Coastal Resilience Specialist

Lynker Corporation • ,

3d • $68,000 - $80,000

About The Position

The Coastal Resilience Specialist supports NOAA's mission to advance coastal resilience, climate adaptation, and risk reduction by ensuring effective coordination of executive-level initiatives, maintaining continuity across cross-agency teams, and facilitating the successful integration of NOAA fellowship and education program participants.

Requirements

• Master's degree in environmental science, marine science, public administration, natural resource management, policy, or a related field with a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience; or
• Bachelor's degree in a related field with a minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting complex programs, executive leadership, or multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organizational, project coordination, and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including meeting facilitation, technical writing, and preparation of executive-level reports and briefings.
• Experience developing and maintaining project tracking systems, schedules, and program documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive and program coordination support for leadership teams, including meeting planning, agenda development, meeting documentation, and action item tracking.
• Prepare briefing materials, status reports, presentations, and other program documentation to support executive decision-making.
• Coordinate follow-up on program activities, monitor milestones, and maintain tracking systems to ensure timely completion of assigned actions.
• Support cross-office and interagency collaboration by coordinating communications, meetings, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Coordinate onboarding, orientation, and day-to-day support for fellows, interns, and other temporary staff, including development of work plans and transition materials.
• Monitor progress of assigned projects and personnel, conduct regular check-ins, and ensure compliance with program requirements and established timelines.
• Develop and maintain organizational procedures, documentation, and knowledge management resources that improve program continuity and operational efficiency.
• Perform other program coordination and administrative support activities as assigned in support of NOAA coastal resilience initiatives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
• Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
• Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we're all company owners!
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life and accident insurance
• Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
• Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
• Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
• Employee Referral Program
• Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
• Personalized career growth plans for every employee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level