Job Description

Job Description and Duties

The position of Delta Senior Advisor, CEA A is an exciting opportunity to serve as a member of the Department’s Ecosystem Conservation Division, providing vision, leadership, management, assessment, and strategic planning for the design and implementation of our mission. The Delta Senior Advisor is responsible for leading Department planning and permitting efforts for the Delta Conveyance Program with the Natural Resources Agency, Department of Water Resources (DWR), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and other agencies and serves as Department management lead on various working groups addressing specific science and management issues affecting the Delta and the Departments policy. The position functions in a Senior Advisor role with statewide responsibilities which require collaboration with staff in every region, branch and division, as appropriate for specific assignments, to identify, research and develop policies and procedures and provide strategic planning support. Public contacts made in the course of this work are extremely sensitive and involve a wide variety of special interest groups. Errors in applying the best available information or communication practices may have extremely significant consequences for the public, the Department and trust resources.

Additionally, the Delta Senior Advisor:

• Implements Department policy and direction regarding fish and wildlife conservation in the Delta and Delta tributaries with Regions and Branches. Works at the executive level with other state agencies and local governments on efforts to implement the provisions of the Delta Reform Act of 2009.
• Coordinates and leads Department participation in implementation of science and restoration efforts in the Delta, including the Yolo Bypass-Cache Slough Partnership, Sacramento River Science Partnership, Winter Run Action Plan, and other similar efforts. Make presentations at meetings and conferences on the Departments implementation efforts and policy positions regarding the Delta, California Endangered Species Act compliance, planning efforts, species management, and scientific programs. Represents the Department to the media on topics of local and statewide importance.
• Develops and implements policy for science initiatives and leads Department activities associated with the Interagency Ecological Program, the Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Process for the State and Federal Water Projects, and other multiparty science initiatives in the Delta.
• Represents the Department before Boards and Commissions on issues related to Delta fish and wildlife management and water management, including emergency drought response in coordination with the State Water Resources Control Board. Serves as liaison with Delta Stewardship Council, Independent Science Board and Science Program (CDFW representative on Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee and Science Steering Committee); and Delta Conservancy.

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Working Conditions

This position is in an office environment and involves sitting most of the time, and the use of a computer and standard office equipment. Occasional travel may be required.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Special Personal Characteristics: Demonstrative capacity for assuming increasing responsibility, originality, open-mindedness, and tact, act independently and exercise good judgment, manage multiple priorities, work well under pressure and strict deadlines, make appropriate decisions and well-thought-out recommendations.

Interpersonal Skills: Establish and maintain relationships, communicate in a clear, concise, and effective manner both verbally and in writing.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Filing and SOQ Instructions

ONLINE SUBMISSION THROUGH CALCAREERS OR EMAILED APPLICATIONS ARE PREFERRED (only one or the other is necessary). If submitting your completed SOQ and examination/employment application (STD. 678) via email, send them to examsubmission@wildlife.ca.gov , and include the title of the examination and job control (JC) number in the subject line of your email. The STD. 678 is available through your CalCareer account or the internet at . Be sure to include your current email address on your application. Applications may also be mailed. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications - A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required. Failure to include the SOQ will result in an incomplete application submission. See Filing and SOQ Instructions below.

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