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Nature-Based Strategies Policy Lead

California Air Resources Board
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the State agency responsible for reducing greenhouse gas emissions for the State of California. It is CARB’s responsibility to develop a strategy for California to be carbon neutral by 2045, implement policies to achieve carbon neutrality, and to track progress towards that objective. As part of this effort, Natural and Working Lands (NWL) are a critical component of California’s climate change mitigation strategy. NWL refers to all forests, shrublands, grasslands, croplands, deserts, wetlands, and developed lands within California’s boundaries.

 

The new Nature-Based Strategies Section brings together all of these lands, quantifying their socio-ecological impacts, to formulate statewide holistic nature-based climate action policy. Specifically, this section leads the integration of natural systems into California’s overall carbon neutrality and climate action efforts. The science, policy, and technical work performed in this section will influence high impact policies and programs on local, state, and national levels. To accomplish this, the Nature-Based Strategies Section uses data and scientific inference to inform and develop cutting-edge statewide nature-based policies, decisions, and programs. Work in this section includes:

 

1. Modeling ecosystems in California under current and future conditions to quantify the contribution of NWL to statewide carbon neutrality and to set carbon targets.

2. Developing and reporting California’s NWL carbon inventory to track progress towards carbon targets and monitoring other environmental metrics.

3. Performing causal assessments identifying the driving factors to environmental change, particularly isolating the impact from nature-based management actions.

4. Working with other State, Federal, and Local agencies to develop and implement policies that support nature-based strategies.

 

The newly created Nature-Based Strategies Section is recruiting a Staff Air Pollution Specialist (SAPS) position through this announcement. CARB is seeking a candidate with experience and expertise in NWL policy development, project management, report writing, and science communication. This position will be CARB's lead in the development of statewide policies, interagency coordination, reports, and communication efforts to fulfill the section's responsibilities, as listed above.

  

Please note that applicants will need to have successfully taken the Staff Air Pollution Specialist exam or to be currently employed as a Staff Air Pollution Specialist in California State Service. Interested candidates can reach out to the hiring manager with any questions about the exam.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

 

Working Conditions

 

This position may be eligible for hybrid in-office work and in-state telework. The amount of telework is at the agency's discretion and is based on the California Air Resource Boards' (CARB) current telework policy. While the CARB may support telework, some in-person attendance is also required. 

The positions at the CARB may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position under Government Code 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California, subject to the candidate meeting telework eligibility criteria outlined in the CalEPA telework policy and/or future program need. Employees not residing in California are not eligible for telework. Regardless of hybrid telework eligibility, all employees may be required to report to the position’s designated headquarters location at their own expense, as indicated on their duty statement.

  • Position located in a high-rise building.
  • Telework is available up to 60% of the time.
  • Requires being stationary, consistent with office work, for extended periods.
  • Standard office environment (artificial lighting, controlled temperature, etc.)  
  • Daily use of a personal computer, office equipment, and/or telephone.
  • Telework availability may be updated in the future based on business needs.