Tribal Liaison; Management Analyst - INTERNAL

Position: Tribal Liaison (Management Analyst 4) - INTERNAL ONLY
Tribal Liaison - INTERNAL ONLY

(Management Analyst
4)

Who We Are:

The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC) seeks to engage our audiences in the appreciation of art, history, and culture of the Inland Northwest and beyond, through collection stewardship, exhibitions and programs that enrich and inspire. Established in 1916, the MAC is the oldest cultural organization in Spokane, Washington, and serves over 100,000 visitors each year from around the region.

The museum collections contain over 63,000 objects, including the largest known collection of Plateau tribes art and artifacts.

About the Opportunity:

As the Tribal Liaison, you will serve as the primary government-to-government link between the MAC and federally recognized Tribal nations, leading early, meaningful consultation and building lasting, respectful relationships. In this vital role, you will provide strategic policy leadership to agency executives, ensuring all initiatives, programs, and decisions align with legal requirements, cultural expectations, and trust responsibilities. You will design, implement, and integrate agency-wide policies governing Tribal relations, while managing public educational programming that centers Tribal perspectives in alignment with the museum's mission of cultural preservation and inclusion.

Additionally, you will drive complex outreach efforts across diverse stakeholders and strengthen workforce readiness by delivering essential training to staff and volunteers on Tribal history, government relations, and respectful engagement.

Some of What You'll Enjoy Doing Includes:

* Serve as the primary government-to-government liaison to lead early, meaningful consultation and maintain ongoing communication and partnership development between the MAC and federally recognized Tribal governments.

* Lead the American Indian Cultural Council (AICC) by coordinating meetings, recruiting members, and preparing agendas, while participating in internal agency work groups to represent Tribal perspectives.

* Consult on all initiatives involving Tribal engagement, including programs, collections, and grants, while providing strategic planning, progress reporting, and insight to agency leadership.

* Lead the development, integration, and evaluation of agency-wide policies, consultation standards, and procedures to ensure respectful engagement with Tribal governments and compliance with Centennial Accord, federal cultural resource protection, and statutory reporting requirements.

* Advise executive leadership on complex operational decisions affecting Tribal rights and resources, integrate Tribal considerations into long-term strategic planning, and provide coaching and structured learning to build staff capacity for effective engagement.

* Manage, develop, and oversee all aspects of public Tribal educational programming and events, ensuring they reflect Tribal perspectives and directly support the MAC's strategic plan and mission of cultural preservation and inclusion.

* Coordinate closely with education, curatorial, and collections staff to develop accurate Tribal program content and establish strategic interpretive goals, objectives, and procedures.

* Evaluate Tribal programming routinely to identify key opportunities to refine, expand, or improve public offerings and overall educational impact.

* Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive Tribal outreach and engagement strategy, aligning agency priorities with Tribal interests, legal requirements, and cultural expectations while balancing diverse, competing stakeholder priorities.

* Collaborate with internal marketing, education, and collections teams to align content across platforms, while engaging external partners and peer institutions to identify emerging issues and best practices.

* Other duties as needed.

Required Qualifications:

* Ability to move or transfer thirty (30) lbs.

* Eight (8) years of experience and/or education demonstrating the ability to perform the following:

* Analyze complex, ambiguous issues with competing priorities and multiple stakeholders to develop data-driven recommendations that inform executive decision-making.

* Advise senior leadership on policy, program, and operational matters while navigating and balancing internal and external stakeholder interests to achieve collaborative outcomes.

* Develop, implement, and evaluate organizational policies and procedures to ensure strict alignment with legal requirements, strategic goals, and diverse community needs.

* Independently plan, prioritize, and execute workloads while leading cross-functional, multi-departmental initiatives to ensure alignment with broader organizational objectives.

* Demonstrate exceptional oral and written communication skills alongside strong cultural competency, specifically in providing effective services to tribal governments and members.

* NOTE:

Qualifying education may substitute the experience requirement, year-for-year. Qualifying education will be in public administration,…