Division Administrator for Parks and Outdoor Recreation

/THE OUTSIDE IS IN US ALL./ Please remember to attach the required documents*Cover Letter and Resume*listed in this announcement.Applications missing the requested documents will be considered incomplete and may not progress further in the process.Documents not requested will not be considered in the recruitment process. The State Application is not a substitute for a Resume.This position closes at 11:59 PM Mountain Time on May 27, 2024. You must apply through the State of Montana Career site. *Special Information:* Identity of applicants who become finalists may be released to the public if the Department deems it necessary. Employees who exceed 1,040 hours in a calendar year are also provided health, dental and life insurance. Other benefits include retirement, paid vacation, sick and holidays. This position may be covered by a VEBA (Voluntary EmployeeBeneficiaryAssociation). A successful applicant will be subject to a background investigation. **Women and minorities are under-represented in this job category and are encouraged to apply. The Parks and Outdoor Recreation Administrator is responsible for statewide parks and outdoor recreation program development, implementation, administration, and associated outreach and communication of those programs. The position provides leadership and oversight of parks and recreation programs including historic, cultural andarchaeologicalstate resources.The position oversees water/river recreation, recreation planning, permitting, and commercial useof all FWP lands as well as maintenance of those lands including the development, management, and maintenance of infrastructure.Thedivision manages the outdoor recreation grant programs thatbenefitpublicrecreation,includingrecreationaltrails,off-highwayvehicles,andsnowmobilingandalso provides access andrecreational opportunities toall FWPlands,consistentwiththeprimarypurposes ofthoselands.FWPaccessprogramsforhunting,fishing,andoutdoorrecreationonnon­FWP lands are also administered by this division.The incumbent will have responsibility fordeveloping and proposing to the Fish & Wildlife Commission or the Parks and Recreation Board all recreationaluse rules for FWP lands, ensuring consistency,enforceability, and clarity in theserules. These shall not include hunting, trapping, or fishing regulations.In addition to supervising staff, thispositionisresponsible forvibrantvolunteerandAmeriCorps programs,whichbothprovidetensofthousandsofhoursannually,equivalentto almost30FTE. ThisAdministratorisalsoresponsibleforanannualbudgetof$25millionandacapitalconstructionprogramof$6-8millionperbiennium. *Job Duties:* *A. **ProgramDevelopment** * · Program Development: Develops statewide parks,access, maintenance, and recreation programs using knowledge of strategic planning, public involvement, federal and statestatutes and policy, natural resource issues and management, natural resource policy development, recreation management, and federal and state budgeting. · Program Evaluation: Ensures the periodic review of division programs and takes the lead in developing, revising as necessary, and implementing a system to review programs. · ProgramImplementation:Implementsandevaluatesprogramsasdirectedbythedirectorto ensure policy is consistent throughout the division. · Coordinatesstatewideprogramsadministeredby thedivision. *B. **PERSONNEL** **MANAGEMENT** * · Manages division personnel under direct/indirect supervision, using knowledge of personnel management theory, public organizational theory, and supervisory practices. *C. **FISCALMANAGEMENT/BUSINESS**FUNCTIONS * · Responsible for the development, allocation, and monitoring of the State Parks and Outdoor Recreation Division program budget using knowledge of funding sources, program operations\state and federal budgeting process, and legislative direction. · Preparesandpresentslegislativebudgetrequests. *D. **_EXECUTIVELEADERSHIP_** * · Theincumbent works with otherdivision administratorsandthe Director's Office tointegrate the work of thedepartment's divisions and regions so that the overall department functions in a consistent, efficient, and effective manner. Responsible for coordinating and overseeing cross­ functions of thedepartment that involve multiple divisions toensure that program direction and administration best meet the needs of the department as a whole. The incumbent identifies emerging and long-term departmentissues, priorities, and strategic direction. · TheincumbentservesasamemberoftheDepartment'sManagementTeamwhichdeterminesthe department's strategic vision, mission and goals and which sets the framework and standards of accountabilityforthedevelopmentandimplementationofdepartmentpoliciesandprograms. *E. **LEGISLATIVE/COMMISSIONandBOARD/PUBLICINFORMATION&INVOLVEMENT * · Works with the Director's office to provide testimony, prepares, and delivers presentations to the commission, board, legislature, and the public using knowledge of public involvement, federal and state statutes and policy, natural resource issues and management, natural resource policy develop­ment, recreation management, and federal and state budgeting. *_PhysicalandEnvironmentalDemands:_*** Professionaloffice environment with regular pressure to meet important deadlines. Potentialstressful situations result from the demands of developing quick and precise interpretations of complexscientificprinciplesandsocialandpoliticalissuesinanoftenpoliticallyvolatilepublicarena. Mustbephysically capableofkeepingseveral projects moving toward their timelycompletion while still remaining available to respondto immediate and unexpectedevents wheneverthey may arise. Hours inaddition to the regular workday and workweekare routinely necessary; i.e.,greater than a 40-hour workweekandworkonweekends. Considerable travel isrequired, inmanyinstances, more than 1,000 miles per month. *_Knowledge,SkillsandAbilities:_*** Requires thorough knowledge of state, regional, and national environmental and related natural resource, recreation, and access issues and their impact on Montana; considerable knowledge of natural resource and environmental technologies and principles; considerable knowledge of recreation management; considerable knowledge of personnel and program development and management concepts and practices, including identification of professional staffing requirements, recruitment and selection, training, professional development, effective delegation of authority and accountability for performance, workload planning and human motivation; knowledge of team dynamics, strategic thinking, and management theory; knowledge of management and reporting requirements and procedures. Requiresskillsin relationship building; collaborative problem solving and achieving consensus in groups with divergent interests; negotiating for results; facilitating meetings and resolving disputes to effectively communicate complex natural resource, recreation, andaccess issues tothe media and general public; toplan,implement, and evaluate the achievement of agency goals, objectives, and mission; to interpret and apply federal and state statutes, past and presentadministrativerules,and policiesgoverning program operations; torespond effectively tothe most sensitive inquiries or complaints; to direct preparation of informational and/or persuasive speechesandarticlesforeach intended audience; tomake effective presentations oncontroversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or public officials; to see issues in a broad perspective, tolerance forsome degree of ambiguity, and the ability toshare decision-makingwithin a decentralized working environment. *_MinimumQualifications(EducationandExperience):_*** The aboveknowledge,skills, andabilitiesaretypicallyacquiredthrougha combinationofeducationand experience equivalent to a Master's degree in recreation management, natural resourcemanagement, public administration, or a related field and 10 years progressively responsible related experience with five years in a supervisorycapacity.Other combinationsof educationand experiencewillbeconsidered onacase-by-casebasis. **Title:** *Division Administrator for Parks and Outdoor Recreation* **Location:** *Helena* **Requisition ID:** *24141259*