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/Pay reflects the July 2024 increase./ Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's mission is to help ensure that Montana's land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations. The DNRC believes employees are their most important asset. The DNRC empowers employees to exercise professional judgment in carrying out their duties. Employees are provided with the training and tools necessary to achieve the mission. Both team effort and individual employee expertise are supported and sustained. Core Values: The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s Forestry and Trust Land Division recognizes that building a collaborative, professional, and inclusive work environment is critical to fulfilling our mission of managing, protecting, and promoting stewardship of Montana’s forests and lands for the benefit of current and future generations and our trust beneficiaries. We hold ourselves to these high standards as we are accountable to the people of Montana. * We value and respect each other. * We create collaborative work environments. * We build and maintain strong relationships. * We practice accountability. * We celebrate our successes and take pride in our work. Work Unit Overview: * The mission of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC or Department) is to ensure that Montana's land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations. The Clearwater Unit represents the DNRC’s, Forestry and Trust Land Management Divisions within its assigned areas of Granite, Lewis & Clark, Missoula, and Powell counties. Specifically, the Clearwater Unit Fire Program protects the natural resources for the benefit of all Montanans through aggressive fire prevention, suppression and prescribed fire activities on approximately 670,000 acres of state, private, and federal land. A large portion of the land area is wildland residential interface which presents a complex fire management situation. *Job Overview: * This position is the Logistics/Finance/Prevention Specialist for the Clearwater Unit. The Specialist is tasked with the coordination of logistical, finance, and prevention support within the protection boundaries of the Clearwater Unit. This position requires routine communication and support to interagency partners, local officials, and the public. *Essential Functions (Major Duties or Responsibilities): These job functions are the essential duties of the position and are not all-inclusive of all the duties that may be assigned to the incumbent. * Fire Logistics and Administrative Coordination and Support * Determine needs, plan, and initiate an appropriate support organization for incidents within the Clearwater Unit. Perform a series of administrative tasks. * *Fire Finance * Perform a variety of fire finance functions to ensure the effectiveness of the Clearwater Unit Fire Program. * *Prevention * Perform a variety of Prevention functions. *Benefits: * Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays * Health, Dental, Prescription, and Vision Coverage * Retirement Plans * Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) – Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF.  Look here, https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service to learn more and see if you may qualify! Application Materials Required for this Position Are: * State of Montana Application * Resume * Cover Letter Special Information: Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States. A valid driver's license is required with less than 12 conviction points in the most recent completed 36 months. If you are interested in a complete job description please contact HR at Stacey.Gabrio@mt.gov.* Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience): * High school diploma or equivalent and experience/training in business, communications, office management, natural resources, and working with program rules, processes and procedures in fire suppression, logistics, finance, and prevention practices. Proficiency in a variety of software applications, fire management, suppression practices, and specialized coursework in wildland firefighting. *Required knowledge, skills, and abilities: The position requires knowledge of fire management and suppression practices and techniques as related to fire protection systems; jurisdiction and land ownership; the availability, capability, and limitation of resources within the unit; DNRC’s legal requirements and standard operating procedures; map-reading; geographic area and site-specific hazards related to fire suppression. Requires skill in using job-related software; written and verbal communication; and in maintaining effectiveness and control under periods of extreme stress. Equipment used: radio systems, computers (Microsoft Word, Excel), tablets or iPads, USGS topographic maps, Resource Order Status System, Weather Information Management System, the National Fire Danger Rating System; etc. This position demands a high degree of skill and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others, to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, to learn and apply program rules and processes; to read and interpret topographic and aerial maps; and to gather, research, assemble, and present information for use by others. Requires the ability to establish and maintain good rapport with program clientele and the general public. Special Requirements: Essential functions occur in both office and field settings. Field work involves exposure to varying weather conditions, terrain, and road conditions; travel in mountainous terrain by vehicle or on foot; and walking up and down hills. Wildland fire-suppression support involves exposure to smoke, dust, and related fire hazards and low-level flight in light helicopters over mountainous terrain. Overnight travel and staying onsite is required. Completion of the arduous pack test is encouraged. This position will require repetitive lifting of objects more than 45 pounds in weight to facilitate unit logistics support. Items lifted may include cubies (5-gallon drinking water cubes), 5-gallon jerry cans, water pumps and other equipment, and Cambro food pan carriers. SPECIAL INFORMATION: *Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States. A valid driver's license is required with less than 12 conviction points in the most recent completed 36 months. *ELIGIBILITY TO WORK: In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the person selected must produce within three days of hire documents that show authorization to work in the United States. Examples of such documentation include a birth certificate or Social Security card along with a driver’s license or other picture I.D., or a U.S. passport, or a "green card". *Title: *Program Officer 1 - Logistics/Finance/Prevention Specialist Location: Greenough Requisition ID: 24141670

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