Part-Time Environmental Partnership Coordinator Sought

[Tony Chenhansa <tonyc@cpeo.org>]

Forwarded from Amber Evans of the Bay Area Defense Conversion Action Team
Environmental Technology Partnership.

Amber Evans wrote:

Part-Time Environmental Partnership Coordinator Sought

Position: Bay Area Defense Conversion Action Team Environmental Technology
Partnership (BADCAT ETP) Coordinator

Employer: Bay Area Economic Forum, 200 Pine St., Suite 300, San Francisco,
CA 94104

Project office: Cal/EPA's Permit Assistance Center, Frank Ogawa Plaza,
Downtown, Oakland

Hours: Flexible, averaging 20/week, one-year contract

Compensation: DOE, $18,000 - $19,900/year

The BADCAT Environmental Technology Partnership (ETP) was created for the
purpose of expediting cleanup and reuse of properties at the 12 Bay Area
closing military bases and stimulating the region's environmental technology
industry as a means of mitigating the economic impacts of these closures.
BADCAT ETP facilitates testing of emerging and innovative remediation and
characterization technologies for use in expediting cleanup and conversion
of local military bases slated for closure in a safe and cost-effective
manner.

Position Requirements:

… Program Administration: Manage and administer Partnership's activities,
and provide and maintain administrative and program support in the
successful day-to-day operation of ETP.

… Coordination between BADCAT ETP partners: Schedule, set agendas for, and
convene bi-monthly Steering Committee and Program meetings as well as for
other committees on a periodic basis. Facilitate consensus on priorities,
objectives, and implementation actions among federal and state regulatory
agencies, U.S. Navy, private firms, and regional environmental,
technological, and economic development organizations.

… Coordination with vendors:Draft all correspondence for Partners review to
participating and prospective firms as well as maintain verbal contact with
all parties to ensure the mutual satisfaction of Partners', participating
firms', and community goals and concerns. Clarify roles of various players
for vendors and generally serve as a navigator of the complex Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC) cleanup process.

… Community outreach and communications support:Draft all correspondence to
local facility representatives, partners, and others, as needed, and ensure
timely presentations by the firm or facility representatives at Restoration
Advisory Board (RAB) and BRAC Cleanup Team (BCT) meetings for each
demonstration. Develop invitations and ensure broad distribution of
announcements of demonstration tours and handle tour logistics. Secure
publicity for Partnership's test program and any subsequent implementation
including drafting of press releases, distribution, follow-up and
interviews.

… Assessment of technology needs:Ensure communication with affected BRAC
facility representatives and stakeholders to ensure relevance of the
demonstration program to regional needs. Update the contact and facility
data in the Environmental Technology Needs Assessment (ETNA) annually as
well as distribute the report to interested parties, particularly technology
developers.

… Promulgation of work plans and results:Maintain regular verbal and written
contact with participating vendors and members of BADCAT ETP Cost and
Performance Board to ensure the timely production and review of work plans,
establishing the scope and delineating responsibilities for each BADCAT ETP
demonstration. Work with Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC)
staff to ensure cooperation of all partners in the review of each technology
provided in the BADCAT ETP Tech Data Sheets a four-page cost and performance
review of demonstrated technologies and assist in the distribution of these
sheets to stakeholders and decision-makers throughout the Bay Area.

… Technology Solicitation: As directed by the Steering Committee, seek to
identify appropriate technologies for demonstration under BADCAT ETP by
directly contacting firms, disseminating announcements via various media
including press releases and verbal pitches to newspapers, trade journals,
related magazines, newsletters; announcement at regional and state trade
associations; and online posting and linkages to related websites. Work with
all partners to ensure broad, non-redundant announcements.

Desired Qualifications:

… Ability to effectively work with environmental cleanup decision makers and
community stakeholders.

_ Self-directed

… Commitment to consensus and conflict resolution.

… Excellent written skills, ability to draft correspondence to high level
officials and firms, press releases, and reports.

… Excellent verbal skills, ability to effectively speak before a large
audience and communicate one-on-one and in small groups.

… Interest in environmental restoration.

… Required computer skills: Word 6.0, FilemakerPro, ability to mail merge
and manage own database, email, web search (html a plus).

… BA or equivalent professional experience preferred.

Interested applicants should provide cover letter and resume by Noon May 10,
1999 to:

  BADCAT ETP Job Search
  BADCAT
  2201 Broadway Suite 303
  Oakland CA 94612
  Fax 510-628-8338
  No calls please. 

To be considered for first round of interviews, resume must be received by
May 10, however position will be open until qualified applicant identified.
Later submittals may be considered in the event that an appropriate
candidate is not identified in the first round review.