Natural Resources Forestry Program Coordinator-Utilization & Marketing

Job Summary:

MN DNR—Division of Forestry seeks to fill a Forestry Products Utilization & Marketing Program Coordinator, which will be located in one of the following work locations: Grand Rapids, Bemidji, or Willow River, MN. 

Job Responsibilities:

This position exists to administer the Division of Forestry’s Utilization and Marketing Program on a statewide level. Primary responsibilities include developing and implementing program goals; establishing work and spending plans; recommending program policies; participating in statewide program planning efforts; coordinating program activities with other agencies and businesses; providing strategic and operational input for planning and implementation of a comprehensive survey system; and delivering educational and informational programs and materials to employees and the general public.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Forest Science/Management (or a closely related field of academic study) from a university program accredited by the Society of American Foresters, or comparable accrediting institution, or current Society of American Foresters Certified Forester status.
• Two years advanced level professional experience equivalent to the NR Forestry Specialist SENIOR class; plan lead staff, assign work, monitor accomplishments, administer budget, administer and implement programs, consult, interact with other resource disciplines and train and educate; OR three years intermediate level professional experience equivalent to the NR Forestry Specialist, Intermediate class.
• Knowledge of economics, wood use, marketing, business management and entrepreneurial process.
• Knowledge of wood products economic development, wood energy, marketing of wood products, wood industry processing and connection of forest management need with market opportunity.
• Ability to understand wood products from the structure of wood to knowledge of wood processing technology.
• Ability to administer programs is sufficient to properly manage staff, budget and equipment resources; and to direct activities.
• Ability to train and teach sufficiently to convey information in classrooms, field demonstrations, seminars, and workshops to DNR staff as well as partnering resource managers.
• Human relations skills are sufficient to direct foresters and lead personnel working in programs, build and lead successful teams, and negotiate successful resolution to complex issues.
• Communication skills sufficient to communicate complex concepts and principals to other resource professions and the public and make effective presentations to a wide variety of audiences by identifying their level of understanding and evoking a positive response.
• Leadership skills sufficient to build and manage teams, motivate people and obtain program commitment from division personnel and other forest managers.
• Ability to manage a large scale, statewide program with a large budget.

 Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science degree in Forest Products Utilization and Marketing or related field
• Technical background in forest products, industrial technology and business management
• Experience providing or guiding cooperative work planning, cooperative projects and information exchange and advice.
• Knowledge of Department and Division policy, procedure and operating guidelines; State of Minnesota statutes pertaining to natural resources management.
• Successful completion of a Leadership Development Program.
• Project management experience.
• Lead work experience.
• Broad range of experience with all programs administered by the Division of Forestry statewide with an emphasis on the major field operations programs: 1) Cooperative Forest Management; 2) Resource Protection with an emphasis on fire suppression and management; 3) Forest Resource Information and Analysis with an emphasis on FIM; and 4) State Land Management.