Tribal Engagement Senior Policy Advisor

**Duties**:

- Brings national policy expertise related to the federal trust responsibility (25 U.S.C. 5304) and government to government relationship between the United States and the federally recognized Tribes.
- Serves as an agency expert on Tribal engagement and contributes to the latest substantive thinking in ACYF. Relates findings and specific knowledge of the broader child welfare, runaway and homeless youth, and positive youth development fields to tribal populations within ACYF policies and programs.
- Manages a wide range of policy projects related to Tribal engagement, in collaboration with the policy teams in Children's Bureau and Family and Youth Services Bureau. Provides expert advice and consultation to make realistic assessments of difficult, complex and sensitive policy issues.
- Provides expert advice and guidance to ACYF senior central and regional office personnel to ensure consistency of policy-informed practices related to Tribal engagement throughout ACYF. Identifies important areas of interaction and impact among program operations.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- U.S. Citizenship required
- One year probationary period may be required
- If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
- All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
- Financial disclosure statement may be required.
- Bargaining Unit Position: no
- Drug Screening Required: no
- Research position: no

**Qualifications**:

- All individuals with experience living and/or working in tribal communities are encouraged to apply.
- **Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Specialized Experience requirements as noted below.**

**Specialized Experience**:
**GS-14**: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the **GS-13** level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (3) of the (4) duties listed below:

- Understanding of tribal sovereignty and of the laws and treaties impacting the government-to-government relationship that exists between American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and the federal government;
- Administering programs that provide support and technical assistance to state and tribal governments, courts, and/or human services systems that strengthen AI/AN families, protect AI/AN children, and allow for the healthy and positive development of AI/AN youth;
- Developing and interpreting guidance to redesign programs and policies to support addressing disparities amongst AI/AN children, youth, and families;
- Developing policy options, analyzing impacts, and presenting options to high-level leadership for decisions impacting AI/AN children, youth, and families.

**Documenting Experience**:
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.
- Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
- In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through national Service progra