Summary
About the Position: Serve as a Tribal Liaison, providing intra-district and intergovernmental coordination for the purpose of satisfying the interests of the US Army Corps of Engineers and the respective tribal governments. Applicants applying for Yankton, SD as a duty location, your actually duty location will be at the project office in Crofton, NE. Management has requested a competitive and non-competitive certificate for this position.
Duties
Serve as District Native American Coordinator and works with Division, HQUSACE, and other Districts and Division on Native American issues concerning policy, consultation, and protocol.
Establish and maintain close working relationships with various Districts' Native American Coordinators and other Federal agencies in the development and implementation of the Native American Coordination Program.
Identify Native American issues, anticipating their impacts, and coordinating and recommending appropriate policy to the District Commander.
Foster mutually beneficial relations with the Tribes by identifying, evaluating, and assuring that the District is proactively responding to Tribal concerns in a timely fashion.
Develop, manage, and coordinate all programs and initiatives undertaken by the Corps of Engineers and the District regarding all Native American tribes within the District boundaries.
Establish, review, and make recommendations for development of annual program and budget proposals involving the Native American program.
Conduct regular meetings as the District representative with tribal chairmen, tribal councils, staff and members, as necessary, to discuss issues and programs.
Act as liaison and attends meetings with key Tribal, local, state, and federal agency officials.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
How you will be evaluated
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. You may claim Military Spouse preference. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) applicants will receive preference consideration and will be placed (if selected) at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined best qualified, up to and including the full performance level. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicants will receive preference consideration at the full-performance grade level only. Only MSP/PPP applicants currently occupying a formal training program position are entitled to exercise their priority status. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.