Project Management and Assist Administration of State Funding: Work with technical partners and CPR Team to develop scopes of work/grant work plans including budgets; negotiate and administer purchase orders, contract, and grants, and administer allocated state funds in compliance with state and federal laws, policies, and procedures.
Track progress and review/approve deliverables and ensure timely completion of assigned projects.
- Support the CPR Administrator in the financial administration of the Florida’s Coral Reef Restoration and Recovery Initiative (FCR3) funding. This may include leading and coordinating meetings, serving as the primary point of contact for grantees, negotiating grant work plans, serving as the lead technical reviewer, approving deliverables, and ensuring timely completion of projects.
- Lead the development of coral reef restoration and propagation related priorities and projects. This may include serving as the primary point of contact for principal investigators, negotiating scopes of work, serving as a technical reviewer, approving deliverables, reviewing invoices, and ensuring timely completion of projects.
- Plan, execute, and facilitate projects and related meetings and workshops, as appropriate.
- Provide technical review for agreements and deliverables including all programmatic finance and accounting transactions.
- Ensure annual and multi-year budgets are encumbered and spent in a timely manner.
Restoration and Propagation Priorities: Work closely with the statewide Propagation Coordinator (UF/FWC) to track and participate in ongoing activities that address statewide restoration and propagation priorities for Florida’s Coral Reef.
- Support the CPR Administrator in the technical administration of FCR3 by working with DEP Coral Reef Conservation Program staff and partners to identify a network of shoreline protection-related restoration sites throughout the Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area (Coral ECA).
- Attend and support the Restoration Planning efforts for Tier 1 (state-wide) and Tier 2 (Coral ECA) plans by attending meetings and providing budget recommendations for research gaps to the CPR Administrator. Provide meeting coordination and facilitation with TNC, FKNMS, FWC, and other regional partners and programs, as needed.
- Lead the SCTLD Restoration Team and attend the Coral Rescue and Propagation Team meetings and participate in sub-groups, as needed, to support regional restoration priorities across Florida’s Coral Reef.
- Participate in the Florida’s Coral Reef Coordination Team’s meetings, as appropriate. Support the Restoration sub-group, if formed. This may include scheduling and facilitating meetings, developing, and distributing recommendations, and ensuring the integration of coral restoration and protection into ongoing ecosystem restoration projects.
- Participate in efforts related to the development of educational materials and research that develops consistency through permitting and funding guidance related to hybrid reefs for shoreline protection.
- Coordinate with DEP ORCP Southeast (SE) Region staff and partners to plan, execute, and facilitate restoration and propagation related meetings and workshops, as needed.
Information Management and Sharing: Produce and provide information and/or updates to response partners, agency representatives, leadership, other key partners, and the general public. Information and updates may be in the form of presentations, one-pagers, written or verbal updates, or other products as requested. Work collaboratively and exchange information with CPR and RCP SE Region staff, and all interested partners and stakeholders. Where appropriate, represent the DEP CPR program. Finally, as appropriate, the Coordinator will assist in the onboarding of new partners and personnel.
- Participate on US Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) Restoration working group calls, if appropriate.
- Assist CPR Administrator in preparing materials and processes for the passage of updates to local, state, and federal coral authorities.
- Writes, reviews, and/or edits reports and other documents related to coral nursery operations, outplanting, and restoration projects.
- Facilitate annual review and revisions of the CPR Strategic Plan.
- Assist CPR Administrator in preparing materials and processes related to local, state, and federal coral-related authorities (e.g., the US Coral Reef Conservation Act).
- Promote and participate in meetings to exchange information on coral reef resilience, restoration and adaptation.
- Prepare meeting agendas and summaries or record meeting summaries for CPR workshops/meetings, as needed.
- Attend external meetings and functions related to the CPR, coral restoration, and regional coral reef issues in Florida and nationally (via webinar).
- Travel locally and throughout Florida with occasional long-distance travel as needed to attend meetings, conferences and trainings, as approved.
- Maintain and establish new partnerships with a variety of stakeholder groups including resource users, NGO’s, educational institutions, and government agencies.
- Participate in weekly CPR staff meetings, and monthly SE Region staff meetings.
- Contribute to the development of the CPR-related communication pieces, as well as DEP Weekly and Quarterly Measures Reports.
Other duties as assigned. After 6 months, this position may be eligible for field work opportunities, including boating, snorkeling, and diving (if approved by supervisor and UF dive program) not to exceed 2 days per month.
