Itasca State Park - Visitor Services Section Supervisor

Minimum Qualifications

• Current (ONE YEAR) experience as a Natural Resources Supervisor 4 – Parks.

OR

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in natural resources management, parks and recreation, natural science, communications, public relations, business management, political science, public administration, social science, education, interpretation, or closely related degree.

AND

• THREE YEARS of professional level experience in a natural resources setting, agency or organization; including budget development and fiscal management, work planning and partnership and visitor management experience.

AND

• THREE YEARS of supervisory experience in a governmental agency, or in a natural resource setting, organization or agency.

AND

• Conflict resolution skills/experience.
• Writing skills sufficient to communicate work plans, proposals, and reports.
• Oral communication skills sufficient to communicate work requirements to individuals and groups.
• Organizational and administrative skills sufficient to organize diverse elements or work and perform tasks within administrative requirements.
• Project management skills sufficient to ensure projects are organized, tracked, and completed on a timely basis.
• Ability to work collaboratively and uphold the culture of respect.
• Fiscal skills sufficient to administer budgets and track expenditures and/or income.
• Ability to comprehend laws, rules, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of natural and cultural resource management, including interpretive programs.
• Understanding of safety requirements as they relate to working with a variety of equipment and machinery.
• Word processing skills sufficient to draft memos, letters, etc.
• Spreadsheet skills sufficient to create, modify and manipulate spreadsheet data.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks and operate in adverse and extreme environments.
• Ability to operate and maintain a variety of vehicles, shop and office equipment.
• Ability to recognize opportunities and apply efforts that support diversity, equity, and inclusion both within the organization and with the public.
• Ability to manage and work collaboratively with external stakeholders and interest groups.
• Ability to train, develop, direct, lead and coach staff and effectively delegate.
• Ability to assess facilities and work needs and implement corrective actions in cooperation with others.
• Use approachability to understand others and build effective teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing complex budgets, setting operational work goals, and managing complex operations.
• Experience functioning in a complex, large, diverse and/or fast paced environment.
• Successful completion of leadership and/or supervisory training offered by the DNR or comparable programs.
• Experience managing complex visitor, emergency and enforcement service operations.