Program and Policy Analyst

Lynker seeks a talented individual to serve as a Program and Policy Analyst to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R –). OR&R is a center of expertise in preparing for, evaluating, and responding to threats to coastal environments, including oil and chemical spills, releases from hazardous waste sites, marine debris, and disasters.

  Duties:

• Serve  as analyst and coordinator for specific OR&R program, policy, and communication actions, working closely with office leadership and subject matter experts.
• Congressional Support and  Administration Priorities: Coordinate and implement an Innovative and proactive legislative strategy that builds awareness of OR&R core capabilities with members of Congress and external partners. Craft and maintain legislative briefing materials and responses  to Congressional queries. Track legislation and monitor progress of bills relevant to OR&R and federal partners. Review draft legislation or testimony. Work with NOS, NOAA, and partners on supporting administration initiatives: develop messages, produce materials, and participate on  briefings as required.
• Support Requests for Information: Track and review inquiries from NOAA leadership and Congress. Coordinate and draft responses from the office perspective to a range of NOAA, DOC, Congressional, OMB, and  interagency information requests for OR&R programs, products, and services; regional/constituent-specific support; partnerships; or issues that leadership must know in advance of a planned visit.
• Stakeholder Engagement:  Serve as OR&R’s lead for stakeholder engagement. Refine and track OR&R  engagement plan. Build engagement opportunities into existing office  activities and lead development and execution of new opportunities with stakeholders that are relevant to OR&R priorities to generate mutual program  interest and support.
• Planning and Budget  Formulation: Represent OR&R in NOS  level planning team and engage in line office strategic planning and  budget formulation. Support OR&R out-year budget planning  exercises. Support the OR&R Chief of Staff in program planning and  evaluation process, including routine evaluation of OR&R contributions  to NOAA Annual Operating Plan milestones, performance measures, and  accomplishments.
• Communications and Outreach  Support: Support OR&R in various  communication capacities, including supporting the development and  execution of the annual OR&R Outreach Operational Plan as a member of  the OR&R Outreach Team. Develop and disseminate print and online outreach materials such as brochures, fact sheets, reports, project  summaries, and news stories.
• Leadership Communications:   Assist with the development of leadership or office-level presentations,  talking points, three things memos, and briefing packets to support OR&R messaging and advance high-quality submissions to NOS and NOAA. Support  internal communications activities.
• Executive Secretariat:  Serve as the Executive Secretariat for the OR&R Management Team.  Manage the meeting schedule and logistics as well as information and   records.
• Implement  and/or manage short and long-term special projects as needs arise.

Qualifications:

• Master’s  or Bachelor’s degree in public policy, environmental science, or related  field with a minimum of three years’ experience in a communications/outreach   capacity. Legislative experience preferred.
• Self-motivated,  creative, and energetic with an ability to work well individually and cooperatively with a range of individuals.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with budget formulation.
• Experience translating scientific information for public consumption and copy-editing documents.
• Familiarity with a variety of communication strategies and methods such as developing  written materials/briefings, press releases, web content development, brochure development, etc.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, be responsive to deadline, and shift priorities as needed.

To Apply:

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