Adult Education and Outreach Strategist

Adult Education and Outreach Strategist, Management Analyst 5 (MA5)
Full-time, Non-permanent, Represented position
Anticipated 12-month Non-permanent employment: July 2024-June 2025
Work Hours and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered
Salary: $6,046.00 – $8,133.00 Monthly 

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Responsibilities:

Develop, Evaluate, and Track Implementation of Adult Education & Outreach Strategic Plan

• Catalog Current Trends and Practices for Adult Education and Outreach
• Identify Gaps and Make Recommendations for Adult Education and Outreach
• Develop the Adult Education and Outreach Strategic Plan
• Evaluate, track, and report Strategic Plan Implementation Successes and Challenges

Lead Agency Coordination Around Adult Education & Outreach Efforts and Initiatives 

• Develop Workforce Development Workgroup(s) to foster collaboration with educational institutions, state agencies, community organizations, and industry groups to broaden the reach and impact of DNR’s workforce development initiatives.
• Develop Adult Education and Outreach communications and engagement to build industry and agency awareness to support initiatives designed to create onramps to careers in wildland firefighting, natural resources, and forestry for communities of color, Indigenous Peoples, LGBTQIA+ communities, women, and other historically underserved communities in the outdoor space.
• Develop an Adult Education and Outreach Network in support of DNR workforce development initiatives.

Identify Strategic Investments in Adult Education & Outreach

• Identify career pathway programs focused on increasing tribal representation. 
• Work with program leaders to create partnerships with corps programs and other entities to implement single-identity affinity crews and internships.
• Support existing Corps programs and explore opportunities to expand programs and provide on-ramps into DNR jobs.
• Integrate workforce development goals and initiatives with DNR’s Environmental Justice, DEIB, and PEAR work.
• Support pilot programs and initiatives that foster new opportunities to provide industry-recognized certifications and meet educational eligibility requirements for positions.
• Identify fellowship programs that are aligned with adult education & workforce development strategic priorities and coordinate placement, support, and career mentorship for fellow participants and their hiring managers.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in HR, Organizational Development, Training, Leadership Development, Behavioral Science, Social Science, Education, Public Administration, Environmental Justice, Career Counseling, Adult Education, and other related fields;
  OR equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Experience in implementing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging; Pro-Equity Anti-Racism; or Environmental Justice focused Initiatives.
• Experience working collaboratively with employees, managers, and supervisors; creating and maintaining relationships, and building trust and rapport with others.
• Knowledge and experience with statistics and qualitative methods to build data models and datasets for analysis.
• Experience working with agency leadership to establish programs that contribute to agency-wide workforce development goals.
• Experience working with industry leaders and other state agencies, ensuring compliance with legal and legislative mandates, assessing employee and external partner feedback, and consulting with agency leadership.
• An established record of being a PEAR (Pro- Equity, Anti-Racism), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging (DEIB), and Environmental Justice (EJ) change agent.