Planning and Development Specialist

Position Summary:

The AmeriCorps Planning & Development Specialist is based at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Saint Paul, Minn. The purpose of this position serves to build the capacity of important public service work at the DNR in the Division of Parks and Trails (PAT) Planning Unit. Under the direct guidance of a MN DNR project advisor, this position will primarily serve to assist DNR staff with the development of strategic plans, program plans, system plans, and unit plans (state park, state recreation area, and state trail), environmental review documents, legislative studies, research, and evaluation. This position will also provide a support role to the Acquisition and Development Unit, providing GIS (geographic information system) and GPS (global positioning system) support to park and trail development projects and cultural resource field work, database management for asset management, and preparing guidance for development projects across the state parks and trails system. Members are directly supervised by Conservation Corps Assistant Program Manager and Host Site Supervisor. Members serve in a single placement setting with a partnering nonprofit/government organization. Members complete service projects with direction provided by partnering agencies and representatives of those agencies.