[SEMCO] Watershed Ecologist/MassBays South Shore Regional Coordinator Job Opening

Tue Aug 15 16:32:47 EDT 2023

*Watershed Ecologist/MassBays South Shore Regional Coordinator*

*About North and South Rivers Watershed Association*

The North and South Rivers Watershed Association (NSRWA)is a nonprofit
environmental organization in Norwell, Massachusetts. The NSRWA's purpose
is to protect our waters through education, outdoor engagement, and
restoration of our rivers. We are the host organization for the
Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership in the South Shore Region.
To learn more about the NSRWA please visit our website at NSRWA.org

*About Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership*

MassBays is an EPA National Estuary Program dedicated to protecting,
restoring, and enhancing the estuarine resources of Ipswich Bay,
Massachusetts Bay, and Cape Cod Bay. MassBays is one of 28 National Estuary
Programs (NEPs) under Section 320 of the Clean Water Act. Our study area
extends from Salisbury on the New Hampshire border to Provincetown at the
tip of Cape Cod, stretching along 1100 miles of coastline. The South Shore
Region of MassBays includes the nine coastal communities from Cohasset to
Plymouth. UMass Boston hosts the central program.

We envision a network of healthy and resilient estuaries, sustainable
ecosystems that support life and communities dependent upon them. Our
mission is to empower 50 coastal communities to protect, restore, and
enhance their coastal habitats. To do this, MassBays engages local, state,
and federal entities to advance the use of scientific information and
provide technical support for better decision-making. To learn more about
the Mass Bays Program please visit our website at MassBays.org

*About This Position*

We would love to have you join NSRWA and MassBays Team in our work to
protect and restore our coastal watersheds on the South Shore. We seek a
knowledgeable, motivated, and enthusiastic environmental scientist to work
with our region's coastal communities to monitor our watersheds, manage
coastal restoration projects, seek funding for monitoring and restoration,
and work with our other staff to provide sound scientific information for
advocacy, outreach, and education. This position is partially funded
through MassBays and partially through the NSRWA via membership and grants.

*Responsibilities*

● Managing, implementing, and providing technical monitoring assistance for
aquatic restoration projects, with a focus on estuarine and coastal habitats

● Collaborating with local, state, federal, and nonprofit partners to
monitor and restore estuarine and coastal habitats

● Managing state and federal grants and foundation funding, including
applying for funds, navigating multiple grantor systems (Grants.gov, ASAP,
GrantsOnline), and providing regular reporting and deliverables

● Working with local communities to plan and implement nature-based
solutions to protect habitats and coastal resources against stormwater
pollution, climate change, and sea level rise

● Managing volunteers to implement monitoring programs, including but not
limited to volunteer herring counts, water quality monitoring, horseshoe
crabs, marine invasive species monitoring, and salt marsh monitoring.

● Regularly reporting accomplishments to NSRWA and MassBays

● Developing an annual work plan that meets the goals of NSRWA's Strategic
Plan and MassBays' Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP)

● Attending regular NSRWA staff meetings and MassBays meetings (Science and
Technical Committee, Management Committee, Regional Coordinators)

● Supervising summer interns to assist with monitoring and implementation
of work plan projects and occasionally working informally with local
students

● Interpreting projects and data for the general public and providing
outreach via newsletter articles, social media, and public presentations.

● Supporting applicants to the MassBays Healthy Estuaries Grant Program

*Qualifications*

Our priority is to find the best candidate for the job. We encourage you to
apply, even if you don't believe you meet every qualification or have a
less traditional background. We are looking for applicants with the minimum
following qualifications/experience:

● Bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, ecology,
conservation biology and 3-5 years of experience in a related field, or
Master's or PhD degree with 1-2 years of experience in a related field
(experience may be concurrent or preceding awarding of the degree).
Education or experience should have a focus on estuarine and coastal
habitats.

● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including writing for
multiple audiences, from technical to the general public; public speaking;
and working with numerous partners to accomplish goals.

● Experience with data analysis and interpretation and maintaining
monitoring datasets

● Experience working with multiple partners and organizations

● Technical experience with field monitoring, especially water quality and
habitat monitoring

● Ability to use MS Office and Google Suite programs (Excel/Sheets,
Word/Docs, Powerpoint/Slides)

● Ability to work independently and set priorities within multiple
simultaneous projects

● Ability to work in potentially adverse conditions, including hot/cold
temperatures, slippery/wet/muddy locations

● Competent swimmer

● The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

● While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to see, stand; walk and talk and hear. The employee is required to
sit; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch.

The strongest candidates will also have a combination of the following
and/or willingness to learn and seek training:

● Experience with R

● Experience with ArcGIS/ArcGIS StoryMaps

● Experience with kayaking, canoeing, and small motorboats

● Experience with social media and outreach methods like podcasting and
video production

● Experience with deploying and maintaining dataloggers

● The ability to bring creativity to their scientific work

*Compensation, Benefits, and Perks*

This is a full-time, 40-hour/week salaried position. Some weekend and
evening work is required. The position is based out of the NSRWA offices at
214 South St Norwell with some flexibility to work remotely as allowed. The
salary range is $60,000-75,000/year commensurate with experience. NSRWA
offers paid vacation, sick and holiday time, 3% match contribution to a
retirement plan and 50% of the cost of an individual insurance policy from
an eligible Health Care plan.

*Other Requirements*

Employees must complete a CORI and SORI Background Check, and a Motor
Vehicle Record (if applicable) is required.

*NSRWA’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion*
NSRWA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the
basis of age, class, color, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender, national
origin, race, or sexual orientation. NSRWA is committed to diversity,
equity, and inclusion in its hiring, workplace, and work. Individuals with
backgrounds underrepresented in the environmental field are particularly
encouraged to apply.

*Application Instructions*

Please provide a resume or CV, cover letter and two writing samples: a
technical writing sample and a public outreach sample through Indeed to
Samantha Woods, Executive Director No phone calls please. NSRWA Job Posting
Link.
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*Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.*
Samantha Woods
Executive Director
781.659.8168 x 101

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