Excecutive Director Services Required

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Executive Director Services Reauired December 1, 2006 The Governance Committee of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) is seeking contract services from an individual to serve as the Executive Director of the Program. The individual may be associated with a firm; however, this selection process will concentrate on the abilities of the candidate for the contract position of Executive Director and not the overall qualifications of the firm. This announcement assumes the Director will function as an independent contractor, and will not be considered an employee or agent of the Governance Committee or any of its members. Candidates can propose other potential relationships between the Governance Committee and the Executive Director and the relationship will be handled as a part of the contract negotiation. As a contractor the Director will be responsible for paying associated taaLes and any benefits desired. The annual funding available for the contract position is negotiable and is anticipated to fall wi#hin the range of $150,000 to $200,000, depending on experience. The initial contract is expected to have a term of 3-5 years with extensions available as agreed to by all parties. The Program will be responsible for all additional costs relating to performance of the duties of Director including but not limited to contract staffing, office space and equipment, job related travel and expenses, and other miscellaneous costs. The selected individual will be expected to manage staff and other contracts as described in the attached Organizational Structure for the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program and generally described as follows: 1. Program, contract, and construction administration; 2. Land acquisition; 3. Habitat development and management; 4. Water supply acquisition, development, and management; 5. Scientific evaluation relating to a Program Adaptive Management Plan; and 6. Communication and coordination with committees and the public. The respondent for the position of Executive Director should ha.ve at least a bachelor's degree and 10 years of experience related to the duties of the Director. While a background in an expertise related to the activities of the Program may be helpful (e.g., biology, hydrology, engineering), it is anticipated tha.t most of the technical expertise will be obtained through additional contract staff or other contractors. Experience in personnel and project management is essential. The selected Executive Director will operate from an office in central Nebraska and will be expected to be at the office on a daily basis unless traveling for Program business, not withstanding personal reasons. The Program is a basin-wide effort undertaken by the Department of the Interior (DOn and the States of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming to provide benefits for the endangered interior least tern, whooping crane, and pallid sturgeon, and #he threatened piping plover (target species). The purpose of the Program is to implement and test habitat creation/restoration activities for the benefit of the target species, including certain aspects of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's recovery plans for the target species. The Program will also provide ESA compliance for existing and certain specified new water related activities in the Platte River basin upstream of the Loup River confluence. While the Program is designed to provide ESA compliance