Engagement Specialist

Specific Responsibilities And Tasks

• Plan, coordinate, and implement logistics for events of all sizes: conferences, workshops, and meetings, both in-person and virtual.
• Lead coordination of one or more NOAA OCM fellowship programs and oversee the logistics of one or more other fellowship programs.
• Use adult learning approaches to provide facilitation services to partners, both virtually and in-person.
• May conduct facilitation training as a lead- or co-trainer both in-person and online (synchronous and asynchronous).
• Provide technical assistance on process agenda design and facilitation best practices.
• Evaluate engagement efforts during and after events and solicit participant feedback.
• Some travel will be to attend events, as well as occasional local travel.

Qualifications

• Master's degree (or higher) required.
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience in event management or program coordination and oversight.
• Strong communication and organizational skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience in engagement support for the Federal Government preferred.
• Training or demonstrated experience in facilitation preferred.
• Experience applying adult learning principles in a group setting.
• The successful candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, manage time to achieve project objectives to meet deadlines, and work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to pass a National Agency Check and fingerprinting background check and maintain it through the duration of employment.