Eastern Shoshone Tribal Engagement Coordinator

About the Organization

The Wyoming Outdoor Council is the state’s oldest independent conservation organization. We advocate for Wyoming's environment and communities using multiple knowledge systems and evidence-based practices to ensure comprehensive and long-term solutions.

 

We seek to enact lasting change that protects the land, wildlife, clean air and water we depend on, meet people where they are, ensure diverse perspectives are part of the conversation, build coalitions, and practice reciprocity.

The Wyoming Outdoor Council offers a flexible workplace with competitive compensation and benefits. Benefits include:

• Health insurance premium covered at 100% for employees and 50% for dependents, spouses, and domestic partners
• 100% of employee vision, dental, and disability premiums paid by WOC
• 50% of dependent, spouse/domestic partner health insurance premiums paid by WOC
• 403(b) retirement plan with up to a 5% match
• 12 days of paid wellness/sick leave per year
• Vacation accrual starts at 15 days per year
• 2 paid discretionary days per year
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid religious observance leave upon approval by the executive director
• A cell phone stipend
• 12 weeks of paid family leave (available twice, after 18 months of employment)
• 8 weeks of paid sabbatical leave (available every five years with approval by the executive director)

 

The Outdoor Council is an equal opportunity employer. We prioritize fairness in salaries across the organization. We are committed to building a diverse staff, board of directors, and an organizational culture of equity & belonging where we live our values.

 

Our Values

• We are dedicated to protecting Wyoming’s environment and quality of life now and for future generations. 
• In our conservation work, we lead with humility. We value diverse perspectives. We are solutions oriented. 
• In our words and actions, we contribute to a respectful and equitable workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging. 
• We seek creative solutions to tough problems. We are flexible and willing to change course if something isn’t working. 
• With kindness and honesty, we communicate directly. We respond to feedback with openness and a growth mindset.

 

About Your Role

You will work closely with the Tribal Conservation Director, our other Tribal Engagement Coordinator, and various members of our program teams as well as WOC’s Executive Director to support the tribal conservation program. You will apply your lived or academic experience about tribal governments, natural resources, public lands, traditional ecological knowledge, etc to inform your work at WOC. You will apply a varied communication skill set with the State of Wyoming, ancestral tribes of Wyoming including, but not limited to, Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes, WOC partners, and Indigenous organizations to ensure Indigenous perspectives and knowledge are integrated into conservation efforts.

You will: 

• Lead tribal engagement on energy & climate and public lands issues in collaboration with the Energy & Climate and Conservation teams.
• Develop culturally relevant materials to support WOC’s programs and messaging for tribal communities.
• Implement your knowledge of tribal government processes, including General Council, to inform and educate tribal members on conservation projects. 
• Engage with Indigenous and Wind River Reservation groups, agencies, and other local organizations to foster reciprocity regarding climate, water, wildlife, and public lands aimed at conservation initiatives
• Serve as WOC’s liaison and trusted point of contact for the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes regarding tribal concerns and issues.Facilitate comprehensive, efficient, thoughtful and meaningful dialogue with the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes to receive feedback on state and federal legislation.
• Advance tribal communications as an effective public speaker at the State Legislature and with federal agencies to support meaningful and effective tribal consultation.
• Synthesize and effectively communicate TEK concerns and ideas raised by the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes to WOC’s teams to find effective solutions and/or responses.
• With the team, collaborate with the development team on funding opportunities for Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes on sustainability or environmental projects.
• Increase tribal participation on state and federal legislation during public comment periods to ensure the tribes have a voice.
• Demonstrate a shared interest in a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice; including applying Traditional Ecological Knowledge and an Eastern Shoshonelens to conservation strategy, as well as internally at WOC.
• Research, gather, and develop materials for tribal leaders and representatives to use in policy discussions on environmental issues or initiatives.

• Attend and participate in annual staff retreat and in-person staff days. 

• Other duties as assigned.

 

About You

You bring a depth of knowledge in Native American or Indigenous Studies and state/tribal policies. Your experience may come from a degree background, other studies, or lived experience. 

 

You are adaptable to work cross-culturally within the realms of western policy and science with Indigenous ways of knowing and Tribal governance. You have strong ties to the Wind River Reservation and can demonstrate your ability to build relationships between tribes, agencies, and other partners. You are teachable and passionate about conservation on Indigenous lands and can use that experience to engage in public processes with Wyoming tribes and other ancestral tribes.

 

You love working in a collaborative team, but are self-driven, organized, and able to lead projects. You take pride in the quality of your work. You are willing to share tribal perspectives and Traditional Ecological Knowledge within WOC and on different projects or initatives. You can handle multiple projects at the same time. You are creative in using a variety of communication tools or apps to present information to a predominantly visual audience.

 

You like staying connected to Native interests, policies and initiatives, both locally and nationally. You have a good sense of humor and are willing to share Native humor through stories. You seek to learn and engage with groups/organizations to safeguard cultural areas in Wyoming landscapes. You are willing to engage in a continuous relationship that facilitates the exchange of information and resources to support the Wyoming Tribes and other ancestral tribes.

 

You are able to organize for all types of events that occur at the tribal and local level of towns. You are willing to listen and adhere to tribal perspectives while respecting a different approach to conservation in Wyoming. You are willing to take time and be consistent when following through in support of Tribal projects or initiatives. You are able to discern and address areas of mutual concern.

 

And, you are committed to the mission of the Wyoming Outdoor Council and will support and contribute to our equity & belonging work.

 

We strongly encourage applicants who have a strong connection to the Fort Washakie and Crowheart communities within the Wind River Indian Reservation to apply. Please inquire with any questions about this position or the Wyoming Outdoor Council. 

Email Misti Haase at [email protected] with any questions or if you need any accommodations in the application or interview processes (please put “Tribal Engagement Coordinator” in the subject).

 

Physical Demands

These physical demands are representative of those met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to hold objects, writing instruments, the telephone, or other materials. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and use a keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.

 

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

 

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