Program Supervisor - Northwest Area GNA Program Manager

Job Description - Program Supervisor - Northwest Area GNA Program Manager )

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Program Supervisor - Northwest Area GNA Program Manager )

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s Forestry and Trust Land Division recognizes that building a collaborative, professional, and inclusive work environment is critical to fulfilling our mission of managing, protecting, and promoting stewardship of Montana’s forests and lands for the benefit of current and future generations and our trust beneficiaries. We hold ourselves to these high standards as we are accountable to the people of Montana.

• We value and respect each other.
• We create collaborative work environments.
• We build and maintain strong relationships.

We celebrate our successes and take pride in our work.

The mission of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is to ensure that Montana's land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations. The Forestry & Trust Lands Division plans and implements programs through an extensive network of staff in field offices across the state. Area and Unit offices are responsible for implementing and integrating Forestry and Trust Lands programs.

Forestry programs include Fire Protection, Forestry Assistance, Good Neighbor Authority (GNA), and Business Management. Trust lands programs include Agriculture and Grazing Management, Forest Management, Minerals Management, and Real Estate Management.

The Area, together with five Unit offices, represents the Montana DNRC in four counties. Area and Unit offices implement and administer DNRC programs for its Forestry & Trust Lands Division on approximately 350,000 acres of State trust lands, private lands, and on lands managed by other public and private partners. The Area provides fire protection on approximately 1.6 million acres of land.

The Area GNA Program Manager oversees and coordinates operations by providing support to implementation of the overall strategic plan to ensure consistency and consideration of State interests while managing federal lands. The purpose of the GNA Program is to increase the pace and scale of forest management and restoration on federal forest lands by adding capacity to the federal management agencies as authorized by GNA per the 2014 Farm Bill.

GNA staff at the Area and Units implement timber sale and restoration projects to improve forest health, reduce hazardous fuels, and harvest commercial timber from federal lands.

The Area GNA Program Manager provides to the Area and Units program coordination and oversight; strategic development and direction; policy interpretation and guidance; training; contract review; technical and fiscal support; and operations support as needed. The Area GNA Program Manager serves as the Area contact with the offices of federal agencies for purposes of interagency coordination, strategic alignment, project prioritization, budget allocation, and program problem-solving.

This position reports to the Area Operations Manager.

Provides program oversight, technical and fiscal support, contract administration, training, policy interpretation and guidance, and operational support and problem-solving to implement forest management and forest restoration projects implemented on federal lands under Good Neighbor Authority. Requires coordination with federal partners and Area staff in conjunction with the GNA bureau. Coordinates planning and processes for forestry-related projects, and identifies programmatic, policy, or operational obstacles and works with others to propose solutions to overcoming those obstacles.

Monitors Area GNA program and project budgets to ensure financial operations adhere to allocations, program plans, and statutory authorities. Serves as the primary Area representative when negotiating GNA agreements and developing financial plans. Oversees, leads, and/or assists Area and Unit staff in the engagement of contractors to support the GNA program including NEPA, silviculture and…