Fellow - Tribal Historic Program (National Park Service’s State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division)

Summary
American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS), is seeking 1 Fellow to work alongside NPS Staff.

For more information about ACE, please visit the ACE website.

Start Date: February/March 2025
Estimated End Date: February/March 2026
*a 52-week minimum commitment is required *

Location Details/Description: The State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division is located in Washington, DC, however this position may be completely remote. The Fellow may elect to work in the STLPG office full time, part time, or fully remote with the approval of assigned supervisor. 

Position Overview:  The position will provide assistance to the Tribal Historic Preservation Program with the following:

• Assist with year-end report compilation and review
• Manage the reporting system including website
• Assist in reviews and document preparation of Tribal Historic Preservation Program (THPO) applications
• Keep the THPO database up to date
• Help with some of the grant reviews
• May be asked to do other THPO-related tasks

This individual placement is meant to facilitate professional development and promotes exposure to land management agencies and networking with professionals. This could include gaining experience in different conservation fields and shadowing different work groups.

Schedule: The ACE Fellow will work Monday through Friday.

Position Benefits

Living Allowance: The ACE Member is expected to contribute ~40 hours/week and will receive a living allowance of $1,000/week to offset the costs of food and incidental expenses, dispersed bi-weekly.

Public Land Corps Hiring Authority: Members serving under this agreement may be eligible for a federal hiring authority upon completion of their term of service and 640 hours of service. If the duration of a PLC-eligible term is not long enough for Members to accrue 640 hours of service (~16 weeks), the total hours served at the completion of the term may be eligible to be combined with hours accrued from another PLC-eligible term to meet the 640 hours requirement. PLC projects also include specific eligibility requirements such as age and citizenship. Please contact ACE staff with questions about eligibility, or view general eligibility information on the ACE website.

Housing: Housing is the responsibility of the member and not provided by ACE or the NPS. 

Provided Training/Orientation: ACE members will receive position specific training and an orientation outlining ACE policies and procedures, clear guidance on prohibited activities, and networks for support. Specific training will include NPS polices, procedures, and other pertinent work related guidelines.

Qualifications 

Required:

• Must have sufficient skills to work mostly independently with occasional assistance from NPS staff
• Must be able to communicate clearly and concisely with resource professionals within NPS and have effective communication skills with diverse audiences
• Willing and able to represent ACE and the partner organization in a professional, positive, and enthusiastic manner
• Ability to be both self-directed/work alone, and be a positive, contributing member of a group
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Willing to undergo and must pass required criminal history checks
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred:

• Possess a degree (or be pursuing a degree) in geography, planning, natural or cultural resource management or other related disciplines
• Experience with graphic design and the use of Adobe InDesign
• Familiarity with cultural resources management 
• Familiarity with the mission of the NPS and other federal land management agencies

Physical Demands, Work Environment and Working Conditions: 

• Physical Demands: Requires frequent sitting and manual dexterity required for use of computer keyboard/mouse and other office equipment. 
• Vision Requirements: Requires close, distance, peripheral and depth perception vision as well as the ability to focus. 
• Environmental: [Mainly indoor, office environment conditions; indoor air quality is good and temperature is controlled. 
• Noise Environment: Moderate noise such as in a business office with equipment and light traffic.

Travel: This position may require domestic travel.