About this role
Role Overview
- Support the operations of the NOAA Outreach Center including maintaining collections of major education and outreach products from across the Agency
- Designing and developing new education and outreach products to fill gaps and respond to audience needs
- Disseminating such products to educators, students, and the public
- Responding to general public inquiries about NOAA and NOAA education
- Providing guidance and expert advice to NOAA staff engaged in public outreach activities
- Plan, coordinate, and support NOAA education participation in education conferences, meetings, workshops, civic events, etc.
- Coordinate with internal and external partners as needed
- Work closely with the Office of Education Communications team to ensure a coordinated approach for education outreach and communications efforts for NOAA’s Office of Education and the NOAA education community
- Support the NOAA Education web portal and maintain thematic collections of education content from education efforts across the Agency
- Conduct needs assessments and coordinate focus groups with members of target audiences to understand their needs and to get their input on new or existing education and outreach products
- Develop concepts and designs for exhibits and coordinate fabrication and installation of such exhibits
- Support the design and development of outreach products in other media, such as video, audio, podcasts, etc. to promote NOAA education to target audiences
- Support intra-agency and inter-agency education efforts under the NOAA Education Council, NOAA Research Council, Interagency Working Group on Ocean Education, and other internal or external committees of groups
- Respond to email, telephone, postal mail, and in-person education and outreach inquiries from NOAA staff, educators, students, researchers, and members of the public
- Support outreach initiatives from across the agency (e.g., NOAA Ambassadors)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in education, communications, or related fields
- Master’s degree preferred
- Minimum of 4 to 6 years of work experience
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