This person is responsible for improved delivery of financial assistance programs, improved contract management, and acceleration of conservation implementation.
Job Duties
Serves as the conservation program and Farm Bill state expert for direction to program managers
Assists the State Technical Committee and partners in carrying out quality Farm Bill programs and other conservation programs
Oversees the financial distribution of the Farm Bill programs as well as the technical assistance and budgetary management of these programs
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
Monitors the SA and TA budgets for their specific programs for the state
Manages EQIP/WHIP (Farm Bill Program(s)) for statewide implementation
Assists Oversight and Evaluation (O&E) Team to evaluate multiple state delivery methods
