<p>Barred Owl Management Implementation Coordinator</p> <p>ID: FW5039-OR-001 Location: Portland Program: FWS</p> <p>Wage/Hr: $60.00 Hours/Week: 12 per week Minimum Age: 55</p> <p>For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.</p> <p>NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). These experienced professionals provide administrative, scientific, technical, and operational support to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Experienced Services Program (ESP).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>PLEASE NOTE: An ?Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions.</p> <p>This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.</p> <p>Qualifications:</p> <p>MA/MS Degree with minimum additional experience of 25 year(s) in Fish and wildlife biology OR Previously completed training in Barred Owl Management Strategy Implementation</p> <p>Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Teams, MS Outlook Duties:</p> <p>Coordinate with Fish and Wildlife Service staff in the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, Region 1 Regional Office, and Region 8 staff and external partners, e.g., USFS, BLM, state agencies, private landowners, and other interested parties to design, plan, and/or execute barred owl removals to benefit spotted owls in WA, OR, and/or Northern California.</p> <p>Coordinate with FWS' OFWO, WFWO, R1 RO, and R8 staff and external partners, e.g., USFS, BLM, state agencies, private landowners, and other interested parties to design, plan, and/or execute barred owl removals in WA, OR, and/or Northern California. 40% Negotiate and establish agreements between the above entities and FWS to allow for, or to conduct, barred owl removals either on their property or on a willing landowner's property. 40% Meet regularly with FWS' OFWO leadership to identify points of contact for initial engagement, mechanism of agreement, and progress to ensure consistency with FWS' Final Barred Owl Removal Strategy. 20%</p> <p>Other: Overnight travel: Occasional travel, up to 6 days a month Physical requirements: This is primarily an office job Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.</p> <p>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.</p>