/THEOUTSIDEIS IN US ALL./ Please remember to attach the required documentsCover Letter and Resumelisted in this announcement. Applications missing the requested documents will be considered incomplete and may not progress further in the process.Documents not requested will not be considered in the recruitment process. The State Application is not a substitute for a Resume. This position closes at 11:59 PM Mountain Time on May 29, 2024. You must apply through the State of Montana Career site. Special Information: Identity of applicants who become finalists may be released to the public if the Department deems it necessary. Employees who exceed 1,040 hours in a calendar year are also provided health, dental and life insurance. Other benefits include retirement, paid vacation, sick and holidays. This position may be covered by a VEBA (Voluntary EmployeeBeneficiaryAssociation). A successful applicant will be subject to a background investigation. Women and minorities are under-represented in this job category and are encouraged to apply. Regional Information: This position is based out of Great Falls, Montana. Great Falls, a city of 65,000 people, lies in the heart of central Montana on the Missouri River. The city is home to the C. M. Russell Museum Complex, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center, the University of Providence, Great Falls College Montana State University, Giant Springs, the Roe River (claimed to be the world's shortest river), the Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind, the Great Falls Voyagers minor league baseball team, and Malmstrom Air Force Base. Area of responsibility consists of about 70% private and 30% public lands and almost 1.3 million acres enrolled in the Block Management Program. Central Montana offers renowned hunting, fishing, and recreational opportunities and is a destination location for hunters and anglers around the world. Job Duties: The Hunting Access Program Administrative Assistant focuses on public use planning, implementation, and administration of private land access programs in the region. This position assists with the administration and implementation of all FWP private land access programs within a region. Understanding Montana's hunting heritage, recreational opportunities, natural resource rules and regulations is advantageous. Applicant must have aptitude for building and maintaining interpersonal relationships, preferably with private landowners, the public, and partner agencies. Must be able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with a wide variety of people and personalities including ranchers, farmers, biologists, game wardens, hunters, anglers, and other recreationalists. Must have excellent customer service skills and a desire to help people. Must be tactful, courteous, and professional in communication approach. Should have ability to learn and understand hunting and fishing regulations, public use rules, and natural resource management. Applicant must be capable of learning and explaining department principles and concepts in a simple, clear, and effective way to members of the public. Must have ability to work independently with little to no daily supervision in an office setting. Knowledge of Montana and understanding of agricultural practices is advantageous. A positive outlook and demeanor is required. REGIONAL ACCESS PROGRAM OPERATIONS Assists with planning, administration, and implementation of private land access programs and processes. Translates access agreements into public information documents. This may include building, editing, and maintaining regional access program public rules documents by using, word, adobe acrobat, or other applicable computer programs. Helps to ensure that the intent of program policies, guidelines, and landowner agreements are accurate, clear, and understandable to the public, and that public information has minimal errors when released. Performs administrative duties to keep the regional access programs running smoothly for areas of direct responsibility. Collects, tabulates, summarizes, and maintains public use information, program records, and program databases. Assists with issuing public access area permission resources. Assists in the preparation and maintenance of public hunting and other recreational access field resources. Serves as team lead for the Block Management reservation system held in office. REGIONAL ACCESS PROGRAM PUBLIC SERVICE Provides FWP access program information to the public and landowners. Provides information and resources necessary for users to appropriately and safely utilize areas open for public recreational use. Responds to inquiries about diverse situations related to fish, wildlife, and outdoor recreation. Provides public information to users about historical, cultural, and other recreational resources. Responds to a high volume of inquiries from landowners, hunters, anglers, and other recreational users. Interprets and explains access rules, policies, and laws to the public and landowners. Provides technical assistance and resources for the department, public, landowners, other agencies, and partner organizations when requested. Works collaboratively with regional managers, game wardens and biologists to ensure access programs are implemented in accordance with private land agreement terms, laws, policies, public use rules, and program intent. Helps resolve regional implementation problems and assists the public at the regional office. Assists with the planning, and organization of landowner appreciation logistics and events. This includes planning and hosting annual landowner recognition dinners, program awards, and other landowner appreciation resources. Physical and Environmental Demands: Overall working conditions are within an office environment. All work must be accomplished with frequent interruptions while meeting many required deadlines during extremely busy times of the year. Pressures from staff and the general public are demanding. Good physical condition is important, as the employee is occasionally required to lift boxes weighing up to 25 pounds; sitting for long periods of time at a desk, on the telephone, and at computer workstations. This is a full-time position with typical workweeks lasting Monday through Friday. There will be occasional trips that require overnight stays for FWP meetings. Additional hours are earned as either compensatory time or overtime on an hour to hour and a half basis, in early mornings, evenings or weekends. Minimum Qualifications: The knowledge, skills, and abilities of this position are normally attained through a high school diploma and 1-2 years' experience relative to the position duties. Other combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Title: Hunting Access Admin Assistant Location: Great Falls Requisition ID: 24141407