Tribal Liaison

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/11/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience with 1) Serving as consultant or Liaison with Native American Tribes, serving as a Tribal official or indigenous community representative. 2) Meeting with tribal representatives, senior tribal officials, and managers from other tribal government and non-government organizations (e.g., Tribal Historic Preservation Officers). 3) Developing plans designed to enhance relationships with Indian Tribes, Alaska Native organizations and entities, and Native Hawaiian organizations. 4). Conducting tribal consultations, public meetings, briefings, and other community relations activities. 5)Serving as a trainer for tribally related topics. 6.advise land managers to advance resource stewardship and/or tribal concerns. **Applicants must meet two or more of the specialized experience statements defined above. * You must include hours per week worked.
-OR-
EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a Ph.D., LL.M., or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education (54 semester hours) leading to such a degree in Native American studies, tribal relations, public relations, recreation management or other fields directly related to the position. The education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.. You must include transcripts.
-OR-
Successful completion of a combination of specialized experience as described in A above and education as described in B above which total at least one year. For example, 6 months of specialized experience (50% of the experience) and 2.5 years of graduate study or 45 semester hours (50% of the education requirement) would qualify an applicant for this position. (Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used - the applicant's first 2 years of graduate study is not qualifying for GS-11 when combining).

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.