NOAA seeks Director of Office of Enforcement
Job Title: Director, Office of Enforcement
Department: Department Of Commerce
Agency: Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sub Agency: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Job Announcement Number: NOAA#11-03A.TNL
SALARY RANGE:
$119,554.00 – $179,700.00 /year
OPEN PERIOD:
Monday, April 04, 2011 to Monday, April 18, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:
ES-1801-00/00
POSITION INFORMATION:
Full-Time Permanent
DUTY LOCATIONS:
1 vacancy – Silver Spring, MD
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
Applications will be accepted from all groups of qualified individuals who are U.S. citizens.
JOB SUMMARY:
This position is located in the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Enforcement. NMFS administers NOAA's program to manage living marine resources for commercial and recreational use. The program provides law enforcement services and products to support fisheries management operations; international fisheries affairs; fishery development, trade, and industry assistance activities; protected resources and habitat conservation operations; and NOAA's marine sanctuaries. The Office of Enforcement supports the Office of the Assistant Administrator in the management and coordination of the marine fisheries programs throughout NOAA. The Office's ability to ensure compliance with U.S. laws and regulations supports NMFS ability to implement programs to assist U.S. fishing industry to enhance production and marketing; develop positions on international fisheries issues; assess and provide guidance on conservation and protection of marine mammals, their habitats, and matters related to the environmental impact of human activities on living marine resources; coordinate aquaculture research; and contribute advice on the socio-economic condition of fisheries and their product quality, safety, and use. It enforces those criminal and civil laws of the United States which are concerned with conservation and protection of ocean fisheries, marine mammals, and endangered species of fish and wildlife. The Office coordinates actions with other Federal agencies, e.g., the Coast Guard, FDA, Customs, Immigration, and state and local law enforcement organizations; it works with the Department of Justice in the prosecution of alleged violations; it oversees the implementation and results of more than twenty joint enforcement agreements with the States; and provides advice and counsel to the Fishery Management Councils and to NMFS on domestic and international fisheries management. It conducts investigations of reported and/or suspected illegal activities. The Office enforces compliance with the schedule of fees and penalties adopted by the Agency and the Councils and works cooperatively with the Offices of General Counsel in Fisheries, NOAA, DOC, and DOJ to adjudicate alleged violations of laws and regulations. The Office of Enforcement is located in all Regions, and covers all coastal states, the Caribbean, and the Western Pacific Islands.