This person is a line officer that provides supervision, guidance, and assistance to all field offices and/or designated managerial units in the designated state. This person supervises the area staff and district conservationists at the field office level and/or managerial unit, coordinating a well balanced resource conservation program.
Job Duties
Coordinates the development of complex team activities and resource planning and management plans in the state
Guides teams in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with federal, state, and local agencies to improve conservation partnerships
Manages staff resources by preparing long and short range schedules for staff activities, preparing and monitoring budgets, and organizing work
Recommended Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in soil conservation or related agricultural or natural resource discipline such as agronomy, soil science, forestry, agricultural education, or agricultural engineering; the study must have included 30 semester hours in a natural resource or agricultural field, including at least 12 semester hours in a combination of soils and crops or plant science; of the 12 semester hours, a minimum of 3 semester hours must have been in soils and 3 semester hours in crops or plant science
In some instances, a bachelor’s degree can be substituted for the specific semester hours listed above, plus appropriate experience or additional education
Sample NRCS Work Experience
Completes details to different leadership assignments in various leadership positions
Manages and develops a staffing plan
Manages and implements budget (e.g., pre and post budget, coordinate budgets with all leadership team members)
Reviews Contract Application before promoting to Obligated/Approved
Conducts training sessions to train others (peers/subordinates)
Reviews processes for efficiency
Sample NRCS Training
Managing for Excellence
Supervising for Excellence
Civil Rights Hiring Authority
Leading Through Transition and Change
Change Management
Occupational Competencies
Conservation Planning and Natural Resource Disciplines
