About the District:
The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD), created by voters in 1959, is responsible for managing and safeguarding two of the most utilized groundwater basins in Southern California. These basins provide nearly 40 percent of the total groundwater demand used by nearly four million people living in 43 cities in southern Los Angeles County.

About the Position:
The Communications Specialist is responsible for performing skilled, professional tasks in the development, implementation and administration of District-wide public affairs, public education, community outreach, conservation and media relations programs, plans and strategies to meet designated District public relations goals and objectives. A Communications Specialist is also responsible for developing press releases, planning, organizing and executing public relations, media relations, community outreach, special and/or media events and represents the District in a wide variety of public interactions.

Qualifications:
Knowledge of the principles and practices applied in public relations, community affairs and advertising programs; excellent writing skills, methods and techniques of graphic design, layout and print production and photography; desktop publishing applications used in the preparation of print and graphic materials; and advertising and public relations industry practices and trends.

Minimum Requirements:
Graduate from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in public relations, communications, business or public administration or a closely related field (Masters Degree or substantial progress toward completion preferred). Five years of progressively responsible professional experience involving the development and coordination of public affairs and community outreach programs and projects similar to those administered by the District.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing; effectively edit written materials; create effective graphic designs and creative approaches for use in public information and education programs; interpret information and situations and make recommendations in accordance with applicable policies, regulations and guidelines; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; make sound independent judgments within established guidelines; multitask and prioritize effectively; maintain accurate files and records; ability to speak, read and write Spanish or other language desirable.

About the Application and Selection Process:
Those applicants whose qualifications most closely match the needs of the position based on experience and training will be invited to participate in the selection process. Depending upon the applicant pool, all applicants meeting the minimum qualifications will NOT necessarily be selected to participate in the selection process. The selection process may contain a written test, performance test, oral interview or any combination thereof. The successful candidate will be selected from the list of those determined by the selection process to be the best qualified. Following a conditional job offer, the successful candidate will be required to take and pass a physical examination, including a drug and alcohol screen and thorough background investigation.

Applications must be signed and received by 5 p.m., Thursday, August 7, 2008 in order to be considered. Resumes may be submitted with an application, but resumes, emails and facsimiles will not be accepted in lieu of an original WRD application. WRD is not responsible for timing of delivery by Postal Service or other carriers and postmarks will not be accepted in lieu of timely filing. An application may be downloaded from WRD's web site at www.wrd.org or may be obtained by calling 1-562-921-5521.

Apply: Water Replenishment District of Southern California
Attention: Human Resources Department
4040 Paramount Blvd.
Lakewood, CA 90712
Email: humanresources@wrd.org

Salary:
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Application deadline:
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Contact:
Human Resources

E-mail:
humanresources@wrd.org