Maritime & Ocean Policy Analyst

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Full Time Regular Technical Neah Bay, WA, US

7 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $33.70 To $36.31 Hourly

MAKAH TRIBE

POSITION DESCRIPTION

REPORTS TO:

Chief of Staff

SUMMARY:

Responsible for developing policy, legislative and regulatory guidance on treaty resource protection matters relevant to marine transportation safety, oil pollution, natural resource damage assessment, ocean policy, and program development.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Because of the Tribe’s commitment to community service and the well‑being of its members, each employee may be expected to perform a wide range of office and field duties from time to time. Such duties may or may not be related to their regular responsibilities.

Coordinate, reconcile and analyze federal, state, tribal and industry safety standards and recommend/propose policy guidance and develop program capacity building options for the Makah Tribal Council & Port of Neah Bay Commissioners through the Office of the Chief of Staff.

Prepare for adoption and implementation, and if adopted, continuation of, an Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Commander 13 th Coast Guard District, the State of Washington and the Makah Tribal Council.

Coordinate and oversee Makah Ocean Policy Workgroup and present Research Proposals to the Makah Tribal Council for approval or denial

Participate in pertinent federal and state oil pollution councils, committees, and task forces.

Seek grant funding to supplement the position and/or programs and projects managed by the Maritime & Ocean Policy Analyst.

Develop a programmatic evaluation of RRT/NWAC/NNTLC and its member agencies to determine the appropriate level of consultation and coordination between the MTC and each member agency.

Develop funding sources for an oil spill dispersant application matrix, in conjunction with other RRT/NWAC/NNTLC agencies, for addressing when and where oil spill dispersants can be used in the Makah treaty area.

Participate in pertinent oil spill response and oil spill equipment deployment exercises.

Oversee training of the Makah commercial fishing fleet to respond to an oil spill and explore the feasibility of the development of a tribal Oil Spill Response Organization (OSRO) along with exploring funding sources to create a Makah Tribal OSRO.

Bachelor's degree (B.

A.) from four-year College or university; or three to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, tenants, and the general public.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as moorage rates, proportions, percentages, and volume.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Must have a valid Washington State Drivers license and insurable. May be required to drive a Tribal GSA vehicle to…