Education Strategic Planning Specialist, II; GS

Education Strategic Planning Specialist, II (GS1292867)

Silver Spring, United States | Posted on 04/02/2026

• Industry Professionals - No Clearance Required
• Salary $90, / year
• City Silver Spring
• State/Province Maryland
• Country United States

GTSC seeks an Education Strategic Planning Specialist (II). This person will support the NOAA Education Council / Inter- and Intra-Agency Education Coordination. This position will serve as the Executive Secretary of the Education Council and support the implementation of NOAA's Education Strategic Plan.
This position is contingent upon contract being awarded

Primary Duties:

• Coordinate and facilitate Education Council meetings and Education Council Coordinating Committee meetings.
• Lead Pre-Briefings to prepare Chair and Co-Chair of the Education Council for monthly meetings.
• Lead Education Council Support Group meetings.
• Manage annual reporting to the Office of Management and Budget and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for the Federal Coordinating Committee on STEM Education.
• Lead Council-wide strategies in the FY 2021 NOAA Education Implementation Plan.
• Support the Office of Education Communications team with the development of the NOAA Education Annual Accomplishments Report.
• Support the collection and reporting of common metrics and other performance indicators during the annual Unified Data call.

Required Education/Experience/

Skills:

• Master's degree in NOAA related fields and 2 to 4 years of experience.
• Experience with data collection from multiple sources and development of reports summarizing this information.
• Experience with strategic planning and with the analytical methods and techniques for assessing and evaluating program development and execution.
• Excellent oral and writing skills.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government background investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements.

BENEFITS – Employees working 30+ hours weekly

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Business Unit:
Global Sciences and Technology (GST)

GTSC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.

GTSC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

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