The Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP), established through Senate Bill 246, is charged with developing a cohesive and holistic response to the impacts of climate change by coordinating state and local adaptation efforts. Through the enabling legislation, ICARP is centrally focused on efforts that advance climate equity and support integrated climate strategies, or those strategies that benefit both greenhouse gas reductions and adaptation. ICARP currently leads grant program efforts including Adaptation Planning, Regional Resilience and Extreme Heat and Community Resilience. This role supports technical assistance, policy development, programs and activities related to these grant programs and policy projects including SB 306 the Extreme Heat Action Plan.
Under the general direction of the ICARP Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Grant Program Manager, the Associate Resilience and Adaptation Planner will support implementation of the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Grant Program and the Extreme Heat Action Plan (SB 306), as part of OPR’s Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP). This position is a member of the ICARP Team, which works to integrate climate change into planning and investment decisions through the development of statewide plans, decision-support tools, actionable climate science, guidance, technical assistance, and grant programs while also advancing racial and social equity within state funding programs and programs related to climate change.
The Associate Planner will support planning, investment and coordination around climate resilience and adaptation. This position is a member of the OPR Climate Team, which works to integrate climate change into planning and investment decisions through the development of decision-support tools, actionable climate science, guidance, technical assistance, and grant programs.
This is a professional classification that requires the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines; exercise initiative; independence of action; demonstrate tact and good judgement; communicate effectively both written and orally; balance multiple projects and execute effectively in a collaborative work environment; and develop and maintain cooperative working relationships.
The incumbent is required to have proven communication and grant management skills. Some scientific understanding of climate change is preferred, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, climate and environmental policies, and other technical topics relevant to climate change policy. The incumbent must be open-minded, detail oriented, and passionate about advancing racial and social equity within state policy development, grant making and planning efforts
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Working Conditions
Persons appointed to this position must be reasonably expected to exert up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects with or without reasonable accommodation.. Involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Occasional/overnight travel up to 15% may be required. This position may be eligible to participate in hybrid telework schedule. Participation in Telework is subject to LCI guidelines.