Pacific Northwest Tribal Government Relations Director
Company: TRIBAL COLLEGE JOURNAL
Location: Washington
Posted on: May 4, 2024
|
|
Job Description:
At The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Washington State, we have a
"." Our goal is to ethically and effectively support and partner
with Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations in
Washington State in alignment with TNC's North America Indigenous
Right Relations team to co-create a shared future of healthy lands,
waters, and communities.
The Pacific Northwest Tribal Government Relations Director will
help guide TNC's Washington State strategies to build influence,
leverage and momentum for environmental progress in Washington
State as a trusted and value-added partner working in support of
Indigenous conservation and restoration priorities and
Indigenous-led conservation across the Northwest. As such, they
will offer guidance and direction to TNC chapters in Oregon and
Idaho through work on cross-state strategies, and collaborate with
the in British Columbia and Alaska.
This position will be TNC Washington's lead for the global priority
of "Collaborating with Indigenous Peoples to support their voices,
choices, and actions by honoring and lifting up their rights and
leadership to improve natural resource policies." Under this
effort, they will lead government relations efforts for TNC
Washington with Tribal government representatives and senior Tribal
staff, and will engage all local, state and federal governments for
policy or budget appropriations necessary to achieve joint
Conservation goals and implement strategies. They will work
collaboratively with TNC colleagues locally, regionally and across
the global organization to strengthen external relationships. Their
work will strive to enable TNC Washington to have the greatest
possible impact to protect the environment and improve well-being
of communities in our region, with particular attention and
emphasis on Washington Tribal Communities with the understanding
that traditional Tribal use and territories do not adhere to state,
provincial or national boundaries. They will work with
consideration for how actions and communication in one area will
impact others in Indian Country, as well as ensuring and promoting
the principle of "do no harm."
Essential Functions Include:
Lobbying, Fundraising and Government Relations
- Cultivating lines of communication with Tribal, state, federal,
and/or local government decision-makers with an emphasis on
relationship building and relationship management.
- Advancing conservation policy, collaborating with Indigenous
Peoples to support their voices, choices, and actions by honoring
and lifting up their rights and leadership to improve natural
resource policies through regular contact with Tribal, local,
state, and federal government officials.
- Work with TNC's public funding team, philanthropy team, and other
staff when needed to secure funding and investment in service to
Indigenous-led conservation.
- The position will serve to have a pulse on the Indian country's
needs and interests and serve to share and convey Indian Country's
needs to TNC in order to find pathways to collaborate on mutually
shared priorities.
Collaborating with Program Teams
- This position will be a member of the "Supporting Indigenous
Rights and Connections to Lands and Waters" strategy team, and
dependent on the candidate's interest and discussions with chapter
leadership, may serve as Co-Lead for that strategy.
- Provide guidance and leadership in collaborating with Tribal
Nations on land return, land access and engaging in opportunities
to increase Tribal capacity to use, access and manage lands and
waters of cultural significance.
- Collaborate closely with conservation, science and policy and
government relations staff, to develop equitable policy initiatives
and guide government relations strategies that advance conservation
goals across all strategies, with particular emphasis on those with
strong alignment with overall scope of this position.
- Work with conservation staff to develop and implement high level
strategies to deepen relationships and improve partnerships,
particularly with Tribal governments and their representatives.
- Develop multi-faceted legislative campaigns to increase impact
and achieve specific policy goals.
Collaborating with TNC Cross-boundary programs
- Collaborate cross-boundary with regional business units and
cross-boundary programs, including TNC chapters in Idaho and
Oregon, and the Emerald Edge Program. This position will also
supervise a staff person focused on Tribal engagement across the
Columbia Basin on Salmon issues.
- Cooperative and ongoing relationship with the North America
Indigenous Right Relations team, with a focus on advancing policy
that respects sovereign visions, interests, protected treaty and
reserved rights, and need for healing.
The Pacific Northwest Tribal Government Relations Director will
supervise a staff person leading tribal engagement in the Columbia
Basin (to be hired in Fall 2024) and manage the work of other
professionals and partners. They may negotiate complex and
innovative agreements and/or partnerships. This position reports to
the TNC WA's Director of Policy and Government Relations and works
collaboratively with TNC's local and global strategy and Indigenous
Led Conservation teams, Science, Conservation staff and other
External Affairs departments to further conservation goals,
policies, and strategies.
Location and Schedule:
- The primary work location for this position is flexible within
Washington State (home office or existing TNC office location),
with the requirement to be onsite in Seattle and Olympia at least
few times a month with more frequency on an as need basis,
especially during Washington's legislative session (January -
March/April).
- The position requires travel throughout Washington state and
occasionally to other U.S. locations and working long or flexible
hours as needed.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Keywords: TRIBAL COLLEGE JOURNAL, Richmond , Pacific Northwest Tribal Government Relations Director, Executive , Washington, Virginia
Click
here to apply!
|