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
Attorney Advisor
USDA: Office of General Counsel
Location: Washington, DC
Closing Date: December 20, 2024
Duties Include:
- Provide legal advice and counsel to agencies of the USDA.
- Serve as liaison between agencies of the USDA and the Department of Justice in litigation concerning USDA programs.
- Represent agencies of the USDA in formal administrative adjudication.
- Conducts legal research and prepares written memoranda, guidance, reviews proposed litigation hold and search criteria for legal sufficiency, and provides document review support to Departmental litigation teams, etc.
Chief, Service Delivery and Operations Branch
USDA: Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center
Location: 1 vacancy in the following locations: Washington, DC; Kansas City, MO; Saint Louis, MO; Salt Lake City, UT
Closing Date: December 10, 2024
Duties Include:
- Serves as advisor to the Assistant Chief Information Officer (ACIO) on all aspects of the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) systems and applications, databases, tools, and services.
- Provides centralized design, development, and maintenance support of the FPAC systems, applications and tools.
- Manages the implementation of business solutions as designed and planned with minimum impact to ongoing business operations.
Program Support Assistant (Farm Bill)
USDA: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
Location: 3 vacancies in the following: Chillicothe, OH; Ravenna, OH; West Union, OH (similar positions exist in other States)
Closing Date: December 9, 2024
Duties Include:
- Track the status of Farm Bill contracts through reports and communications with staff.
- Prepare reports describing problems that are recurring or causing significant delays or costs, the corrective actions needed or taken, and the need for additional time or resources.
- Draft and finalize contract administration letters and documents related to status reviews, contract implementation, contract modifications, and potential cancellations or terminations.
- Assist with outreach events to promote NRCS programs.
Chief, Service Delivery and Operations Branch
USDA: Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center
Location: 1 vacancy in the following locations: Washington, DC; Kansas City, MO; Saint Louis, MO; Salt Lake City, UT
Closing Date: December 10, 2024
Duties Include:
- Serves as advisor to the Assistant Chief Information Officer (ACIO) on all aspects of the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) systems and applications, databases, tools, and services.
- Provides centralized design, development, and maintenance support of the FPAC systems, applications and tools.
- Manages the implementation of business solutions as designed and planned with minimum impact to ongoing business operations.
State Jobs
Program and Policy Chief
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection
Location: Madison, WI
Closing Date: December 2, 2024
Duties Include:
- Serves as a member of the division management team and participates in advising the Administrator and bureaus in strategic planning, budget and fiscal/procurement/purchasing, grants and contracts management fiscally, administrative rules, division policies and personnel management.
- Plans, consults, and provides personnel management and coordination for the administrative operations of the division.
- Has division-wide management responsibilities and backup signature authority for various personnel, budget and management documents, including contracts, grants and agreements for the Division’s Administrator and other program areas in the absence of the Administrator and/or Bureau Directors.
Agri Division Manager
Arkansas Department of Agriculture
Location: Little Rock, AR
Closing Date: Open until filled
Duties include:
- General: Supervises a large supervisory, inspection, and technical staff directly and indirectly through area supervisors.
- Plant Industries Division: Supervises the compilation of reports and maintenance of records, such as feed and fertilizer tonnage reports, certification, and registration records.
- Livestock and Poultry Division: Directs and oversees regulatory and enforcement programs for food safety and inspection programs for disease control.
Agricultural Biological Technician
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Location: Sacramento County, CA
Closing Date: Open until filled
Duties Include:
- Responsible for the sample chain of custody from receiving to storage and disposal.
- Take part in all preparatory aspects of sample extraction, reagent preparation, equipment maintenance, and supplies inventory.
- Assist the Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor) and Environmental Scientists in various tasks related to the preparation of samples for chemical analysis.
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
Conservation Internship Program
Cherokee Nation
Location: Tahlequah, OK
Closing Date: December 20, 2024
Program Description: The Conservation Internship Program is a collaborative initiative between Cherokee Nation Secretary of Natural Resources Office and the Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. It provides valuable, hands-on experience in conservation, natural resources, and environmental stewardship. Participants build essential skills, develop career pathways, and contribute to conservation efforts that uphold the well-being of our land, culture, and community.
Manager, Family Assistance
Cherokee Nation
Location: Tahlequah, OK
Closing Date: December 2, 2024
Duties Include:
- Oversees the daily operations of the program, assures compliance, composes, and submits reports.
- Oversees budget and expenditures, and supervises assigned personnel.
- Develops policy and procedures for several social programs within Family Assistance.
- Provides policy interpretation for administration and coordinates department services with other agencies serving Cherokee Nation citizens.
- Provides technical training for staff and subordinate supervisors.
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
Deputy Director Planning
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Location: Odanah, WI
Closing Date: December 30, 2024
Duties Include:
- Preparing expert witness reports and testifying in treaty rights litigation cases;
- Providing economic analysis and natural resource marketing assistance to the Commission and member tribes;
- Preparing business plans to expand processing and marketing capacity for Lake Superior fish and other natural resources harvested under reserved treaty rights (i.e., wild rice, maple sap, furs, etc.)
Executive Director
Intertribal Buffalo Council
Location: Rapid City, SD
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Provide leadership and management to ensure that the mission and core values of ITBC are put
into practices. - Foster a success-oriented, accountable environment where employees can grow and succeed.
- Oversee all ITBC staff to ensure grants, contracts, finance, personnel, membership outreach,
policies and ITBC commitments are executed in a timely manner.
Business Development Specialist – American Indian Foods
Intertribal Agriculture Council
Location: Remote
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Perform a wide variety of technical support duties that increase company productivity and success.
- Track company inquiries, participation, and evaluations in our database. Information will be used to design program offerings and services for stakeholders.
- Recruit companies to increase the total population of companies that IAC can reach.
Regenerative Economies Program Specialist
Intertribal Agriculture Council
Location: Remote
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Duties Include:
- Provide professional and culturally responsive outreach, intake, and direct technical assistance to Tribal agriculture and food system producers following strategic goals.
- Execute program and related project duties in alignment with the standards set by the Regenerative Economies Program and IAC.
- Participate in the IAC Annual Conference planning process and relevant programmatic offerings, alongside IAC colleagues.
- Keep Regenerative Economies Program management apprised of significant problems, opportunities, trends, and developments that affect membership nationally and/or in a particular region.
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
Associate Dean and Director, Native American Cultural Center
Stanford University
Location, Stanford, CA
Closing Date: January 5, 2025
Duties Include:
- Provides strategy, vision, and direction for the center and serves as a campus partner and advocate with all sectors of the university, including faculty, senior administrators, academic departments, administrative offices, staff and alumni.
- Serves as the primary conduit between and among university offices and departments with particular attention to advocating for the Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Pacific Islander community, including both undergraduate and graduate students on campus.
- Strategic planning, assessment, and identification of the evolving needs and concerns of indigenous students and conceptualizing and implementing programs, resources and services that address these needs and concerns.
Partnership Specialist – Fixed Term
Michigan State University
Location: East Lansing, MI
Closing Date: November 25, 2024
Duties Include:
- Developing agendas and coordinating, hosting, and facilitating regular, inclusive meetings with four key regional partners and the project leadership team supporting the GLM-RFBC,
- Coordinating and facilitating activities at the local, state, and regional levels to further develop partnerships, including to foster trust, center racial equity, and outline and maintain values and agreements for working together and serve the communities mentioned above;
- Actively developing, managing, and nurturing lasting strategic working relationships with internal and external stakeholders in support of the respective project goals.
Grant Support Specialist – Fixed Term
Michigan State University
Location: East Lansing, MI
Closing Date: November 25, 2024
Duties Include:
- Outreach to, and educating, farmers, producers, and food business entrepreneurs about relevant grant opportunities from various funding sources, including federal grants;
- Developing and implementing training and other capacity building opportunities (virtual and in-person, etc.) to increase grant writing skills, knowledge and experience among farmers, producers, and food business entrepreneurs;
- Supporting individuals or groups in the region to find, prepare, and apply for grant opportunities for their respective farm and food businesses, including the GLM-RFBC’s Business Builder grant program.
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.
IFAI Jobs
Staff Attorney
Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
Location: Fayetteville, AR
Closing Date: December 11, 2024
Duties Include:
- Conducting legal research and developing resource materials
- Working directly with Tribal governments on matters of governance and Tribal economic development, as well as collaborating with Tribal Colleges and Universities, Intertribal organizations, federal agencies, and other partners.