[Coral-List] Program Specialist Position IM Systems Group
Jill.Meyer at noaa.gov
Jill.Meyer at noaa.gov
Mon Mar 20 13:05:04 EST 2006
The following position is now available. Please follow the
application information below if you are interested.
Regards,
Jill Meyer
Position: Coral Program Specialist
Overview:
I.M. Systems Group (www.imsg.com), a contractor to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Silver Spring, MD, seeks an
individual to serve as a Coral Program Specialist. This individual
will work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s
(NOAA’s) Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP-
http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/) in the areas of program coordination,
program development, strategic planning, partnership building, and
information management.
NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program supports effective management
and sound science to preserve, sustain and restore valuable coral reef
ecosystems. This position is with the program’s headquarters’
coordination team.
Core Responsibilities:
• Support program strategic planning efforts including
identification of priorities, development of performance measures, and
implementation of an external program review process.
• Manage information related to the internal NOAA funding
process. This includes managing the CRCP database, maintaining
spreadsheets generated from the database, documenting funding
decisions, and creating funding summary reports.
• Participate in internal NOAA proposal and project evaluations
• Coordinate the Coral Reef Information System
(www.coris.noaa.gov) editorial board and serve as coral program
liaison to the CORIS project team.
• Serve as backup support on content and updates to NOAA’s coral
newsletters and web-sites.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline such as marine
science, biology, marine policy, environmental management, or policy
• Strong verbal and writing skills
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail
• Self motivated energetic strategic thinker
• Ability to work well individually and cooperatively with a
range of individuals
• Ability to work on several projects simultaneously and to
shift priorities as needed.
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Technical proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
Desired:
• Two –three years of program or project planning preferred
• Experience developing performance measures
• Familiarity with coral reef conservation and management issues
• Proficient in database organization and web-site management
The vacancy announcement is open until filled. The target start date
is April 24. The salary for this position is the mid $40,000s
commensurate with experience. Qualified candidates may apply by
emailing a cover letter, resume, and 3 references (MS Word format
strongly preferred) to the following email: jobs at imsg.com and
meyerj at imsg.com with the subject heading: ORR06-001 Coral Program
Specialist.
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