"Coastal Hazards and Resilience Coordinator"

Coastal Hazards and Resilience Coordinator

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: February 24, 2026

Available Title(s): 1448-YN_ADMINPRO - Extension Coordinator Senior

Business Title: Coastal Hazards and Resilience Coordinator

Employee Type: Admin. Professional (+) (Fixed Term)

The Opportunity:

As the Coastal Hazards and Resilience Coordinator, you will serve as the Coastal Hazards Organizational Resilience Team (COHORT) Liaison for Washington State University (WSU) Extension. In this role, you will work in partnership with representatives from other COHORT agencies, including the Washington Department of Ecology, Washington Sea Grant, and the Washington Emergency Management Division, to advance COHORT's strategic initiatives as outlined in the 2025 COHORT Strategic Plan. COHORT is a multi agency partnership established through legislative direction under Washington Public Law 5187 S.PL.

You will contribute to COHORT's mission to strengthen long term social, economic, and organizational resilience across Washington's 15 coastal counties by improving cross agency coordination, supporting community driven project development, and advancing preparedness, adaptation, and recovery efforts related to coastal hazards such as flooding, erosion, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, and climate driven changes.

In your role as Liaison, you will collaborate across multiple agencies and WSU Extension county offices within your assigned region. You will ensure alignment with WSU Extension's mission, vision, and goals, build and maintain strong partnerships with local and tribal governments and stakeholders, and support a cohesive and effective team of COHORT professionals.

Additional Information:

This is a full time (100% FTE), temporary position. This position is overtime eligible.

Temporary End Date: This is a temporary position expected to end on June 30, 2027. Renewal is dependent on the need for extension and/or if additional funding is secured to extend employment. Funding has been renewed successfully for several years and we expect funding to continue to be renewed.

Monthly Salary: $4,386.85 - $6,580 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate's current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant extension program discipline and three (3) years of related program experience. A Masters degree in a related field may be substituted for up to one year of the required experience. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Must have, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid driver's license and meet requirements in accordance with SPPM 7.10 and departmental driving standards.
• Ability to work a flexible, yet structured schedule with occasional night and weekend shifts to meet the needs of program partners and grant requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in two or more of the following: Development, facilitation, and/or delivery of technical programmatic information to a wide variety of professional audiences and subject-matter experts.
• Working in an environment requiring strong customer relations, negotiations and problem resolution skills.
• Conducting community outreach and engagement, building and strengthening relationships.
• Explaining complex or technical information regarding rules, rights, regulations, policies, procedures, programs, or services to answer questions, resolve problems, and communicate decisions or actions.
• Monitoring and evaluating administrative and construction grants for grant compliance for federal, state, local governments, or private entities.
• Developing, negotiating, monitoring, and administering contracts and procurement with public and private nonprofit entities.
• Developing, preparing, monitoring, briefing, and evaluating grants and contract budgets including evaluation of progress versus project expenditures.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact effectively, with persons of varying levels of responsibility and experience, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel and Workday.

Area/College: WSU Extension/CAHNRS

Department Name: Division of Governmental Studies

Location: Will be located in a Western Washington county.

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter