Agency Policy Specialist

AGENCY POLICY SPECIALIST , Water Resources
Note that the posting closes 2/2/09

For more information go to: https://statejobs.doer.state.mn.us/JobPosting and enter posting number 09AGR000005
Hiring Agency: Agriculture Dept Location: St. Paul

Job Description: This position is responsible for serving as an expert resource to lead the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's (MDA's) efforts with regard to complex policies and programs that affect/impact statewide air and water quality. This is accomplished by coordinating and providing policy direction and program development consistent with MDA's overall mission, goals and objectives, as well as by recognizing and protecting the economic and practical needs of producers.

Minimum Qualifications: To be qualified for this position, you must meet all of the following minimum qualifications:

- A Bachelor?s Degree in the field of agriculture, environment, natural resources or environmental policy plus five years of related experience. A Master?s Degree may substitute for one year of experience.
- Experience with and knowledge of water quality and quantity and associated regulatory issues.
- Knowledge of local, state, and federal program policies and related governmental functions sufficient to be able to evaluate and interpret the impact on statewide water quality and incorporate that into the development of MDA?s policy issues.
- An understanding and the ability to deal with agricultural issues as they pertain to protecting the State's environment and water resources.
- Advanced knowledge in government policy development and implementation
- Advanced communication skills in the form of oral presentations and formal writing for contributing to presentations, informational literature, reports, and editing the work of other professional staff.
- Human relations necessary to adapt to the changing role of the position as technical resource/project leader.
- Skills in acquiring, interpreting and analyzing data
- Project management skills to determine work details and set achievable timelines.
- Computer and electronic communication skills.
- Ability to identify and evaluate information/data and develop policy and program management recommendations, conceptualize alternative solutions to complex issues and convey them to diverse audiences.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships with public officials, especially local government staff and officials, planning commissions, other state agency staff, agricultural groups and a wide range of people is essential.
- Ability to review and evaluate technical reports and planning documents.
- Ability to recognize the public implications of a wide variety of issues and trends and determine the stakeholders and participants for policy issues.
- Ability to learn and/or work within a broad range of interdisciplinary areas. St. Paul
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Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Coordinator

 

The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Coordinator will be responsible for leading the Consumer Health Services Division food and safety training for both department staff and Wyoming's food or meat establishments based on the HACCP plans and Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs). This position also reviews and audits all HACCP food safety plans for all slaughter and processing plants, food establishments and school lunch programs in Wyoming.  To accomplish HACCP training for staff and establishment personnel, this position will continually monitor and research USDA/FSIS updates for the latest scientific justifications that are required to support HACCP plans. Creates HACCP templates for adoption by various meat and food establishments, updating those templates as required by changing justifications or policies.  This coordinator trains both staff and establishment personnel regarding the facets of HACCP and how to self-audit their processes or methods in order to assure food safety is maintained. This position also maintains the catalog of scientific justifications required that support the HACCP plans. Every method for all processes has is own scientific justification and has to be verified by USDA, so this position constantly reviews scientific justifications and critically examines abstracts and research papers for scientific justifications for each method of slaughter, processing or food preparation to substantiate that all elements of any HACCP plan meets the requirements of USDA or FDA.  In addition to in-depth HACCP training for staff and establishment personnel, this position also provides templates for these documents as defined by USDA and FDA: SOPs, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Sanitary Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs) and all monitoring logs.

 

Contact for more information:

For more information or to apply online go to http://statejobs.state.wy.us/JobSearchDetail.aspx?ID=13957 or submit a State of Wyoming Employment Application to the Human Resource Division, Emerson Building, 2001 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0060, along with transcripts of any relevant course work. The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities. No notice of eligibility will be sent to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications.