Grants Manager

A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ ) is required . Please see below for SOQ instructions. Failure to include the SOQ will result in an incomplete application submission. The Statement of Qualifications should be no more than two pages in length, size 12 point Arial font, and must answer the following questions in the order listed. 1. Describe your experience evaluating environmental impacts related to cannabis activities and communicating cannabis regulations and permitting. 2. Describe your experience coordinating and managing complex environmental projects, including contracts and/or grants, with budgets, timelines, and deliverables. 3. Describe your experience tracking conservation measures at the project and landscape levels using biological and environmental criteria. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting. 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 Skills: Ability to utilize Microsoft products (e.g., Teams, Sharepoint, OneDrive, Planner, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) at an intermediate to advanced level for record keeping, grant tracking, correspondence, document sharing, and presentations. Ability to utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and use spatial data to track projects, including performance measures. Possess knowledge and experience of cannabis regulations and environmental permitting in relation to cannabis, including CDFW Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements, California Endangered Species Act, California Environmental Quality Act, State Water Resources Control Board water right permits, and Water Quality\'s waste discharge orders. Specified activities require knowledge of California fish and wildlife resources, ecological principles, lake and stream processes, applicable permitting and environmental laws, and CDFW administrative procedures and policies. Special Personal Characteristics and Interpersonal Skills: Ability to make sound determinations and/or recommendations; analyze situations accurately and oversee appropriate courses of action utilizing independent decision-making and judgment; establish and maintain professional and cooperative relationships with representatives of public and private agencies, organized groups, and the public