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Being Age 55 or Older is Good for The Environment The Agricultural Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) Program offers unique opportunities in Scientific, Technical, and Agricultural support for individuals aged 55 and over to support the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through a grant administered program awarded to National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions). This is a unique program where your talents, expertise, and experience will truly be valued. The ACES program provides an opportunity to work side-by-side with NRCS staff that are doing important work every day.

Benefits: Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60+ hours per pay period, Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, and optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35+ hours per pay period.

Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an "at-will" relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee. PLEASE NOTE: An ACES Enrollee is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ACES Enrollee is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the USDA-NRCS and administered by NEW Solutions. This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.

Minimum of 15 year(s) of experience in Minimum of 15 years of experience in conducting analyses of economic issues associated with ecological and conservation policies, conducting quantitative analysis and application of statistical principles, and assisting in the development of methods and tools to estimate the economic benefits of conservation programs. OR BA/BS Degree in Economics, Statistics, accounting and calculus.

• Valid State Driver?s license.
• Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
• PowerPoint

Review state and field NRCS conservation programs and economic analysis and provide policy and program analysis support for Iowa State Office.

• Conducts management-defined analyses of economic issues associated with ecological and conservation policies, synthesizes data and information, and provides advice and recommendations on resource problems to management and conservation districts; provides analytical support for regulatory and policy actions, changes in programs, and specific conservation projects, including contributing work on impact assessments and cost/benefit analyses; assists in efforts to develop methods and tools to estimate the economic benefits of conservation programs and specific projects; and supports projects led by senior staff requiring cross-team interaction within the organization.   100%

• Annual information system security, anti-harassment, and civil rights training.
• Travel Requirements: Occasionally to satisfy the duties of the position.
• Remote work arrangements are available for this position within the state of Iowa.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.