Educational Outreach Specialist, III; GS

Educational Outreach Specialist, III (GS1292856C)

Silver Spring, United States | Posted on 06/23/2026

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

GTSC and its Global Sciences and Technology (GST) business unit seeks an Educational Outreach Specialist (III) to lead the operations of the NOAA Outreach Center, including maintaining over 100 collections of major education and outreach products from across the Agency; designing and developing an estimated 3 to 5 new education and outreach products annually to fill gaps and respond to audience needs;

disseminating such products to educators, students, and the public; responding to general public inquiries about NOAA and NOAA education; and providing guidance and expert advice to NOAA staff engaged in public outreach activities.

This position is contingent upon contract being awarded.

• Plan, coordinate, and support NOAA education participation in education conferences, meetings, workshops, civic events, etc.; coordinate with internal and external partners as needed.
• Designs and develop educational outreach materials and publications.
• Assist with the planning and development of educational exhibits for NOAA booths in educational conferences.
• Assist with the development and coordination of products and services designed to promote education programs and efforts of NOAA's Office of Education and the NOAA education community.
• Coordinate with educational outreach professionals across NOAA to ensure consistency of approach and share best practices and lessons learned.

• Bachelor's degree in education, communications, or related fields.
• Minimum of 4 to 6 years of work experience.

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

Employees working 30+ hours weekly will receive health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. The organization also offers a recognition awards program for exceptional performance.

Global Sciences and Technology (GST)

GTSC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran or disability status, or genetic information in employment. GTSC is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. GTSC participates in the E‑Verify program as required by law.