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The Incumbent provides administrative, educational and technical support to the Steuben County Soil and Water conservation District board of Supervisors (SWCD Board) in carrying out the Districts annual and business plans in conformance with the purposes of the district as defined in the Indiana District Law. (IC 14-32). This is a professional position requiring skills and experience in program development and administration, communications and financial management. The incumbent also needs technical knowledge and/or working experience with agriculture and soil and water resources management. DUTIES: Responsible for assisting the Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Board in developing promoting, coordinating and implementing technical and educational programs, including conducting watershed inventories, establishing priority watersheds, developing management plans, researching and applying for grants, identifying workloads, making public presentations, conducting tours, serving on committees, and attending coordination meetings. Serves as coordinator for the Steuben County Water Quality Committee, maintaining communication and a working relationship between the District Board and the Steuben County Drainage Board, technical agencies, and participants from the public and private sectors. This includes: organizing meetings, preparing minutes, writing newsletters and correspondence, and carrying out the required follow-up. Acts as Contract Administrator, as assigned by the SWCD Board, for project support personnel hired by the District including preparing contract documents, making work assignments, hiring recommendations, providing training, corrective instruction, and evaluating performance as directed by the SWCD Board. Responsible for administration of watershed grants as assigned by the SWCD Board. This will require preparing grant applications, tracking progress of the grant, filing required reports in a timely manner, servicing cost-share applications, preparing contract documents, scheduling the application of planned practices with participants and/or technical personnel, certifying completed work and issuing payments. Periodically conducts or assist in engineering field surveys, design, and layout of structural erosion control practices for land users, state, federal, and local agencies. Responsible for developing/revising Resource Management System Plans with watershed land treatment participants in assigned watershed projects. Making one on one contacts with landowners and farm operators bout identifying and analyzing resource needs and promoting conservation practices to address those resource needs. Provides technical and educational assistance to project participants for effective implementation, installation, and maintenance of conservation plans and practices. Responsible for maintaining communication and cooperation with various federal, state, and local agencies to coordinate and facilitate long-term agreements and cost-share projects. Incumbent shall assist with state, federal, or local programs as required or assigned by SWCD Board. Responsible for assisting Administrative Coordinator in developing technical and educational programs for the District field day, tours, meetings, and other activities as directed by the SWCD Board. Develops and produces communication materials on behalf of the District, including newsletters, media releases, reports, speeches, audio-visual presentations and training materials for various District projects and activities. Responsible for maintaining the District webpage. Performs various secretarial functions, such as filing, updating computer files, answering the telephone and working with project participants so as to achieve District project goals. Collects and disseminates information to proper parties in the Soil and Water Conservation District office. Maintains a daily record of work activities and reports summary at the Soil and Water Conservation Dist ict Board meetings. Assist Board Supervisors in developing Annual Plan and Business Plan, including analyzing and recommending programs and activities to meet District goals. Performs related duties as assigned.