Adult Education and Outreach Strategist

The Adult Education and Outreach Strategist reports to the Workplace Culture and Development (WCD) Director, designing, implementing, and tracking progress on an adult education and outreach strategic plan to create new on-ramps into the natural resource sector workforce using Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Pro-Equity Anti-Racism (PEAR) and Environmental Justice best practices. In collaboration with post-secondary education entities, the agency’s Equity and Environmental Justice Office, the Youth and Education Outreach Program Manager, the Culture and Development Strategist, and other agency leaders, this position develops an adult education and outreach strategic plan and identifies investments to equip urban, rural, and Tribal community members with the skills and opportunities to pursue a career in natural resources.

This position is a key component of DNR’s broader strategy, which includes three DNR Programs Youth Education and Outreach Program (YEOP), Adult Education and Outreach Program, and Career Pathway Program creating a “Root to Canopy” approach to workforce development. The Adult Education and Outreach Strategist will develop DNR’s strategy for adult workforce development by consulting on, designing, and supporting various initiatives for training and education to expand opportunities for post-secondary students, graduates, displaced workers, and others to secure meaningful employment within the natural resource sector. This work is essential to DNR’s mission of cultivating a new, and more diverse, generation of natural resource professionals prepared to take on management challenges in our state’s future.