The Nature Record Program Specialist
About The Position
EarthLab at the University of Washington has an outstanding opportunity for a Program Specialist to support The Nature Record (TNR). Key areas of responsibility include supporting development of a scientific assessment by author teams and supporting TNR communications and engagement. The position requires strong expertise and technical skill and experience supporting complex programs and teams. The Program Specialist has the ability to build and maintain coalitions internally and externally that achieve common goals across multiple non-governmental and governmental institutions and with a wide range of partners. They have an understanding of interactions between science and policy, and is experienced with regional and national environmental programs and regulations. The Program Specialist identifies problems, oversees the implementation of appropriate methodologies, and conducts information acquisition, reduction, and presentation. The Program Specialist will be expected to represent the program nationally at public events and/or symposia. The Program Specialist supports and coordinates multiple interacting components of a large, complex program (The Nature Record), including large teams of interdisciplinary scientists working to produce a national assessment of nature. Work can be conducted remotely within the United States and may entail occasional domestic travel depending on budget, need, and ability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and/or Policy, or the equivalent
- One-two years of experience related to program administration, operations management, or related field of work.
Nice To Haves
- Experience coordinating multiple interdisciplinary research teams
- Experience working at the federal level, including on assessments, science and technology policy, or similar
- Demonstrated excellence in organizational skills, including the ability to successfully execute detailed projects and processes; prioritize projects or deliverables; and carry out multiple tasks under tight deadlines
- Ability to proactively identify program needs and propose solutions to complex problems
- Excellent oral and written communications skills
- Experience managing databases or spreadsheets
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to problem solve
- Ability to work both as part of a professional team as well as independently
- Ability to be a self-starter, seek understanding, and identify opportunities to support overall program objectives
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Willingness to travel domestically 1-5 times per year
Responsibilities
- Manage and support interdisciplinary research teams (45% FTE)
- Regularly engage with program participants, providing information and advice to teams regarding project and program content, policies and activities
- Ensure program policies are adhered to
- Monitor team activities in relation to existing program guidance and policies under complex timelines
- Support participant meetings, perform complex scheduling, track program progress
- Ensure integration and coordination across interdisciplinary research teams and between research teams and external audiences and stakeholders
- Identify opportunities to improve internal systems and organizational effectiveness
- Support the production of existing syntheses, assessments, and other research projects (25% FTE)
- Support program participant engagement with external technical units
- Track revisions, manage large bibliographies, coordinate graphic development
- Manage and maintain program assets, such as reference libraries and glossaries
- Externally represent the program (15% FTE)
- Attend and/or coordinate meetings, conferences, and/or public engagement events as program representative
- Support development, production, procurement of materials and supplies
- Conduct complex scheduling for multiple program participants, internal and external
- Develop internal and external communications (10% FTE)
- Write program-wide communications about internal policies
- Develop summaries of program products for external audiences
- Develop additional communications products as requested
- Other duties as assigned (5% FTE)
Benefits
- Benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
