EQB Executive Support - Job ID 59519

This position provides administrative and organizational support to the Environmental Quality Board (EQB), Executive Director, and staff project leads. This position fulfills administrative functions for monthly Board meetings in accordance with Minn. Rules 4405 including compiling agendas, coordinating presenters, preparing materials, taking minutes, and posting and circulating necessary meeting documents. They serve as the primary point of contact for EQB members, interagency staff, executive assistants, and the public on logistical and scheduling issues.

The position supports planning efforts and logistical coordination for all public EQB events including off-site board meetings, stakeholder meetings, subcommittee meetings, and the Environmental Congress. Duties performed in collaboration with EQB team members and external collaborators include coordinating, editing and compiling meeting materials, coordinating venue logistics, providing audio-visual support, purchasing materials and supplies, hosting event registration, and manage food orders.

This position serves as the principal EQB liaison to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for all support functions; ensuring compliance with MPCA and EQB policies and procedures, and assisting EQB staff in contracting, purchasing, and other business functions. This position oversees the implementation of the EQB records and data management policy, including coordinating responses to data requests and ensuring EQB program areas are following data management procedures.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate the following qualifications:

Our mission is to protect and improve the environment and human health. We work with many partners (citizens, communities, and businesses, all levels of government, environmental groups and educators) to prevent pollution, conserve resources, and to help ensure polluting does not have disproportionate impact on any groups of people. We emphasize work-life balance with flex schedules, compressed schedules, and options to telework for some positions.

GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! The State of Minnesota offers a comprehensive benefits package including low cost medical and dental insurance, employer paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, retirement plan, tax-deferred compensation, generous vacation and sick leave, and 11 paid holidays each year. Our differences make us stronger and leveraging them helps us create a workforce where everyone can thrive. The State of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embedding diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility at our workplace. We do this by developing strong leaders and advocates, increasing cultural competence and understanding among all employees, and removing institutional barriers and attitudes that prevent employees from advancing as far as their talents will take them. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, familial status, receipt of public assistance, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, or age.