CA – Cultural Lands Specialist – San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

JOB TITLE:

Cultural Lands Specialist

DEPARTMENT:

Cultural Resources

SUPERVISOR:

 

SALARY:

 

JOB SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Manager of Cultural Lands and Ethnobotany within the Cultural Resources Management (CRM) Department, and as guided by the San Manuel Tribal Leadership, the Cultural Lands Specialist assists with the Department’s overall efforts to execute the Tribe’s heritage stewardship program via the culturally appropriate management of Serrano cultural resources and landscapes. The candidate selected for this role will support the Department’s Cultural Lands Management program in a way that applies the best scientific and technical processes while giving preeminence to the Tribe’s vision, mission, values, and cultural protocols. The incumbent will work collaboratively with CRM Department staff and stakeholders to facilitate field-based management efforts. These efforts include the planning and implementation of procedures related to the stewardship of on and off-Reservation culturally significant landscapes and specific properties that are owned and stewarded by the Tribe, as well as the facilitation of cooperative land management strategies with external entities across the territory.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Implements the Site Stewardship Program for the management of Tribal-owned cultural properties. This includes but is not limited to, the management and preservation of cultural landscapes, cultural resources (i.e., archaeological, ethnobotanical, faunal, water, etc.) and inadvertently discovered and/or reburied ancestors. Implements legally compliant and culturally appropriate protocols as they relate to cultural lands management.
  • Develops and reviews professionally researched and written materials including presentations reports, project planning documents, and management plans.
  • Develops and executes educational material in support of Cultural Lands Management programming as it relates to internal and external outreach initiatives.
  • Reviews prospective properties for Tribal leadership’s consideration and provides cultural land management-based assessments and recommendations. Reviews include both in-field and desktop assessments.
  • Provides timely responses to notices from external organizations when said requests are related to the management/preservation of cultural landscapes and/or Tribal cultural resources.
  • Completes and keeps current on all required and necessary training and safety courses and advocates for additional workplace safety precautions for review and implementation by CRM management.
  • Performs other duties as assigned to support the efficient operation of the department.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in related field, preferably in a natural sciences discipline including but not limited to Environmental Science, Land/Resource Management, Rangeland Management, Earth Sciences, or Biology required.
  • Minimum three (3) years of experience working in land management operations associated with a Federal, State, Tribal, or non-profit entity is required.

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