The Direct Hire Announcement for *Natural Resources Specialists, ZP-0401-3/4 * has been posted. *Two positions* with the National Marine Fisheries Southeast Regional Office will be filled from this announcement, with one in St. Petersburg/Jacksonville, FL, Brunswick/Savannah, GA, and one in Saint Petersburg, FL The selected "Large Whale Recovery Coordinator" will work with state and federal agencies, academics, and other organizations to coordinate recovery of ESA listed whales in the Southeast (e.g., North Atlantic right whales, Rice's whales, sperm whales). The selected "Small Cetacean Conservation Coordinator" will work with state and federal agencies, academics, and other partners/organizations to coordinate conservation of MMPA protected small cetaceans in the Southeast (e.g., bottlenose dolphins, pilot whales). The announcement: *https://www.usajobs.gov/job/685029200 <https://www.usajobs.gov/job/685029200>* will be open for *7 days*, from *10/24/22-10/31/22 * Please circulate to qualified candidates who can assist us with: - Recommending effective conservation activities to support sustainable fisheries and minimize adverse effects on protected species and critical habitats - Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with counterparts, scientists, government partners and constituents. - Serving as an independent regional expert and point of contact (POC) management needs, communicating information to leadership, training staff in areas of expertise, collaborating to identify annual priorities, and providing technical guidance. - Reviewing, gathering, analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing scientific data and technical information to determine environmental impacts on biological resources and aquatic habitats. - Writing biological and regulatory documents required under Federal environmental laws and processes. - Developing natural resource plans, management strategies, or impact assessments with corresponding conservation measures. - Coordinating the completion of scientific, technical or regulatory work among interdisciplinary or inter-organizational groups. - Preparing reports and making presentations conveying technical information to a wide variety of audiences including the general public. *Note: These duties are described at the full performance level of the ZP-4; the ZP-3 is developmental leading to such performance.* Feel free to contact Laura Engleby with any questions at laura.engleby@noaa.com -- Rebeccah A. Hazelkorn Protected Resources Division NOAA, NMFS, Southeast Regional Office 263 13th Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Office: 727-551-5751 Cell: 941-724-3906