The Governor’s
Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is hiring four exciting positions to
implement key resilience priorities funded through the historic $15 Billion
2021 Climate Budget! These positions will lead important work through the
Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP) at OPR. The
California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) is also hiring two positions for
the Climate Change Research Program (CCR) to join the interagency Fifth
Assessment team. More information and additional open positions can be found on
the OPR careers page: Employment
Opportunities - Office of Planning and Research (ca.gov). The deadline to apply for the
following positions is November 4, 2021.
5th Assessment Program Manager – Final
Filing Date: November 4, 2021.
The Assessment Program Manager will serve as lead staff for
the Fifth California Climate Change Assessment and manage a dynamic and
matrixed implementation team. This is an exciting opportunity to provide
leadership and innovative creativity to ensure the Fifth Assessment is a global
model in actionable, partnership-based climate science. We are looking for a
candidate with a track record of successful program management, a deep
understanding of climate science, a collaborative team and staff management
approach, and a commitment to advancing equity in climate science and
adaptation policy and practice. This is a senior position on the ICARP team;
the position is a limited term appointment through June 2026, with potential
for continuation pending funding. Interested applicants can apply
through CalHR by November 4.
5th Assessment Tribal Research Manager –
Final Filing Date: November 4, 2021.
The Tribal Research Manager will serve as lead staff to
advance tribal climate research as an integral component of the Fifth
California Climate Change Assessment (Fifth Assessment), with the unique
opportunity to work on an interagency research-to-policy process. This position will be instrumental in creating the
first-of-its-kind Tribal Climate Research Program as part of a Climate Change
Assessment, as well as manage clear processes to ensure tribal knowledge is
integrated into every part of the Fifth Assessment. We are looking for a
candidate with a track record of successful program management, proven
expertise, relationships, and demonstrated success working with and/or for
Tribes, and a commitment to advancing equity in climate adaptation policy and
practice. This is a senior position on the ICARP team; the position is a
limited term appointment through June 2026, with potential for continuation
pending funding. Interested applicants can apply
through CalHR by November 4.
ICARP Adaptation Planning Grant Program Manager –
Final Filing Date: November 4, 2021.
The ICARP Adaptation Planning Grant Program Manager will
lead and manage the development, implementation, and administration of a new
adaptation planning grant program. This is an exciting opportunity to build a
new adaptation planning grant program that will help fill local, regional, and
tribal planning funding needs, provide communities the resources to identify
climate resilience priorities, and support the development of a pipeline of
climate adaptation projects across the state. We are looking for a candidate
with a track record of successful program management, a collaborative team and
staff management approach, expertise in planning, and a commitment to advancing
equity in climate adaptation policy and practice. This is a senior position on
the ICARP team; the position is a limited term appointment through June 30,
2023 based on current budget for the program, with anticipated continuation
pending future budget allocations. Interested applicants can apply
through CalHR by November 4.
ICARP Regional Resilience Grants Program Manager –
Final Filing Date: November 4, 2021.
The ICARP Regional Resilience Grant Program Manager will
lead and manage the development, implementation, and administration of a new
and exciting regional resilience program through the Integrated Climate
Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP). This is a unique opportunity to
build a new program that provides the first-of-its-kind statewide funding to
accelerate regional-scale adaptation and resilience action. We are looking for
a candidate with a track record of successful program management, a
collaborative team and staff management approach, a proven track record of
regional-scale coordination and implementation efforts in California, a deep
understanding of regional governance structures, and a commitment to advancing
equity in climate adaptation policy and practice. This is a senior position on
the ICARP team; the position is a limited term appointment through June 30,
2024 based on current budget for the program, with anticipated continuation
pending future budget allocations. Interested applicants can apply
through CalHR by November 4.
CCRP
Research Engagement Specialist
Serve
as part of an multi-agency team to develop the Fifth California Climate Change
Assessment. The research engagement specialist will be instrumental in guiding and
facilitating an engagement strategy and communications plan for the program
focusing on partnering with external stakeholders to integrate community, NGO,
tribal, local government, private sector, and others’ priorities to support
innovative research processes that deliver actionable scientific information
into the design of Assessment research products. Interested applicants can
apply through CalHR by
November 4.
CCRP
Research Analyst
Serve
as part of an multi-agency team to develop the California Fifth Climate Change
Assessment. Under general supervision, the Research Analyst will support
the Assessment team in developing the program’s engagement strategies, and
implementing outreach efforts, resulting in innovative research processes that
deliver actionable scientific information, and advance equitable research
processes. Interested applicants can apply through CalHR by
November 4.
About the Fifth California
Climate Change Assessment – Senate Bill 1320 (Stern, 2020 – PRC,
71340-43) requires the state to implement sustained California Climate
Change Assessments. The Fifth Assessment will invest in applied research to
advance science-based climate policy, equipping public agencies and private,
non-profit, and community-based entities in California with the information
they need to identify climate-related risks and equitably and cost-effectively
implement adaptation and resilience policy and practice. The Fifth Assessment
will integrate meaningful engagement and outreach throughout the entire
five-year timeline, as well as advance a first-of-its-kind integration of
Tribal knowledge and science into Assessment process and products.
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