Program Manager, Public Lands Policy
Posted February 26, 2008| Type | Full Time |
| Offered By |
Washington , District of Columbia |
| Date Available | |
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| For More Information | 16855-CS-815@nthp.hrmdirect.com |
Coordinate a federal public lands policy agenda to protect and fund historic and cultural resources on lands managed by federal land managing agencies with an emphasis on the Bureau of Land Management, the National Forest Service, and the National Park Service. Coordinate Washington, DC efforts of the National Trust's Center for Public Lands in close collaboration with Public Lands team at the Mountains Plains regional Office and the Law Department. The position reports to the Vice President of Public Policy and coordinates all Congressional work with the Director of Congressional Affairs.
Duties
- Develop and implement a strategic annual plan and advocacy agenda for Congress and the administration for priority legislative, policy and funding goals for historic and cultural resources on public lands. Work with Public Lands Team to develop legislative priorities, materials, and handouts. Work with Director of Legislative Affairs to develop Congressional strategy and identify and target members of Congress and their staff. Congressional and administration activities may include:
- Appropriation Increases – Advocate for permanent funding increases for cultural resource management, especially for severely under-funded cultural resource programs within the BLM and the U.S. Forest Service. Identify funding needs for addition cultural resource surveys, National Register evaluations, condition assessments, monitoring, and protection.
- Programmatic Agreements – Seek appropriate amendments to Nationwide Programmatic Agreements that lead to more effective management of cultural and historic resources and better processes for analyzing potential adverse effects to cultural and historic resources associated with federal undertakings.
- Policies and Procedures – Advocate for changes to and the adoption of policies and procedures for improving the management of cultural and historic resources by federal agencies, including the management of activities that can significantly damage/destroy these resources, like off-road vehicle use.
- Cultural Resource Inventories and Database – Encourage federal agencies to develop and implement a long-term strategy to systematically inventory public lands for cultural and historic resources, especially on BLM lands. Advocate for the development of a comprehensive cultural resource database to be administered and utilized by the BLM, Forest Service, Western SHPOs, and Native American tribes and pueblos.
- Encourage more leasing of historic buildings in National Parks and National Forest Service.
- Work in close collaboration with the National Landscape Conservation System Alliance and the National Landscape Foundation.
- Conservation System activities will include coordinated advocacy efforts for permanence, if needed, as well as funding, the identification of new BLM lands that merit inclusion in the Conservation System, exploration of a new cultural resource conservation area designation and other BLM agency changes to benefit cultural resources on Conservation System units.
- Work with the Washington, DC-based network of national historic preservation, archaeology and conservation groups on public lands issues to implement the advocacy agenda. In addition to strengthening existing relationships, new partnerships will be identified and developed.
- Establish relationships with targeted federal land management agency officials to further communication on cultural resource management issues and coordinate communication between these officials and the National Trust.
- With the Public Lands Team, develop content for public lands section of PreservationNation that includes dynamic advocacy opportunities and other ways to engage the public and our partners in protecting historic and cultural resources.
- Conduct outreach with NATHPO, the National Congress of American Indians and other DC-based Native American groups to build relationships aimed at supporting tribal advocacy programs and concerns for cultural resources on public lands.
Qualifications
- Minimum of five years of Congressional legislative or advocacy experience
- Ability to work well with a team and with a network of organizations
- Strong written and public communication skills required.
- Willingness and flexibility to travel.
- Experience with and knowledge of public lands issues strongly preferred.
How to Apply
To apply by email, please attach your resume & cover letter as separate Word, Text of PDF documents, and type your cover letter into the body of the email. Include the job title in the subject line.
