Tribal Regional Specialist - Cocopah Indian Tribe, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Fort Mojave

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOP AND HEALTH BOARD

First Things First (Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board) is an essential leader and partner in creating a family-centered, equitable, high-quality early childhood system that supports the development, well-being, health and early education of all Arizona’s children, birth to age 5. Created by voter initiative in 2006, First Things First is governed by a state Board with 28 regional partnership councils.

First Things First is a decentralized organization that engages diverse constituencies to accomplish its mission. Organizational values include a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; a focus on accountability, transparency, coordination and collaboration; and an emphasis on the outcomes that will ensure young children start kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed in school and in life.

First Things First values its government-to-government relationships with tribes in Arizona. Tribes can participate in First Things First in one of two ways: by electing to have their tribal lands treated as separate regions by the statewide FTF Board, or by electing to have their tribal lands treated as part of the FTF regions in which their lands are geographically located.

To date, 19 federally recognized tribes have elected to participate in First Things First (10 as separate regions, and nine as part of the region in their geographic area). The Cocopah Indian Tribe, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Gila River Indian Community, Hualapai Tribe, Navajo Nation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, San Carlos Apache Tribe, Tohono O'odham Nation and White Mountain Apache Tribe have elected to participate as a separate region with First Things First.

The Ak-Chin Indian Community, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, Havasupai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, Quechan Tribe, Tonto Apache Tribe and Yavapai-Apache Nation elected to participate as a part of a larger geographic region with First Things First.

In this role, the Tribal Regional Specialist will support the following tribes:
Cocopah Indian Tribe, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe and the Quechan Indian Tribe.

1940 Mesquite Ave, Suite E, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403

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The Tribal Regional Specialist will support an ongoing commitment to effectively engage with tribes by participating in tribal convenings and meetings, facilitating tribal consultations, respecting tribal sovereignty and partnering with tribes to best support young children and families in tribal communities. The Tribal Regional Specialist advances First Things First’s (FTF) mission to support the healthy development and learning of young children in the region by serving as a trusted regional leader and an agent of systems change in the area of early childhood development and health issues in tribal communities.

This position embraces challenges, leads local community engagement, and motivates/guides others to recognize opportunity for change and/or new direction. This position inspires community support for early childhood initiatives, influences public thinking and action, and fosters collaboration across multiple stakeholders. The Tribal Regional Specialist serves as both a connector and a thought partner, coordinating regional efforts while supporting statewide systems change and community engagement goals.

The Tribal Regional Specialist reports to the Tribal Area Director as a member of the Tribal Relations Unit and will support the work with tribes as assigned. This position will work with the following tribes:
Cocopah Indian Tribe, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe and the Quechan Indian Tribe.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

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