Fisheries Disaster Program Analyst

A.I.S., Inc. (AIS) is a national scientific services firm supporting maritime activities requiring certification of compliance with environmental regulations as well as collecting data for use by Federal, State, Municipal, and other government agencies along the US coastline. AIS is looking for a Program Analyst to support the NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Region Fisheries Disaster Support Services program.

Primary Function:

The Fisheries Disaster Program Analyst supports NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Region in evaluating fishery disaster requests submitted under Section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Working under the Regional Fishery Disaster Assistance Lead, the analyst reviews requests for completeness, coordinates with requesting states, tribes, and government entities, evaluates complete packages against established policy methodology, and drafts decision memos to support a determination by the Secretary of Commerce. The role also builds and maintains the tracking tools, templates, and file systems used to manage Alaska fishery disasters from declaration through grant close-out.