Tellus Civic Science Corporation (Tellus) provides world-class science, engineering, research, planning, and consulting solutions focused on resource conservation and restoration, carbon reduction, and sustainability to mitigate the impacts of climate change, strengthen community resilience, preserve our environment, and create a more equitable society for all. We are a team of environmental scientists, planners, engineers, policy experts, geospatial analysts, and data scientists with a passion to improve our local, national, and global environment. We seek highly motivated professionals to join our team who share this passion In July 2024, NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) announced the award of 19 transformational Climate Resilience Regional Challenge (CRRC) projects to boost climate resilience in the United States and its territories. These projects received $575 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to invest in collaborative, region-based approaches for climate resilience. Once implemented, these projects will increase resilience to extreme weather events, including hurricanes and storm surge, and address long-term, chronic climate hazards, such as sea level rise, erosion, and heat stress. Equity and inclusion, regional collaboration, and sustained capacity for reaching the national's coastal resilience goals represent important components of these efforts. This position will be located within commuting distance of Seattle or Lacey, Washington (fully remote) and will provide technical assistance to grant recipients located in the region. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of, and experience in, the local geography, culture, and coastal issues relevant to the region. Local, regional, and national travel will be required 25% of the time for this position. Core Responsibilities: Become familiar with community resilience efforts in the region. Assist with assessing partners' needs, including training, data, tools and technical expertise. Engage regularly with Resilience Challenge partners and communities in the region, both in person and virtually. Design and facilitate collaborative meetings for meaningful engagement and peer-to-peer sharing using co-development best practices. Support and participate in national peer-to-peer sharing events for the Resilience Challenge. Provide support to convene partners for planning, design, and implementation of adaptation efforts and for sharing lessons learned. Provide support to workforce development to ensure enduring capacity of the projects. Coordinate with OCM's regional staff and with a network of fellows to provide technical support to CRRC projects. Develop outreach and educational materials around the CRRC projects' work to showcase success and amplify resilience stories. Connect partners in the region to enhance the efforts of the collaborative. Connect CRRC projects and assistance provided (e.g., resource development, relevant training, etc.) to other resilience activities that OCM is involved in. Assist with strategic and organizational planning. Recommend appropriate NOAA resources, services, and expertise to partners. Assist with documenting and communicating Resilience Challenge accomplishments, performance measures, and culturally-relevant metrics. Make connections across the climate sciences to inform the collaborative's work, especially wildfire- and heat-related climate impacts. Provide assistance in the management and administration of cooperative agreements and grants. Qualifications Required: Masters and 2 years experience OR Bachelors and 6 years of related experience. Experience facilitating meetings and groups and organizing events to ensure meaningful engagement between all regional partners, especially Tribal as well as rural or economically depressed communities. Strong communication and organizational skills and excellent interpersonal, diplomatic skills. Ability to problem-solve. Self-starter with ability to work in a small team environment or independently without direct day-to-day supervision. Ability to follow standard operating procedures and guidance documentation. Ability to pass a National Agency Check (NACI) and obtain NOAA CAC. Preferred: Background in strategic planning. Experience in training development and/or delivery. Subject matter expertise in resilient transportation and critical infrastructure planning and adaptation, including knowledge of nature-based solutions. Experience with hazard mitigation and/or emergency planning, particularly in how it relates to coastal adaptation. Tribal experience and relationships specifically within the state of Washington, including expertise in treaty rights. J-18808-Ljbffr
