About this role
Program Specialist ? Native Affairs
Provides professional support to the Native Affairs Analyst and the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Tribal and Indigenous Engagement Program. Assists with implementation of strategic initiatives related to Tribal and Indigenous engagement, technical assistance, outreach, partnership development, training, program modernization, consultation support, data analysis, and program evaluation activities that increase access to LWCF programs and strengthen relationships with Tribal and Indigenous partners.
- Support implementation of LWCF Tribal and Indigenous Engagement strategic initiatives, including program modernization efforts, review of guidance materials, development of implementation tools, project coordination, and assistance with priority workplan activities. 20%
- Assist the Native Affairs Analyst with outreach, technical assistance, relationship-building, and educational activities involving federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Native entities, Native Hawaiian Organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, Indigenous-serving organizations, and other partners. 15%
- Assist with development and delivery of training materials, webinars, presentations, educational resources, and capacity-building initiatives for LWCF staff, state partners, and Tribal and Indigenous partners. 15%
- Support consultation-related activities through meeting coordination, communication tracking, documentation, information management, follow-up activities, policy review, and providing input on maintenance of engagement records and tracking systems. 15%
- Collect, organize, and analyze Tribal engagement, consultation, outreach, technical assistance, and program participation data. Assist with inventories, reports, evaluations, metrics development, and annual program summaries 15%
- Develop and maintain outreach materials, technical assistance resources, communication products, inventories, success stories, web content, and informational materials supporting Tribal and Indigenous engagement activities 10%
- other 10%
Other:
- Tribal consultation training, DOI and NPS Tribal engagement training, Cultural competency training, Section 106, NAGPRA, Federal Tribal policy
- Required Certifications: None.
- Overnight travel: quarterly in person meetings, travel for workshops as needed, conference presentations as needed.
- Air travel anticipated: quarterly
- Physical requirements: This position is primarily office and computer based. Duties include virtual meetings, report writing, research, outreach coordination, data analysis, training development, and communication activities. Occasional travel may require walking, standing, carrying presentation materials, and attending meetings, conferences, workshops, or site visits. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
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