Job Type
Full-time, Regular
Summary of Position
The Program Officer (PO) works in close collaboration with the
Director of Operations and the Vice President of the RCE and is
responsible for administering and developing the innovative grant
making programs of the RCE. The Sr. PO is responsible for monitoring
and overseeing the daily operations of the disciplines of Biology,
oceanography and conversation of the CRE. The Sr. PO ensures
consistent and timely grant processing for the CRE. The Sr. PO
prepares reports of grant making actiivties, disseminates the results
of CRE grant making to interested parties, and is the liaison between
researchers, committee members, grantees, professionals and
conservation organizations and internal NG divisions. The Sr. PO
promotes grantees through all NG media divisions and other
departments and communicates with grantees and NG divisions to
develop NG story/media opportunities. The Sr. PO promotes "Closer
Look" lectures by grantees and shepherds grantees among editorial
units when they visit the NG campus and monitors the RCE's web
presence for accuracy and functionality. Manages special projects on
occasion such as BioBlitz.
Responsibilities
1. Reviews requests for funding, identify qualified requests based on
eligibility, timeliness, viability of research methodology, currency
and significance of research, and consistency with RCE and NGS mission goals.
2. Manage correspondence related to grants, pending proposals, and/or
general questions. Provide advice and assistance to applicants,
grantees, and related officials. Work with other program officers in
RCE to coordinate application process.
3. Promote grantees through all NG departments by notifying them of
new grantees and highlighting projects with good media potential.
Draw on expertise to provide scientific context and grant
documentation to interested media units. Communicate with grantees to
identify story/media opportunities and stay appraised of new
discoveries, high profile academic publications, and/or
media-friendly results. Serve as point of contact or liaison between
grantees and NG media units. Track media coverage of grantees.
Create regular updates and monitor RCE web presence.
4. Manage the NPS/BioBlitz program including coordination with NG
Staff across the Society.
5. Represent RCE at relevant meetings and/or conferences.
Supervision Exercised
Interns.
Minimum Education & Experience
5-7 years of related experience. Bachelor's degree required; Ph.D. preferred.
Knowledge & Skill Requirements
Excellent multitasking and interpersonal skills essential. Oral and
written communication skills are a necessity as is knowledge of MS
Office, ArcGIS, Microedge GIFTS, visual media and databases
preferred. Strong understanding of scientific method, knowledge of
current biological and/or research is helpful along with a
demonstrated interest in the conservation of the earth''s cultural
and natural resources.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Apply at
https://careers.ngs.org:8291/psp/jobspa/RECRUITING/HRRECRT/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=5986&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1
