Program Manager

• Support NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Region in evaluating fishery disaster requests submitted under Section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act
• Review requests for completeness and coordinate with requesting states, tribes, and government entities
• Evaluate complete request packages against established policy methodology
• Draft decision memos to support a determination by the Secretary of Commerce
• Build and maintain tracking tools, templates, databases, and file systems for Alaska fishery disasters from declaration through grant close-out
• Provide program management support to the Regional Fishery Disaster Assistance Lead
• Serve as point of contact for requesting entities from initial request receipt through final decision and funding
• Answer questions and refer out-of-scope items to the Lead
• Review disaster requests against required information in MSA Section 312(a) and notify requesters of missing or incomplete information
• Notify the Lead when commencing review and report deficiencies by email
• Draft and revise decision memos using approved templates and update them with the Lead’s recommended decision
• Serve as initial point of contact for staff questions during Headquarters and Region clearance
• Develop an annotated Alaska fishery disaster request template for requesters
• Monitor state, federal, and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission websites for disaster-relief information
• Prepare annual reports on pending and approved Alaska fishery disasters
• Develop spend plans for leadership
• Submit monthly progress reports and monthly invoices by the 15th of the following month

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