Remote Fisheries Disaster Program Analyst

Ais-Inc; Anchorage (AK); Remote; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vacation

Sick leave

Holiday benefits

Job summary

A.I.S., Inc. (AIS) is seeking a Program Analyst to support NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Region, Disaster Assistance. The role involves evaluating disaster requests, coordinating with states and tribes, and drafting decision memos through grant close-out.

Responsibilities include building tracking tools, templates, and file systems; developing an Alaska disaster request template; and creating a multi-year disaster database. Remote (off-site) work with an hourly compensation model is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in program planning and management in a team environment.
• Experience reviewing and evaluating basic quantitative data, such as population size data, and basic economic data.
• Policy analysis experience and the ability to evaluate specific data and information against required standards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Established skills with spreadsheet and word processing software, including MS Office and Google Workspace (Google Office Suite).
• Proficiency with online seminar software such as Google Meet or Webex.
• Must complete a background investigation prior to beginning work and be able to obtain a NOAA email account.

Responsibilities

• Provide program management support to the Regional Fishery Disaster Assistance Lead (Lead).
• Serve as the point of contact for requesting entities from initial receipt of a request through the final decision and funding; answer questions and refer items outside the contractor’s scope to the Lead.
• Review each disaster request against the required information in MSA Section 312(a); notify the requestor’s staff contact of any missing or incomplete information and inform the Lead by email of the deficiencies.
• Evaluate complete request packages using the methodology in the Headquarters Policy Guidance, and notify the Lead when commencing review.
• Draft decision memos on agreed-upon templates for the Lead’s review, incorporate requested edits, and update memos with the Lead’s recommended decision.
• Serve as the initial point of contact for staff questions during the Headquarters and Region clearance process, working with the Lead as appropriate.
• Develop an annotated Alaska fishery disaster request template that can be shared with requesters.
• Build and maintain a database of Alaska fishery disasters to track multi-year disasters and grants, and monitor state, federal, and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission websites for related disaster-relief information.
• Create and maintain a file management system for Alaska disasters spanning declaration through grant close-out.
• Prepare annual reports on pending and approved Alaska fishery disasters and develop spend plans for leadership.
• Submit monthly progress reports (accomplishments, issues encountered, and recommendations) and monthly invoices by the 15th of the following month.

Skills

Program planning

Data analysis

Policy analysis

Communication skills

MS Office

Google Workspace

Video conferencing

Tools

MS Office

Google Workspace

Google Meet

Webex

Job description

A.I.S., Inc. (AIS) is seeking a Program Analyst to support NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Region, Disaster Assistance. The role involves evaluating disaster requests, coordinating with states and tribes, and drafting decision memos through grant close-out.

Responsibilities include building tracking tools, templates, and file systems; developing an Alaska disaster request template; and creating a multi-year disaster database. Remote (off-site) work with an hourly compensation model is offered.