Easement Specialist
| Easement Specialist |
| ID: |
AIA-003 |
Location: |
Des Moines |
Program: |
ACE |
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| Wage/Hr: |
$45.00 |
Hours/Week: |
20 |
Minimum Age: |
55 |
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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.
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Qualifications:
Minimum of 15 year(s) of experience in Minimum of 15 years of experience in easement acquisition with a consideration of natural resources conservation or similar fields. OR BA/BS Degree in Law, natural resources conservation, or similar fields.
- Valid State Driver?s license.
- Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
- PowerPoint
Duties:
Assist with drafting documents and other guidance documents, including training materials to support easement program implementation with a focus on water rights, drought, and water conservation with a focus on western water issues.
- Review deed terms, exhibits, appraisals, and plans to assist with easement program implementation and quality assurance activities. 40%
- Track Easement program accomplishments, funding status, and fund obligation. 25%
- Coordinate with and facilitate collaboration with various discipline experts within NRCS, USDA, and other land management agencies. This coordination includes the incorporation of water conservation issues in relation to easement program delivery and stewardship concepts in Agency policy and guidance, business tools, and measurement and reporting of outcomes. 20%
- Other tasks assigned to support easement program implementation. 15%
Other:
- 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.
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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.