Coastal Management Specialist

Overview

Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting‑edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts. Lynker is seeking an experienced Coastal Management Specialist to join our growing team.
This role is contingent upon Lynker winning the contract, and an offer will likely not be extended until it is confirmed that the contract has been won.

The government has a requirement for a talented Technical Assistance Specialist to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management. The successful candidate will serve as a Technical Assistance Specialist working as part of a unique team responsible for supporting the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge (Resilience Challenge). This exceptional individual will provide targeted, robust support by maintaining relationships, addressing evolving technical assistance needs, sharing a range of subject matter expertise, and communicating project challenges and accomplishments to NOAA and beyond.

This position will be located in Oakland, California. Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the list below:

• Maintain familiarity with the Resilience Challenge’s community resilience efforts in California and across the West Coast region in order to understand project needs and work to address them.
• Engage in‑person regularly with Resilience Challenge partners and in the communities served by the Resilience Challenge project in California.
• Serve in the role of Technical Assistance Coordinator for the Resilience Challenge project in California. This entails acting as the main point of contact for tracking needs, addressing those needs by working with the regional team, and communicating with OCM staff across the office, other NOAA programs, and external providers.
• Help monitor the Washington and Alaska tasks to support the respective team members as needed.
• Provide technical assistance directly to Resilience Challenge partners and project communities.
• Make connections with NOAA and other federal agencies and external partners to deliver additional technical expertise and services.
• Assist with developing training and other learning products to support the needs of Resilience Challenge efforts.
• Deliver OCM training to Resilience Challenge projects and serve as a national trainer on nature‑based solutions.
• Facilitate meetings, workshops and other events with project partners.
• Act as a liaison to communicate NOAA resources to partners and assist with communicating on‑the‑ground accomplishments to NOAA.
• Perform grant management and administration responsibilities in coordination with federal staff, including providing advice on grants, cooperative agreements, and project budgets.
• Coordinate tasks and activities with other staff supporting the Resilience Challenge.
• Serve as the West Coast Resilience Challenge coordinator to coordinate across Resilience Challenge projects in the West Coast region, providing support and expertise to other Technical Assistance Specialists.
• Assist with OCM project coordination.
• Work with regional leadership to represent the Office and NOAA at local and regional events in support of the Resilience Challenge and other regional efforts.
• Provide local support, expertise and networking for the Coastal Resilience Fellows hosted by project partners.
• Support and participate in the national Resilience Challenge Peer‑to‑Peer Gathering.
• Provide convening support for local and regional peer‑to‑peer sharing events to reach coastal community audiences beyond the project partners.
• Make connections with and provide support as needed to Resilience Challenge projects that are outside of California and the West Coast.

The Coastal Management Specialist selected should have the following:

• Masters degree with 6+ years of experience
• Close familiarity with the Resilience Challenge’s community resilience efforts in California and across the West Coast
• Understanding of the initial needs and…