Conservation Finance Analyst

Title: Conservation Finance Analyst - ACC65030463

Location: Wake County United States

Full time

Job Description:

Agency

Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources

Division

AAL Chief Deputy Secretary

Job Classification Title

Program Analyst I (NS)

Position Number

65030463

Grade

NC17

Job Description:

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) takes care of the things that people love about North Carolina. DNCR manages over 100 locations across the state, including 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, five science museums, four aquariums, 35 state parks, four recreation areas, dozens of state trails and natural areas, the North Carolina Zoo, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, the African American Heritage Commission, the American Indian Heritage Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Office of State Archaeology, the Highway Historical Markers program, the N.C. Land and Water Fund, and the Natural Heritage Program. The Department's vision is to be the leader in using the state's natural and cultural resources to build the social, cultural, educational, and economic future of North Carolina. Everyone is welcome.

Description of Work

The Atlantic Conservation Coalition (ACC) program is a multi-state coalition with North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland whose mission is to increase carbon sequestration through protection and restoration of the regions' forests, wetlands, and coastal habitats. The ACC Conservation Finance Analyst This position will be responsible for identifying innovative strategies, policies, and impact partnerships that compliment and leverage existing funding sources for natural climate solutions delivery while also analyzing and developing future focused opportunities and instruments (programs, policies, instruments, etc.) for durable and scalable nature-based investments during the grant program and beyond. This position will be responsible for articulating the business case and economic rationale to drive the adoption, funding, and expansion of nature-based solutions (NBS) in NC and will provide technical assistance to ACC partners as needed. The position will serve as a thought leader on conservation finance and advise the ACC Leadership team.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Expertise in NBS and/or natural resource economics, including conducting benefits cost analyses and return on investment for NBS, and a track record of delivering on projects that influence external stakeholders and decision making.
• Demonstrated experience and familiarity with tools used to finance nature-based solutions (e.g., revolving funds, low-interest loans, guarantees, project finance, or bridge financing), including experience with impact investment structures, debt for nature swaps, and other viable financing models.
• Demonstrated experience gathering and organizing information and ability to clearly convey, present, negotiate complex conservation finance information and ideas in a concise and articulate manner in both written and oral form internally and externally; including the ability to edit, adjusting language or terminology to meet needs of the audience or as appropriate.
• Ability to simultaneously support multiple projects engagements, develop robust economic frameworks and models, research projects, and author high-quality reports and write-ups on relevant topics

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Please note: Job postings close at 11:59:59 p.m. the night before the listed Posting End Date above.

Recruitment Range: $60,881.00 - $90,000.00

To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must provide the information on the application form. Any information omitted from the application form, listed as general statements, listed under the text resume section, or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit.

Candidates meet the minimum qualifications of this position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement. Vacancy specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and/or management preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following are preferred:

• Prior experience working with green banks and community lenders, utilities, financial institutions, companies, and philanthropic organizations to deliver NBS via conservation finance tools.
• Ability to identify and understand regional conservation finance and associated policy issues, problems, and opportunities, determine a course of action and appropriate solutions, and coordinate actions through implementation.

Position/Physical Requirements

• Typical work schedule is Monday-Friday, 8:30am -5:00pm, with flexibility 40 hours a week
• Typing, writing
• Talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word
• Hearing, perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication.
• This position is deemed eligible for hybrid telework under DNCR's Telework Policy.

This position may be located at:

Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

109 East Jones Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

or

Roanoke Island Festival Park

1 Festival Park

Manteo, NC 27954

This is a time-limited position, subject to funding availability, which may last up to 36 months. Time limited employees are eligible for State Benefits. Although the length of time this position will be active cannot be determined, it has the potential to extend up to 3 years (36 months). If you have questions concerning the time-limited status of this position, you may inquire at the interview.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and three (3) years progressively responsible experience related to the area of assignment

OR

an equivalent combination of training and experience.

The Atlantic Conservation Coalition office oversees the implementation of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and reporting for Governor Cooper's Executive Order 305 (An Order to Protect and Restore North Carolina's Critical Natural and Working Lands). The application proposes 24 shovel-ready projects to protect and restore high-carbon coastal habitats and peatlands to maximize carbon sequestration and coastal resilience benefits, and protect, restore, and develop agricultural and forest land, promoting sustainable forestry management practices to increase carbon sequestration.

Supplemental and Contact Information

The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) selects applicants for employment based on required education and experience and job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age (40 or older), disability, National Guard or veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or political influence.

We are an Employment First state, ensuring that people with disabilities have equal opportunities to succeed in the state government workplace. DNCR supports pay equity for women, establish paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and foster care, and implement fair chance policies. Join a team that welcomes, values, respects and supports all members of our work community.