Disaster Fellow - State, Tribal, and Local Plans & Grants Division

Summary

American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the National Park Service, is seeking ONEDisaster Fellow for State, Tribal, and Local Plans & Grants Division to primarily assist in providing technical support for the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund and Cultural Resources disaster grant programs. These grant programs currently operate in the Caribbean, Pacific, Gulf States but can be expanded to other locations at any time by Congress.

For more information about ACE, please visit: www.usaconservation.org.

Start Date: Late March 2024

Duration: 52 weeks

*a 52-week commitment is required for this position*

Location Details/Description: Fully Remote or Hybrid based out of Washington, DC.

This position can be fully remote, in the office, or a combination subject to mutual agreement. The State, Tribal, and Local Plans & Grants Division(STLPG), located in Washington D.C., provides preservation assistance through a number of Historic Preservation Fund grant programs that support the preservation of America's historic places and diverse history.

To learn more about the State, Tribal, and Local Plans & Grants Division, please visit: www.nps.gov/stlpg.

Position Overview:

The ACE Fellow's responsibilities will include:

• Assisting the team lead and program staff with integrating project information and other documentation related to disaster recovery grant-assisted work into data sets and case studies. Projects include undertakings by State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPOs) for 2 current Hurricane grant programs, which involve hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and hurricanes Florence, Michael, and Typhoon Yutu. These projects are generally intended as recovery efforts with subgrants made to private property owners, local governments, and nonprofit organizations. Projects will typically entail a variety of assigned activities, such as information compilation, retrieval and organization, data entry, and maintenance of information management systems.
• Reviewing and cataloging products from grantees to develop case studies for best practices related to disaster recovery, resilience, and preparedness as it relates to historic preservation that involves private property owners, local, tribal and state governments, as well as cross-jurisdictional partnerships.
• Developing working relationships and liaise with preservation partners at the Federal, State, Tribal and Local levels. Duties will involve exposure to historic preservation grants management, disaster recovery, planning, and publication development, and understanding of the Federal Preservation Program.
• Assisting with review and deployment of resources developed by national nonprofit partners including deployment of the CR Surveyor web application to grantees. This is a web application built on an ESRI platform for field-based architectural, archeological, and post-disaster survey at the reconnaissance level. The tool is being developed in both English and Spanish.
• Assisting staff to implement and maintain existing and future information management systems to support the mission of the Division.
• Assisting staff to update databases and spreadsheets, as directed, to provide detailed information for easier compiling, summarizing, analysis or reports; disseminating information to the appropriate personnel; and performing duties in compliance with applicable guidelines and standard operating procedures.

The ACE Fellow will have the opportunity to gain knowledge of cultural resource regulations, laws, and requirements sufficient to be able to address the issues of Federal grant programs and the Federal disaster response framework. This will include Section 106, Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and learning about tribal and Local consultation processes. The position offers the opportunity to work with a variety of professional and nonprofessional persons to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management officials and grant recipients. The ACE Fellow may propose novel ways of analyzing and gathering existing data to create visual representations of the division's grant programs and other work suitable for use on the web or print collateral materials. The Fellow will work with other ACE Fellows in the division to refine, enhance, and deploy CRSurveyor.

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: Monday to Friday full time, flexible hours and schedule depending on the candidate 's needs.

Position Benefits

Living Allowance: The ACE Fellow is expected to contribute ~40 hours/week and will receive a living allowance of $1000/week to offset the costs of food and incidental expenses, dispersed bi-weekly.

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

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. Under the discretion of the fellow's direct supervisor and NPS Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) STLPG Grants Manager, they will have the opportunity to participate in weekly meetings, organizational overviews, as well as attend educational opportunities outside the Division, so that they understand the state and Local impacts of HPF grants.

Qualifications

Required:

• Members must be a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident, as required by U.S. government contracts
• 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.
• A current and valid form of ID (will be required to provide copies of ID's upon hiring)
• Willing to undergo and must pass the required two-part criminal history check
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• ACE Members will need to complete bi-weekly timesheets, beginning of term feedback forms, end of term evaluations and for longer terms, a mid-term evaluation.
• Member may not participate in any prohibited activities as listed in the Member Service Agreement
• Hold or be pursuing a minimum of a bachelor's degree in historic preservation, architecture and design, disaster management, urban planning, disaster planning, natural or cultural resource management, or other related discipline (a combination of relevant education and appropriate experience is also acceptable)
• Knowledge of the Federal disaster response framework and the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Familiarity with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
• To learn more about eligibility requirements, please visit our website https://www.usaconservation.org/epic/#eligibility-requirements.

Preferred:

• Experience in and/or knowledge of the mission of the NPS and other federal land management agencies
• Experience in design fields including graphic design and the use of Adobe InDesign, industrial design, architecture, or landscape architecture
• Familiarity with the Spanish language, particularly knowledge of technical architectural and/or archeological terms in Spanish as it is spoken in Puerto Rico
• Familiarity with the languages, peoples, and cultures of the Northern Marianas

Physical Demands, Work Environment and Working Conditions:

• Physical Demands: Requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, hiking, carrying, using hands to handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, talking and hearing. Manual dexterity required for use of various tools, computer keyboard/mouse and other office equipment.
• Vision Requirements: Requires close, distance, peripheral and depth perception vision as well as the ability to focus.
• Weight Lifted or Force Exerted: Frequently moves up to [0] lbs., ability to move up to [10] pounds.
• 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 does not require unique travel.

To Apply: Please submit your resume, a cover letter demonstrating your interest and experience, and contact information for three professional/academic references to the online application page for this position here: https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/. Early consideration will be given as applications are received. This position may close at any time. If you have any questions regarding this position please feel free to contact ACE EPIC NPS Division Support Manager, Victoria Yee, at vyee@usaconservation.org.

EEO: Employment with ACE is based upon ability, qualifications, attitude, and job-related factors. Every qualified employee or applicant has the same opportunity for recruitment, hire, training, transfer, promotion, compensation, demotion, termination, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, citizenship status, genetic information (including of a family member), veteran or military status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, marital or parental status, political affiliation, ethnicity, hair texture or style, arrest record, caste, hereditary status, endogamy, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal law.