIT
  Comprehensive Threat Reduction Plan and FIP Work Plan and sustain the partnership’s
  structure and function over time.
• Attend trainings, conferences, seminars, statewide meetings, etc. at the recommendation
  of the LIT Executive Committee in order to stay current on new practices, laws, programs,
  and other items of interest that may be beneficial to the department.
• If applicable, supervise assigned seasonal support staff; coordinate and review work;
  ensure work is in compliance with appropriate guidelines.
• Ensure FIP grant compliance including financial reporting, budgeting, reporting,
  reimbursement requests and other requirements as requested.