Program Analyst

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Title
- Program Analyst
Client - NOAA
Location - Silver Spring, MD (Onsite)
Type - Full Time

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of one (1) year of professional experience supporting federal agency policies, meeting planning, program administration, and/or Congressional engagements.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures related to administration, management, and program support.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage comprehensive and detailed information.
• Understanding of organizational administrative and management functions, including applicable policies, precedents, procedures, and guidelines.
• Familiarity with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and related advisory committee processes.
• Ability to identify problems, develop practical solutions, and effectively support and defend recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop clear guidelines, procedures, and recommendations.
• Ability to maintain accurate membership records and related advisory committee documentation.
• Experience supporting advisory committee meeting planning
  , including agenda development, meeting coordination, distribution of materials, note-taking, and follow-up activities.
• Ability to support controlled correspondence requirements, including preparation of memoranda, point papers, draft letters, briefing materials, and related correspondence.
• Ability to develop, document, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for advisory committee and program activities.
• Ability to support Coast Survey Directors’ engagements
  , meetings, briefings, and related coordination activities.

• Ability to understand an organization’s mission, vision, capabilities, and capability gaps
  .
• Ability to develop compelling narratives that communicate organizational missions, capabilities, challenges, and gaps.
• Ability to define long-term organizational outcomes and establish incremental milestones to support organizational change.
• Ability to translate organizational needs and priorities into clear and persuasive narrative justifications
  .
• Strong critical-thinking and analytical skills, including the ability to analyze trend data and identify institutional challenges.
• Ability to consolidate information and inputs from multiple sources into a coherent, concise, and compelling narrative
  .
• Ability to translate complex technical and scientific concepts into clear and concise language for diverse audiences.
• Ability to adapt written and presentation materials to changing priorities and direction in a fast-paced environment
  .
• Ability to develop measurable, concrete actions and recommendations to achieve desired organizational outcomes.
• Ability to assess and communicate the quantitative impacts of funding decisions
  , including resource requirements, benefits, and organizational outcomes.