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Farm Manager
The Cultural Conservancy
Location: San Francisco, California
Close Date: Open Until Filled
The Farm Manager is a key full-time position that manages the design, development, and implementation of TCC’s agricultural work and collaborates in community engagement with the Native Foodways Program. This position reports directly to the Chief Program Officer (CPO) and works in close partnership with the Native Foodways Program Manager and Land Manager at Heron Shadow in executing the vision and mission of the Native Foodways Program and TCC’s land stewardship work.
Agricultural and Natural Resource Director
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
Location: McLoud, Oklahoma
Close Date: Open Until Filled
Incumbent assists the area/zone engineer and is responsible for providing basic technical guidance in the overall planning, design, installation, and maintenance of the engineering phases of soils and water conservation practices.
Various positions (CRITFC)
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Location: Various Locations
Close Date: Open Until Filled
The CRITFC has a number of employment opportunities, ,ranging from Chief Financial Officer to Department Manager, and Law Enforcement positions.
Civil / Agricultural Engineer – West Region
USDA: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Location: Various Locations
Close Date: March 15, 2023
Incumbent assists the area/zone engineer and is responsible for providing basic technical guidance in the overall planning, design, installation, and maintenance of the engineering phases of soils and water conservation practices.
Civil / Agricultural Engineer – Southeast Region
USDA: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Location: Various Locations
Close Date: March 15, 2023
This position assists the area/zone engineer and is responsible for providing basic technical guidance in the overall planning, design, installation, and maintenance of the engineering phases of soils and water conservation practices.
Civil / Agricultural Engineer – Northeast Region
USDA: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Location: Various Locations
Close Date: March 15, 2023
Incumbent assists the area/zone engineer and is responsible for providing basic technical guidance in the overall planning, design, installation, and maintenance of the engineering phases of soils and water conservation practices.
Civil / Agricultural Engineer – Central Region
USDA: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Location: Various Locations
Close Date: March 15, 2023
The incumbent provides engineering assistance working with land owners, groups, and units of government to apply and maintain a variety of conservation practices in their area of assigned responsibility.
Engineering Technician – West Region
USDA: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Location: Various Locations
Close Date: March 15, 2023
The incumbent provides engineering assistance working with land owners, groups, and units of government to apply and maintain a variety of conservation practices in their area of assigned responsibility.
Engineering Technician – Southeast Region
USDA: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Location: Various Locations
Close Date: March 15, 2023
The incumbent provides engineering assistance working with land owners, groups, and units of government to apply and maintain a variety of conservation practices in their area of assigned responsibility.
Engineering Technician – Northeast Region
USDA: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Location: Various Locations
Close Date: March 15, 2023
The incumbent provides engineering assistance working with land owners, groups, and units of government to apply and maintain a variety of conservation practices in their area of assigned responsibility.
Engineering Technician – Central Region
USDA: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Location: Various Locations
Close Date: March 15, 2023
The incumbent provides engineering assistance working with land owners, groups, and units of government to apply and maintain a variety of conservation practices in their area of assigned responsibility.
Executive Assistant
InterTribal Buffalo Council
Location: Rapid City, SD
Close Date: N/A
The Executive Assistant is responsible for managing the schedule and communications of the Executive Director and assisting with special projects. The Executive Assistant has the day-to-day responsibility for managing the Executive Director’s reports, mailings, correspondence accuracy, and timeliness. The position may also be assigned other duties as deemed necessary.
Range and Infrastructure Specialist
InterTribal Buffalo Council
Location: Rapid City, SD
Close Date: N/A
The Range and Infrastructure Specialist is a member of the Technical Services Department. They will work from the office and also travel to ITBC Member Tribes to to provide support and recommendations to Tribal buffalo managers on matters relating to rangeland management and infrastructure development. This is a full-time, permanent position.
Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator
InterTribal Buffalo Council
Location: Rapid City, SD
Close Date: N/A
The Marketing and Public Relations (MPR) Coordinator will assist InterTribal Buffalo Council (ITBC) member-tribes in developing, promoting, and implementing marketing plans for their buffalo programs along with creating an overall communication strategy for ITBC. Marketing plans will be done on a request basis for ITBC member-tribes and will be based on specific goals and objectives for each Tribe’s program. Research and site visits will be used to develop marketing plans.
Fellow
Tribal Agriculture Fellowship
Location: TBD
Close Date: February 10, 2023
The Tribal Agriculture Fellowship (TAF) was designed to aid Native students in achieving their educational goals, leading to careers in agriculture. The fellowship program provides a generous benefits package that can include up to four years of fellowship status, with funding to earn agricultural degrees or technical certifications.
Forest Advocate
Natural Resources Defense Council
Location: San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, or satellite office
Close Date: Open until filled
NRDC is seeking a Forest Protection Advocate to work with coalitions, the media, affected communities, and decision-makers to safeguard the biological, climate, and traditional Indigenous values of North American forests. The advocate’s time will be split evenly between two forest conservation campaigns, one to save mature stands and trees in U.S. federal forests, and the other to combat bioenergy threats to hardwood bottomlands in the Southeast U.S. and the boreal forests in Canada.
Technical Assistance Specialist
Intertribal Agriculture Council
Location: Remote, Great Lakes Region
Close Date: Open until filled
IAC Technical Assistance (TA) Specialists provide direct assistance with USDA program access to Tribal producers, Tribal entities, and Tribal governments – outreach, eligibility, and program application support. Other forms of assistance provided include agriculture and natural resource management planning, project development support, partnership leveraging, government-to-government relations, general food systems project planning, and supplemental resources identification.
Intertribal Community Nutrition Educator
OKTEP
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
Close Date: Open until filled
Responsible for the in-school Eagle Adventure program and other activity-based interactive nutrition education with multiple Tribal partners under supervision of Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners (OKTEP) and in coordination with Tribal partner needs..
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