Program Officer - Gulf Health and Resilience Board

Job Description Summary:

** Cover Letter Required **

In 2013, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine established the Gulf Research Program (GRP) to enhance oil system safety and the protection of human health and the environment in the Gulf of Mexico and other U.S. outer continental shelf areas. The GRP seeks to improve understanding of the region’s interconnecting human, environmental, and energy systems and fostering application of these insights to benefit Gulf communities, ecosystems, and the Nation.

The Program Officer is responsible for developing and managing one or more of the organization's programs or projects within the Gulf Health and Resilience Board’s (GHRB) portfolio that align with the Gulf Research Program’s (GRP) Strategic Framework. The Program Officer applies in-depth professional level knowledge to address a range of complex challenges associated with the compounding effects of climate change, disasters, health disparities, and environmental quality on community resilience. The job’s primary focus may include leading studies or convening activities or managing programs. The work is primarily intellectual or analytical in character, requiring advanced knowledge. Assignments are broadly defined and require judgment and creativity to complete.

Job Description:

The Program Officer will work in a team environment to design and implement the work under the purview of the GRP’s Gulf Health and Resilience Board (GHRB). This work includes working with the Board members and staff team members to design programmatic activities, long-term plans, and projects and programs that deliver impact in Gulf communities. The incumbent will design, manage, and execute a variety of activities including Gulf regional workshops, studies, evaluations, or other activities that contribute to building a lasting, positive impact on the health and resilience of the people of the Gulf of Mexico region.  

 

The Program Officer is expected to carry out the roles and responsibilities of the job with minimal oversight by the Director or Senior Program Officer. 

  

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES: 

 

Program Management and Coordination 

Work under the guidance of the Director or SPO to: 

• Engage academic institutions, governments, non-profit and community-based organizations in the Gulf region to build partnerships and engage networks that align GRP strategic objectives with local health and community resilience priorities.  

• Plan and conduct Gulf regional workshops and/or meetings. Coordinate with Senior Program Assistant on logistical arrangements for panel meetings, forums, and workshops; 

• Establish and implement methods to survey, track, or measure the progress of health or community resilience outcomes in Gulf communities, implementing surveys or other data collection efforts in communities, analyzing collected data, and summarizing results; 

• Provide oversight and guidance to consultants 

• Manage project budgets and activity portfolio 

 

Research and Writing 

Work under the guidance of the Director or SPO to: 

• Prepare background papers and technical summaries. Develop written products (e.g., reports, proceedings, white papers). Draft and edit materials for publication. For studies and other applicable programs, synthesize and edit research findings and technical data and determines the relevance of data for purposes of activity. 

• Support committee members, workshop participants, etc. in all aspects of work. For studies, assistance is provided in preparing the draft report, including writing sections of report based on committee input and review and ed