Tribal Liaison

This Tribal Liaison position is with National Park Service (Department of the Interior) in Phoenix, AZ. You will serve as a Tribal Liaison with National Park Service located in the following: Location will be negotiable, within a DOI Facility, upon selection. This position serves as a Tribal Liaison for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), State & Local Assistance and Urban and Recreation Recovery (UPARR) Program. These programs provide financial assistance to states and local governments for the acquisition and development of public park and recreation sites. Key duties: • Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Point of contact between NPS and Native American Tribes on Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) projects including government-to-government consultation responsibilites. Support and advise program managers and staff on tribal issues, concerns and opportunities related to LWCF projects. Serve as liaison between State LWCF agencies and tribes on program matters, promoting collaboration and tribal outreach. Incorporate tribal concerns into the compliance work around National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 and the National Environmental Policy Act. Prepare written and verbal communications and reports and advise program managers. Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/23/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level: For Temporary Promotions: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Experience in collaboration across organizational boundaries and the use of consensus building, negotiating, and conflict resolution skills. AND 2. Experience in coordinating and facilitating the efforts of disparate groups, including grantees, state program officials, and internal regional and central program staff. AND 3. Manage environmental compliance review of projects based on the National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 and the National. Environmental Policy Act. AND 4. Experience in leading government to government consultation with tribes. You must include hours per week worked. For Details: There are no qualification requirements for a detail assignment however, employees must meet any positive education/licensure requirements and have experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the major duties of the position. Detail assignments do not include additional or reduced compensation, including locality pay, but benefit from the experience gained, and the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and skills. Time spent on a detail is not creditable for time-in-grade purposes. 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. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.