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Form of workThis position will reside in and report to the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA).
Are you an energetic communications professional who is passionate about conservation and the outdoors? Are you looking for a fast-paced, rewarding position with unlimited opportunities to expand your knowledge? CNRA is looking for a creative thinker and talented content creator to help us relay important messages about water, wildlife, habitats, and California's many other important natural resources to the media, constituent groups, and the public. Agency priorities include protecting biodiversity, managing climate change, improving fire resiliency, conserving native species, exploring clean energy solutions, expanding access to the outdoors for all Californians and much more. You will have the opportunity to work with the many departments, boards, conservancies, and museums under the CNRA umbrella, to help us in our mission to ensure that our natural places thrive, and our communities and economy prosper.
Under the administrative direction of the Assistant Secretary for Communications for the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA), the incumbent oversees, manages and directs the CNRA Executive Office's digital and media-related content for social media, email news, video content, and other creative needs for media relations. The Content Manager creates and manages content that tells the story of CNRA in a compelling, engaging and trend-aware way that increases transparency, public understanding, and awareness of CNRA resources and duties in its mission.
This position is an important part of CNRA's communications team and helps to ensure CNRA priorities and progress are well understood by stakeholders across the state and by employees across our broad agency. It provides opportunities to be creative and develop, execute and manage communications activities and functions that advance the California Natural Resources Agency's (CNRA) priority initiatives through outreach to internal and external audiences.
Position requires incumbent to gain knowledge of varied and complex policies, procedures, and state operations. It also requires the incumbent to balance concurrent assignments and complete assigned projects and tasks on time at a level commensurate with the classification. Satisfactory job performance is required to maintain a teleworking agreement.
Minimum Qualifications (MQs): The MQs for this classification can be found at Information Officer II (5595) - CalHR . The documents you submit in your application package must highlight how you meet the MQs. If the MQs are not met, you will not be considered for this position.
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You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .
Working Conditions
This position is Remote-Centered, meaning the incumbent would telework 50% or more of the time within a work month from an alternate work location. The position incumbent can telework with a management-approved telework agreement and schedule.
The incumbent will perform duties from both telework and in-person office settings as needed for operational effectiveness. The reporting location is the California Natural Resources Agency Headquarters in Sacramento.
California is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. As such, CNRA values diverse employees working together to protect biodiversity for all Californians. CNRA prioritizes an inclusive, safe, and secure work environment that values diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences and is free from discrimination.
Minimum Requirements You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.
- INFORMATION OFFICER II
- Job Application Package Checklist
- Duty Statement
Position Details Job Code #:
JC-414795
Position #(s):
535-130-5595-001
Working Title:
Content Manager
Classification:
INFORMATION OFFICER II $7,068.00 - $8,783.00
# of Positions:
1
Work Location:
Sacramento County
Telework:
Hybrid
Job Type:
Permanent, Full Time
Department Information
The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) is a state cabinet-level agency in the government of California. Through its 40 departments, conservancies, boards, commissions, councils, and museums, the California Natural Resources Agency is responsible for protecting historical, natural, and cultural sites, monitoring and controlling state lands and waterways, and regulating fish and game use.
The current Secretary for the California Natural Resources is Wade Crowfoot and he serves as a member of Governor Gavin Newsom's cabinet. As Secretary, Crowfoot oversees an agency of 19,000 employees charged with protecting and managing California's diverse resources.
Mission statement: To restore, protect and manage the state's natural, historical and cultural resources for current and future generations using creative approaches and solutions based on science, collaboration and respect for all the communities and interests involved.
This position is open to interested applicants both inside and outside of state service. To be eligible to apply and be hired as a new-to-state-service employee, you must:
Department Website: https://resources.ca.gov/
Special Requirements
You must include the following if you are applying by mail or in person:
1) How you are eligible (list eligibility, transfer within state service, reinstatement, SROA/surplus, etc.) in the Explanations box on the first page of the STD. 678.
2) The Job Control number 414795 and the title of the position you are applying for in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) box on the first page of the STD. 678.
3) Request for Personnel Action Number 130-388 in the Explanations box of the STD. 678.
4) Your original signature at the bottom of the first page of the STD. 678.
5) Include unofficial school transcripts with your application package if the position you are applying for has an educational requirement. You may be required to provide official transcripts if hired.
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 2/20/2024
Who May Apply
Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available). SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply.
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
California Energy Commission
Attn: RPA 130-388|JC-414795
715 P Street, MS-3
Sacramento , CA 95814
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
California Energy Commission
RPA 130-388|JC-414795
1516 9th Street, MS-3
Sacramento , CA 95814
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
- Statement of Qualifications - See Statement of Qualifications question(s) and information below.
Benefits Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.
Contact Information
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Department Website: https://resources.ca.gov/
Human Resources Contact:
Personnel Office
(916) 654-4309
personnel.services@energy.ca.gov
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:
Carousel Gore
(916) 661-8122
Carousel.Gore@energy.ca.gov
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.
Statement of Qualifications
Include an SOQ that answers the questions below. Your SOQ should be no longer than two pages, single-spaced, with no smaller than 12-point font. Applications received without an SOQ will not be considered. Visit How to Write a Statement of Qualifications for instructions.
1. As a communications leader at CNRA, you will be expected to produce quality work in a fast-paced environment using your discretion, experience, and creativity to turn around engaging content that captures attention. You will also be required to provide strategic communications guidance and expertise to the California Natural Resources Agency and natural resource departments, boards and conservancies in a meaningful way. We would love to learn about what you think makes a good story, and what experience you have that prepares you to be a successful candidate for this position? What excites you about this role?
2. This role will require overseeing and managing a content calendar, leading creative direction for CNRA content strategy and trying new and innovative ideas for bringing government decision-making to life through new storytelling efforts. This will require exceptional skills in managing priorities and to-do lists, building strong relationships, and the ability to independently take ideas to implementation in short order. Share your experience in delivering engaging content in a fast-paced environment and how you would apply this experience to this role?
3. You will have the opportunity to be plugged into California's highest-profile natural resources issues, often with visibility on world stages. With this visibility also comes the reality of DIY and grassroots approaches as government communications often does not include a budget and requires using very limited resources in creative ways. How would you embrace this reality while still delivering quality content, ad what similar experience do you have?
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
