Lead Facilitator

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Title - Senior Consultant
Client - NOAA
Location - Remote
Type - Full Time
Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior Consultant / Lead Facilitator-Mediator to support a NOAA NMFS Protected ResourcesDivision task force involving the Nisqually River Pinniped-Fishery Interaction Task Force. This role requires animpartial senior facilitator with deep experience managing controversial, multi-party natural resource discussionsinvolving Federal, state, local, tribal, public, and stakeholder interests related to salmon, steelhead, and marinemammal management in the Pacific Northwest.
Key Responsibilities
• Advise and assist NMFS in convening the Task Force.
• Plan the Task Force meeting approach with NMFS and review preparatory information and materials.• Prepare draft agendas and supporting materials for Task Force meetings.
• Conduct pre-meeting scoping and one-on-one telephone calls with Task Force members to assess needs andconcerns.
• Coordinate with NMFS, provide follow-up actions, and support planning decisions for the session.
• Oversee project management, meeting logistics, facility planning, and meeting preparation.
• Lead facilitation of public meetings, deliberations, and controversial stakeholder discussions.
• Use facilitation and mediation techniques to help Task Force members address polarized views and worktoward recommendations.• Professionally manage public involvement in Task Force meetings.
• Guide documentation of deliberations, agreements, recommendations, and unresolved issues.
• Review and refine the final Task Force report and recommendations for submission to NMFS.
• Ensure work products are professional, impartial, accurate, and consistent with the purpose of the Task Force.
Required Qualifications
Master's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible facilitation management and conflict resolution experiencein a professional environment.
• Demonstrated lead facilitator and mediator experience involving complex, multi-party, multi-state naturalresource management issues.
• Experience resolving controversial issues related to Pacific salmon and steelhead in the Pacific Northwest.
• Experience facilitating discussions involving state, local, and Federal agencies and the public.
• Ability to manage public meetings, stakeholder communications, polarized views, and sensitive deliberationswith impartiality and professionalism.
• Ability to support report development, final recommendations, and clear documentation of deliberations.
This is a remote position.
Compensation: $110,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
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