Fisheries Program Analyst

* US Citizenship Required

* Full-time Onsite Position in Silver Spring, MD at NOAA Headquarters

* Period of Performance:

Base: 07/06/2026 – 07/05/2027 | Option I: 07/06/2027 – 07/05/2028 | Option II: 07/06/2028 – 07/05/2029

* Position is Subject to Contract Award

Think Tank Inc. is seeking a Program Analyst to support the NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) Office of Policy. This position is embedded within the Policy and Administration (P&A) Team at NMFS Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. The P&A Team manages the NOAA Fisheries Policy Directive System and facilitates corporate-level discussion and decision-making through the NOAA Fisheries Leadership Council. Work is often cutting‑edge, cross‑program, and cross‑line‑office, requiring nimble support of emerging agency priorities.

• Support implementation of Administration and Agency priorities, including Executive Orders, legislation, strategic plans, NOAA Fisheries initiatives, and related policy direction
• Support implementation of E.O. 14276 (Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness), including pilot initiatives focused on U.S. seafood sustainability, industry resiliency, and seafood sector innovations
• Conduct literature reviews, industry surveys, and related analytical support to develop market analysis recommendations supporting economic resilience and seafood sector development
• Document Executive Order and NOAA Fisheries Seafood Strategy accomplishments, including support for a draft annual report and related reporting products

• Support revisions, updates, or creation of NOAA Fisheries policies and procedures, including products associated with the NOAA Fisheries Policy Directive System
• Draft, review, revise, and coordinate agency policy documents with subject matter experts, NOAA Fisheries leadership, and external partners
• Develop and maintain tracking tools: action item trackers, comment matrices, decision‑support summaries, policy review schedules, and status reports

• Support NOAA Fisheries Leadership Council activities facilitating corporate-level discussion and decision-making
• Plan and execute large multi‑day meetings, monthly team meetings, and internal governance meetings, including agendas, pre‑reads, logistics materials, meeting notes, and action item tracking (minutes due within 2 business days of meeting)
• Coordinate with Headquarters, regional offices, science centers, and program offices to support timely information sharing and follow‑through on assigned actions

• Analyze statutes, regulations, policies, draft legislation, Executive Orders, and NOAA Fisheries program materials; provide written analysis, options, and recommendations
• Draft policy memoranda, issue papers, briefing materials, reports, presentation materials, and decision‑support summaries on policy, regulatory, or program matters
• Synthesize technical, policy, legal, and programmatic input into clear written products (average 2–4 documents or document sections per week)

• Support implementation of new or revised NEPA policies and procedures
• Develop summaries, analyses, trackers, and collaboration/training materials for NEPA compliance

• Support Office of Policy coordination on infrastructure and energy project permitting, including permitting streamlining efforts across NOAA and other Government agencies
• Assist with analyses, coordination materials, tracking tools, and written products for timely document review

• Review draft documents and provide timely, well‑supported written comments (average 2–4 document reviews per week)
• Coordinate comment consolidation across Office of Policy staff; use Government‑directed formats including tracked changes, comment matrices, and annotated drafts

• Assist with communications projects: newsletters, print products, weekly headlines, rollout plans,…