IFAI’s job board is intended to be a resource for Native Americans and Alaska Natives interested in employment and internship opportunities that focus primarily on Indigenous food and agriculture policy and law. However, the job board is also open to other types of opportunities in the following:
- US Federal / State Departments and Agencies
- Federally Recognized Tribes and organizations
- Educational Institutions
- IFAI’s partner agencies, including members of the Native Farm Bill Coalition
Have a job you’d like to see added to the job board?
Email Joseph Damaso at jdamaso@uark.edu
(NOTE: Please include application submission deadlines with job postings.)
Federal Jobs
Director – Bureau of Indian Affairs
DOI: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Location: Negotiable After Selection
Closing Date: May 10, 2024
Duties Include:
- Discharges the Federal Government’s trust responsibilities and agency obligations to Indian Tribes for the preservation and sound management of the extensive resources and accounts held in trust by the United States for Indian Tribes and individual Indians.
- Manages nation-to-nation relationships with Indian Tribes by maintaining ongoing coordination with Tribal governments and close working relationships through direct dialogue with Tribal leaders and formal government-to-government consultation to uphold the Federal trust responsibility to Tribes. This includes meaningful and timely consultation with Tribes through their Tribal leaders and their delegated representatives as they provide their stance on matters of importance in relation to BIA and the Bureau’s services and programs.
Director of Civil Rights
USDA: Forest Service
Location: Washington, DC
Closing Date: April 25, 2024
Duties Include:
- Formulates and activates broad Policies, program plans, and standards for Civil Rights for the Forest Service.
- Develops understanding and acceptance of civil rights objectives by operating officials and encourages their participation in accomplishing these goals.
- Consults with the Chief of Forest Service in the formulation of major programs and policies and gives expert advice and guidance on civil rights aspects relating to the execution of technical administrative programs.
County Executive Director – Expanded
USDA: Farm Service Agency
Location: Onawa, IA
Closing Date: April 22, 2024
Duties Include:
- Responsible for directing and managing program and administrative operations for one or more counties.
- Carrying out permanent and ad hoc farm bill programs and policies established by USDA as well as crop insurance operations under policies established by the Risk Management Agency (RMA).
- Providing basic FSA farm loan program services.
Consumer Safety Inspector
USDA: Food Safety and Inspection Service
Location: Moorefield, WV (6 vacancies); similar posts available in other States
Closing Date: April 22, 2024
Duties Include:
- Ensure that regulated establishments produce a safe product by executing appropriate inspection methods, determining non-compliance with regulatory requirements, documenting noncompliance and initiating enforcement action, where warranted.
- Verify that meat and poultry slaughter and/or processing establishment’s Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans meet regulatory requirements.
- Execute Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans effectively to prevent unsanitary conditions and adulteration of product.
Nutritionist
Department of Health and Human Services
Location: Poplar, MT
Closing Date: May 29, 2024
Duties Include:
- Counsel patients and families in nutrition principles, medical nutritional therapy (MNT) plans, food selection and economics, adapting plans to the individual’s lifestyle and resources.
- Provide comprehensive diabetes education for patients, staff and community.
- Help develop, administer and evaluate nutrition programs for outpatients with normal therapeutic diet needs.
- Participate in planning, development, implementation and evaluation of nutrition education.
Food Inspector (Slaughter)
USDA: Food and Safety Inspection Service
Location: Various opportunities across the country (eg. IL, WA, OH, IN)
Closing Date: Various
Duties Include:
- Entry-level Food Inspector positions filled through this announcement work in slaughter plants. Our Food Inspectors:
- Examine food animals in privately-owned meat or poultry plants.
- Perform their duties before and after slaughter, guaranteeing that the product is not contaminated.
Forester
USDA: Forest Service
Location: Many vacancies in the following locations: Craig, AK; Girdwood, AK; Hoonah, AK; Juneau, AK
Closing Date: July 3, 2024
Duties Include:
- Duties listed are at the full performance level, GS 9.
- Monitor and oversee cruising and marking of timber in support of timber harvest activities.
- Determine sale boundaries, proper location of logging roads, acceptable marking and cutting methods, stumpage prices, and the requirements for brush disposal, erosion control, and stand improvement in accordance with agency directives.
State Jobs
Seasonal Plant Industries Technician
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
Location: Bismack, ND
Closing Date: April 27, 2024
Duties Include:
- Conduct external apiary inspections.
- Conduct pest surveys including soil sampling, insect trapping, and grain sample collecting.
- Conduct agriculture and phytosanitary-related inspections including mills, fields and grain/seed samples.
- Collect hemp samples for laboratory testing.
Seasonal Organic Inspector
Montana Department of Agriculture
Location: Hinsdale, Havre, Chinook, and Glasgow, MT
Closing Date: Ongoing
Duties Include:
- Plan, prepare, and implement inspections for agricultural programs.
- Maintain standard operating procedures, manuals, reports, data, and other relevant documentation for agricultural programs and operations.
- Provide information or recommendations to best use land, promote plant growth, and avoid or correct agricultural problems.
- Respond to inquiries for agricultural programs and requirements.
Local Food Infrastructure and Supply Chains Specialist (Project)
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Location: Multiple Locations Statewide, WA
Closing Date: Continuous
Duties Include:
- Determines grant eligibility criteria, project timeline, outreach and engagement.
- Manges grant review and decision process.
- Monitors, evaluates and prepares reports on program progress and outcomes.
- Plans and designs supportive technical assistance for applicants and awardees.
Tribal Jobs
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Location: Onamia, MN
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Oversees the nutrition services for the Early Education East Lake and Lake Lena satellite programs.
- Responsible for evaluating and updating nutrition plans, ensuring 1/3 of the daily nutritional needs of the children are met.
- Performs a variety of tasks involved in the coordination and preparation of food.
Tribal Food Program Assistant
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Location: Portland, OR
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Work under the guidance and direction of the FDPIR Program Manager to coordinate food distributions.
- Work with volunteers and leadership teams to collect locally produced fruits and vegetables for distribution.
- Recruit, train, and supervise volunteers.
- Outreach with current and new community members who are accessing food support to build connections and support information and referrals.
Tribal Food Program Coordinator
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Location: Portland, OR
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Maintain and lead the coordination of a nutritious, culturally appropriate, and accessible food program.
- Create a plan to purchase fresh produce to complement the nutritional content of food box distribution.
- Identify needs of operations and develop plans to fix and address issues. Discuss and implement changes with the department manager.
Jr. Environmental Research Attorney
White Earth Reservation
Location: White Earth, MN
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Serve as junior attorney on the White Earth Nation’s three-year LCCMR project assessing impacts and proposed solutions to irrigated agriculture/long-term sustainability of hunting, fishing, and gathering rights. on environmental and natural resources matters.
- Provide new legal research on policy options for better-protecting hunting, fishing, and gathering rights from harms caused by over-population/pollution of ground and surface water.
- Conduct regular, organized meetings with local, state, federal and tribal stakeholders on issues/harms and potential solutions to long-term sustainability of water resources and hunting, fishing and gathering rights.
Finance Corporation Director
Minnesota Chipppewa Tribe
Location: Cass Lake, MN
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Drive the services, strategy and direction of the MCTFC.
- Manage teams, liaise with stakeholders, manage the Finance Corporation board, and provide expertise and guidance on housing and economic development matters.
Community Nutrition and Health Promotion Partner
Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners
Location: Anadarko, OK
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Organizes events and activities.
- Organizes people or groups so that they work together efficiently.
- Oversees the successful completion of projects and events.
- Facilitates the occurrence of events.
Kalo Specialist – Part Time
Malama Kaua’i
Location: Moloaa and Lihue, HI
Closing Date: Open till Filled
Duties Include:
- Intaking products from kalo farmers at various points around the island
- Processing, packaging, and ensuring compliant storage of kalo products, including following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and food safety guidelines
- Ensuring proper storage and inventory management of kalo products
Partners Jobs
Environmental Analyst
National Congress of American Indians
Location: Washington, DC (Remote Eligible)
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Research scientific and technical topics
- Analyze and present data on specific environmental and natural resource matters that are priority for Indian Country
- Identify and communicate trends through tables, charts, and other visual media
- Draft reports, white papers, issue briefs, journal manuscripts, and other public-facing documents
Event Manager
National Congress of American Indians
Location: Washington, DC (Eligible for Remote)
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Consults with departments to assess and understand their needs for the event; areas of discussion and consultation include staffing, meeting rooms, convention halls, ballrooms, hospitality suites, hotel rooms, catering, signage, programs, music, security, display areas, and other specialized requirements.
- Coordinates overall events schedule and maintains/updates applicable RFPs for venues and contracted ancillary services.
- Compiles a short list of prospective event locations; completes site visits with selected team and provides guidance on the final selection.
Administrative Officer
AKIPTAN
Location: Eagle Butte, SD (possibility of remote)
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- In charge of assisting in all departments at Akiptan.
- The ideal candidate would be a highly organized and self motivated individual with problem solving skills to tackle administrative and clerical duties.
Executive Assistant
InterTribal Buffalo Council
Location: Rapid City, SD
Closing Date: N/A
Duties Include:
- Responsible for managing the schedule and communications of the Executive Director and assisting with special projects.
- Has the day-to-day responsibility for managing the Executive Director’s reports, mailings, correspondence accuracy, and timeliness. The position may also be assigned other duties as deemed necessary.
Range and Infrastructure Specialist
InterTribal Buffalo Council
Location: Rapid City, SD
Closing Date: N/A
Duties Include:
- Member of the Technical Services Department.
- Will work from the office and also travel to ITBC Member Tribes to to provide support and recommendations to Tribal buffalo managers on matters relating to rangeland management and infrastructure development.
Education Jobs
Land Grant Program Manager
Navajo Technical University
Location: Crownpoint, NM
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Research and review USDA and other federal, state, tribal and local agricultural program grant announcements for funding of land grant programming including community outreach projects, education projects, research projects, and for funding the LGP Manager position and other positions within the NTU Land Grant Department.
- Develops new funding or grant streams of revenue.
- Develop concepts and write grant proposals for possible funding under identified grant opportunities.
CARES Act Accounting Specialist
Northwest Indian College
Location: Bellingham, WA (Main Campus)
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Process all CARES Act funded PRs and verify accuracy of CARES/HEERF account numbers, description, amounts and approvals; and source documentation.
- Provide assistance to employees that have questions regarding work orders questions and requirements.
- Assist as necessary with the working relationships with vendors.
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