LANDS PROGRAM SPEC - ENDOWMENT LEASING

Description

Idaho Department of Lands

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is seeking a full time Lands Program Specialist – Leasing. This position will be located at the Boise Staff Office in Boise, ID.

Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM MST on the posting end date.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource on complex programmatic or technical issues, including preparing technical reports.
• Assist with and direct the processing and administration of leases, permits, and other instruments.
• Provide programmatic guidance and training to co-workers, the public, and other interested parties.
• Recommend improvements or changes to program implementation.
• Assist with and develop necessary policies and procedures and assist with the maintenance of existing data management systems and the creation and development of new systems
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Good knowledge of: Best management practices for land management activities.

Experience

• Researching, analyzing and monitoring land management issues in relation to existing federal, state and local laws, rules and practices and making recommendations.
• Serving as a technical resource within an organization on complex programmatic or technical issues, including preparing technical reports; providing guidance to co-workers, the public and other interested parties; and providing recommendations to upper management.
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of best management practices for land management activities including, but not limited to, agricultural, residential, recreation, minerals, and commercial leasing.
• Proficiency with various computers, word processing, and other business programs.
• Strong technical writing skills
• Experience developing policy and procedure
  
  

Benefits

The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.*

EEO/ADA/Veteran

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or [email protected].

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.

About The Idaho Department Of Lands

Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources.

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission. View our Strategic Planhere.

Under the direction of theIdaho State Board of Land Commissioners, IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho institutions. Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, commercial use, residential use, and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner.

Managingendowment trust landsis only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation onnavigable waterways, and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also aid landowners in managing their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.