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Current position openings
Strategic Partnerships & Climate Policy Lead
We are looking for a dedicated individual to help lead the growth and strategic development of the MCAP team. The successful candidate will work with MCAP to help Minnesota prepare for the impacts of climate change with a focus on identifying, developing, and sustaining strategic partnerships and alliances across key sectors across Minnesota and the Midwest and collaborate with MCAP leadership to accelerate delivery of targeted climate adaptation and resilience research and programming needed to serve diverse partners and sectors in evidence-based climate risk management, planning, and decision-making.
The Strategic Partnerships & Climate Policy Lead will bring in-depth experience and expertise in climate adaptation and resilience planning and decision-making at local, state, and federal levels and a background in the landscape of local, regional, and federal climate policies and regulations. Successful candidates will have a comprehensive understanding of key climate change issues and impacts and actionable adaptation and resilience strategies for communities in Minnesota and the Midwest as well as the strategic alliances and partners needed to realize these solutions. This role will collaborate closely with the MCAP leadership team and leverage their expertise and networking strengths to help grow and implement MCAP’s adaptation and resilience research and Extension programming to ensure MCAP is providing needed climate services across the region. The Strategic Partnerships & Climate Policy Lead will work closely with the MCAP Director to identify strategic partnerships and alliances and help identify funding and business development opportunities needed to sustain MCAP into the future. In this leadership role, this position will also work with the Extension Program Leader to provide leadership support to Extension educators and staff on the strategic development of climate partnerships, policy and planning-related research and resources needed to support MCAP’s Weather Ready Extension program development and delivery.
Applicants can apply on the UMN jobs site at https://hr.umn.edu/Jobs/Find-Job
Job opening ID: 360985
Direct link for internal UMN applicants: https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/int/360985
Direct link for external applicants: https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/360985
Application deadline: May 8, 2024