Communications Specialist - Staff Service Manager 1 (403500) 12/11/2023

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Note: This position will no longer be available on CalCareers after the job closes on 12/11/2023. No applications will be accepted after the job closing date.

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Join us and work at the forefront of the state’s environmental public engagement as California takes historic action to protect its groundwater for future generations and builds a shared and equitable water future. The State Water Resources Control Board is seeking an experienced and collaborative media and communications professional, bilingual in Spanish, to join its Communications Office and work with the team of experts implementing the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Communications Specialist is a nonsupervisory staff Specialist, bilingual in Spanish, who possesses an advanced level of media and communications expertise. The Specialist functions as a project leader, overseeing the work of others in a task force-type setting while acting as a highly skilled and independent consultant who can act authoritatively on issues within their portfolio. The Specialist is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive information program for a new and sensitive area of water management. The goals of this information program are to foster accurate, engaging reporting by the media and other information sources that expands public interest in groundwater issues and evokes greater participation in the board’s decision-making processes, especially among residents of groundwater basins that the board may be managing—or considering managing—under Sustainable Groundwater Management Act authorities.

Additional information:

Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class.

If the position requires driving, you must possess a current and valid driver’s license. Please Do Not include full Social Security Number, method of eligibility, and LEAP information in your application package.

Salary information – CalHR salary rules allow appointment at the entrance rate (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 599.673) of a classification. For classes with alternate ranges, placement is based on education/experience.

Be sure to take the Staff Services Manager I exam found on the CalCareers exam search main web page.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $6,563.00 - $8,153.00 per month

The Water Resources Control Board is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSFL) Qualified Employer.