Technical Assistance Specialist at Axiom Consultants

Axiom is looking for a talented Technical Assistance Specialist to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management. The successful candidate will serve as a Technical Assistance Specialist working as part of a unique team responsible for supporting the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge (Resilience Challenge). This exceptional individual will provide targeted, robust support by maintaining relationships, addressing evolving technical assistance needs, sharing a range of subject matter expertise, and communicating project challenges and accomplishments to NOAA and
beyond.

Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the list below:

• Maintain familiarity with the Resilience Challenge's community resilience efforts in California and across
  the West Coast region in order to understand project needs and work to address them.
• Engage in-person regularly with Resilience Challenge partners and in the communities served by the
  Resilience Challenge project in California.
• Serve in the role of Technical Assistance Coordinator for the Resilience Challenge project in California.
  This entails acting as the main point of contact for tracking needs, addressing those needs by working
  with the regional team, and communicating with OCM staff across the office, other NOAA programs,
  and external providers.
• Help monitor the Washington and Alaska tasks to support the respective team members as needed.
• Provide technical assistance directly to Resilience Challenge partners and project communities.
• Make connections with NOAA and other federal agencies and external partners to deliver additional
  technical expertise and services.
• Assist with developing training and other learning products to support the needs of Resilience
  Challenge efforts.
• Deliver OCM training to Resilience Challenge projects and serve as a national trainer on nature-based
  solutions.
• Facilitate meetings, workshops and other events with project partners
• Act as a liaison to communicate NOAA resources to partners and assist with communicating on-the
  ground accomplishments to NOAA.
• Perform grant management and administration responsibilities in coordination with federal staff,
  including providing advice on grants, cooperative agreements, and project budgets.
• Coordinate tasks and activities with other staff supporting the Resilience Challenge.
• Serve as the West Coast Resilience Challenge coordinator to coordinate across Resilience Challenge
  projects in the West Coast region, providing support and expertise to other Technical Assistance
  Specialists.
• Assist with OCM project coordination.
• Work with regional leadership to represent the Office and NOAA at local and regional events in support of the Resilience Challenge and other regional efforts.
• Provide local support, expertise and networking for the Coastal Resilience Fellows hosted by project partners.
• Support and participate in the national Resilience Challenge Peer-to-peer Gathering.
• Provide convening support for local and regional peer-to-peer sharing events to reach coastal community audiences beyond the project partners.
• Make connections with and provide support as needed to Resilience Challenge projects that are outside of California and the West Coast.

Required:

• Masters degree with 6+ years of experience
• Close familiarity with the Resilience Challenge's community resilience efforts in California and across
  the West Coast
• Understanding of the initial needs and gaps of the Resilience Challenge projects in California that
  NOAA and other technical assistance providers may address
• Understanding of, and experience in, the local or regional geography, context, cultures, challenges, and
  coastal issues relevant to the West Coast
• Experience managing NOAA cooperative agreements. Ability to follow standard operating procedures
  and guidance documentation specifically related to NOAA grant management and administration
• Experience delivering OCM's nature-based solutions training course
• Experience facilitating meetings and workshops with external partners
• Experience across levels of government and/or sectors (multidisciplinary)
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with management, colleagues, and external partners
• Experience with NOAA's Digital Coast
• Ability to pass a National Agency Check (NACI)

Preferred:

• Masters degree with 9+ years experience
• Experience with vulnerability assessment, hazard and climate adaptation, or resilience strategies
• Connections, experience, collaborations with other NOAA line offices and or other government agencies
• Experience across levels of government and/or sectors (multidisciplinary)
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Enthusiasm and empathy

Axiom offers competitive compensation packages including comprehensive medical/dental/life insurance and matching 401(k) contribution.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)