OverviewLynker is seeking a Federal Agreements Specialist to provide remote support to the Business Operations Division within NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS). This position supports the development, coordination, administration, financial tracking, and close-out of federal agreements that enable NOAA programs to accomplish their missions.
The ideal candidate has experience with Interagency Agreements (IAAs), reimbursable agreements, G-Invoicing, MOUs/MOAs, or related federal funding and partnership mechanisms. Candidates with broader federal acquisition, contracting, grants, or financial management experience that includes agreement administration are also encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities- Manage and coordinate Interagency Agreements (IAAs), reimbursable agreements, MOUs, MOAs, and other federal partnership or funding agreements throughout their lifecycle, including planning, development, execution, administration, modification, reconciliation, and close-out.
- Develop and maintain an Annual Agreements Plan and other tracking tools that provide real-time visibility into agreement status, funding, milestones, required actions, periods of performance, and close-out activities.
- Prepare agreement packages and coordinate required programmatic, administrative, financial, legal, allotment, and management reviews and approvals.
- Support G-Invoicing activities and workflows, including agreement documentation, coordination between trading partners, tracking, reconciliation, and issue resolution.
- Coordinate with NOAA program offices, financial personnel, contracting and grants staff, counsel, leadership, and external federal partners to advance agreement actions and resolve outstanding issues.
- Review agreements and supporting documentation for completeness, consistency, funding accuracy, and compliance with NOAA and federal requirements.
- Monitor active agreements and proactively identify upcoming actions involving funding, modifications, renewals, billing, reconciliation, expiration, or close-out.
- Research and resolve discrepancies involving agreement documentation, funding, invoicing, or status in coordination with appropriate stakeholders.
- Develop and improve trackers, templates, SOPs, checklists, and standardized workflows to strengthen agreement management, efficiency, and internal controls.
- Prepare agreement status reports, data-call responses, briefings, and other documentation for program and leadership use while maintaining organized, audit-ready agreement records.
- Provide limited business operations support, including purchasing/procurement coordination and other administrative or financial activities as needed.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience, or a high school diploma and at least 8 years of relevant experience supporting federal agreements, acquisition, contracts, grants, financial management, or related federal business operations.
- Experience with Interagency Agreements, reimbursable agreements, MOUs/MOAs, federal contracts/acquisition, grants/cooperative agreements, or similar federal funding mechanisms.
- Experience managing multiple actions and accurately tracking funding, documentation, deadlines, approvals, and status through completion.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets and experience developing or maintaining agreement, financial, or procurement tracking tools.
- Demonstrated ability to independently research issues, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and move complex administrative actions toward resolution.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience working with federal government personnel and cross-functional teams.
- Experience with G-Invoicing and federal IAA/reimbursable agreement processes is highly desired.
- Previous NOAA or Department of Commerce experience is highly desired but not required.
Lynker offers a team-oriented work environment, and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled professionals who embrace sound science and creative solutions. Lynker's benefits include the following:
- Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
- Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
- Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
- Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
- 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - we're all company owners!
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Life and accident insurance
- Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
- Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
- Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
- Employee Referral Program
- Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
- Personalized career growth plans for every employee
