Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Under the general direction of the Department of Water Resources (DWR) Director and within the Office of the Director, the Executive Manager of Climate Resilience and Sustainability will be responsible for the leadership and management of all aspects of the Department’s climate resilience and sustainability efforts by providing policy, programmatic, and budgetary direction concerning all relevant climate and sustainability initiatives, projects, and activities to manage and mitigate the impacts of climate change on the state’s water resources and management systems. This includes the responsibility for all Department climate change and sustainability policy formulation and implementation, utilizing the support of the Climate Change Matrix Team composed of multidisciplinary staff from across DWR. This position will be responsible for implementing the Department’s Climate Action Plan. 

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Special Requirements

Financial Disclosure: This position is covered in the Political Reform Act and requires financial disclosure within 30 days of the first and last day physically worked in a covered position and annually by April 1st.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Please submit a Statement of Qualifications that includes the following information:

1. Demonstrated extensive leadership ability to plan, lead, organize, and direct the Department’s climate resilience and sustainability effort.

2. Demonstrated technical knowledge of federal and State laws, regulations, and directives related to climate resilience and sustainability.

3. Demonstrated tactical experience to establish goals and objectives, identify metrics to track achievements, and ensure timely and effective reporting.

4. Demonstrated executive ability to confer with and gain the confidence of top-level officials including the Directorate and control agency representatives, build partnerships, and to represent the Department as a subject matter expert on climate resilience and sustainability.

5. Demonstrated analytical ability to critically evaluate problems, propose alternatives, design, and implement innovative solutions, and take effective action.

6. Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, with proven ability to negotiate and communicate complex issues and policies, both verbally and in writing.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications - The “Statement of Qualifications” (SOQ) should describe a candidate’s experience, knowledge, and abilities relative to the desirable qualifications listed within this announcement of the Executive Manager of Climate Resilience and Sustainability position. Specific examples must be provided . It shall be typed in 12-point font, with one-inch margins and shall not exceed two pages in length. Resumes, cover letters, and/or other attachments will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application or SOQ. Applicants who fail to submit a State Application (STD. 678) and a SOQ will be eliminated from this examination process.

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