Resilience Specialist - Great Lakes Region
Tellus Civic Sciencea day ago
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Summary
Tellus Civic Science Corporation is seeking a Resilience Specialist for the Great Lakes Region to provide technical assistance to grantee recipients focused on climate resilience and sustainability.
About the Role
As a Resilience Specialist, you will engage with community resilience efforts, assess partners' needs, facilitate collaborative meetings, and support national peer-to-peer sharing events. You will coordinate with regional staff to provide technical support, develop outreach materials, and assist in the management of cooperative agreements and grants. The role requires local, regional, and national travel within the Great Lakes region.
About You
Required:
- Masters and 2 years experience OR Bachelors and 6 years of related experience.
- Experience engaging at the community-level around climate resilience, planning, and adaptation.
- Experience convening partners, facilitating meetings and groups, and organizing events.
- Experience applying social science methods to coastal management and resilience challenges.
- Subject-matter expertise on climate adaptation, especially resilience planning and nature-based solutions.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to problem-solve and work independently.
Preferred:
- Experience in facilitating strategic planning.
- Expertise in engaging and capacity-building strategies for Tribal and indigenous communities.
- Experience engaging urban communities in the Great Lakes region.
- Experience in training development and/or delivery.
- Knowledge of Federal award management.
- Experience developing scientific communication materials for diverse audiences.
Tellus Civic Science
Tellus Civic Science provides world-class science, engineering, research, and consulting solutions to improve our global environment, mitigate the impacts of climate change, strengthen community resilience and national security, and create a more equitable world for all.
Duluth, MN