There is an opening with Washinton State Department for a Tribal Liaison.
Please pass it on to any interested party.
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Employment/Jobs/2008/05/WMS+08-047.htm
Tribal Liaison
Division: WSDOT Government Relations
Recruitment WMS 08-047
Number:
Location: Olympia
Salary: $65,316-$83,760 annually depending on qualifications
Posting Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Closing Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Position Profile: Washington State has twenty-nine federally recognized
sovereign Indian nations. Each nation has its unique heritage, beliefs and
sacred land. The Tribal Liaison for the Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT) will need to understand these attributes and
partner with each nation to continue long-lasting relationships and ensure
open government-to-government communication and consultation.
While reporting to the WSDOT Director of Government Relations, the Tribal
Liaison will have seven (7) main responsibilities. They are: 1) Recommend,
in consultation with the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs, tribes and
other state and federal agencies, the most effective communication
practices with all of Washington's tribes; 2) Develop, update and
implement WSDOT's Centennial Accord Plan; 3) Coordinate with WSDOT regions
and other tribal liaison's to ensure constant and effective communication
with Washington's tribes; 4) Collect accurate information from regional
and program tribal liaisons to present monthly government relations
reports to WSDOT executives and cabinet agencies; 5) Ensure awareness of
and compliance with Governor's Executive Order and other communication
guidelines with cabinet agencies regarding tribal matters; 6) Train WSDOT
staff on best practices; and, 7) Coordinate biennial State Transportation
Conference with WSDOT and tribal governments.
Extraordinary group and individual communication skills are critical for
this position. The Tribal Liaison will facilitate communication and
consultation between tribes, local governments, WSDOT and other cabinet
agencies, acting as a subject matter expert in Native American culture and
Federal and State Transportation rules and regulations.
The successful candidate will:
Distinguish how to plan for and prioritize WSDOT communications with
tribes to ensure effective and meaningful relationships.
Brief WSDOT Executive Management on tribal issues and help to
develop plans for resolving and avoiding conflicts between WSDOT and
tribes.
Design and update a WSDOT tribal issues and projects tracking report
identifying significant past, present and anticipated issues.
Meet with all federally-recognized tribes in Washington
State regularly and develop a compiled calendar of tribal events and
council meetings for the tribal liaison or other WSDOT employees to
attend.
Correlate with tribes and WSDOT departments to ensure that local
tribes participate in grant programs, training opportunities,
conferences and other similar resource-sharing opportunities.
Provide information regarding transportation program and project
budgets in the area of mitigation measures for transportation
projects, resources issues under state and federal laws requiring
consultation with affected tribes, state, local and federal agencies
regarding adverse effects created by transportation undertakings.
Desired qualifications include:
Substantive and varied experience working with federally-recognized
tribes at an executive level. Preference may be given to candidates
who have transportation-related experience with tribes.
A bachelor's degree. Preference may be given to candidates with a
masters degree or higher.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Compensation: $65,316-$83,760 annually depending on qualifications.
Outstanding benefits including health, dental, life and long-term
disability insurance; vacation, sick, military and civil leave; dependent
care assistance program; employee assistance program; deferred
compensation plans; educational benefits program; 11 paid holidays; and
state retirement plans.
How To Apply: To be considered for this position, please email the
following to hqhr@wsdot.wa.gov (subject: WMS 08-047) by 5:00 p.m. on July
30, 2008 in this order:
Letter of Interest
Chronological Resume
Applicant Profile (Optional)
Be prepared to provide references at the time of interview. Applicant
Assessment will be ongoing and the hiring authority reserves the right to
interview for and offer this position to a qualified applicant at any
time. It is to the applicant's advantage to submit their application as
close to the posting date as possible.
Electronic application materials in Word format are preferred; however,
hard copies may be sent to:
hqhr@wsdot.wa.gov or WSDOT - Headquarters
Subject: WMS 08-047 Office of Human Resources
Attn: Ted Koska, Recruitment
Manager
PO BOX 47310
Olympia, WA 98504-7310
Phone: (360) 705-7509
FAX: (360) 705-6849
If you have decided to apply for this position, we would appreciate your
voluntary cooperation in responding to the Applicant Profile Form. This
information will assist in ensuring equal employment opportunity and is
strictly confidential, available only to authorized personnel.
Applicant Profile Form (pdf 370 kb)
Applicant Profile Form (doc 968 kb)
Agency Profile: The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
values its employees, challenges them to continuously improve the way we
do business, to meet and exceed the needs of our customers, and to carry
out their duties in an ethical manner. WSDOT is a multi-modal
transportation agency in one of the fastest growing areas of the country,
responsible for planning, building and operating a complex highway system
in addition to operating a large ferry system and freight and passenger
rail system.
This announcement is published by the Washington State Department of
Transportation. The State of Washington is an equal opportunity employer.
Persons with a disability who need assistance in the application or
testing process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative
format, may call (360) 705-7504. Applicants that are deaf or hard of
hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1.
