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JOB SUMMARY

The TFS & IBJ Project Manager is part of the qe cut team working for Tribal Food Sovereignty and Indigenous Birth Justice. Within the, DNR Grant, River Network, Tribal Food Sovereignty and Indigenous Birth justice Projects and any other funding, the TFS & IBJ Project Manager will lead in education, outreach, advocacy, and goal setting and achievement of STN, specifically within the scope(s) of work of various funded contracts/grants.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Maintains positive morale and supports the goal of STN.
• Be able to work independently based on supervisor’s assignments and keep a journal of work performed. The journal must contain dates and times for timesheets.
• Ongoing learning from and about Traditional Plant Foods, Medicines, and ancestral teachings around birth on the Spokane Tribal ancestral homelands.
• Teaching and advocating for Traditional Plan Foods, Medicines and ancestral teachings around birth on the Spokane Tribal ancestral homelands.
• Guiding Tribal knowledge seekers through knowing, gathering, processing, preparing, and sharing plant foods, medicines, and ceremonial practices around birth.
• Plan with STN team members for ever increasing access to Traditional plant foods, medicines, and ancestral teachings around birth.
• Engage student, family, community, and partner participation in planning for food sovereignty, security, and safety through identifying, knowing, gathering, processing, preparing, and sharing plant foods and medicines.
• Supervise employees, including part-time, seasonal garden and greenhouse staff, interns, student workers, WEX and summer youth employees.
• Collaborate with team and STN to complete and submit grant reports, and other content requirements within required timeframes.
• Follow correct protocol in requesting to spend, managing the budget, and submitting receipts.
• Assist in Fundraising efforts across all programs.
• In addition to the above, perform other duties as assigned.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed primarily at x̣x̣súl̓eʔxʷ and occasionally with the STN main office, located in the Wellpinit Middle/High School and the IBJ Center in Spokane, WA. Community travel is required to attend community meetings and events, provide training and technical assistance and participate in activities. Statewide travel is required occasionally. Attendance at meetings and community activities may require working evenings and irregular hours. Access to guaranteed, reliable transportation is required. Occasional physical effort may be required to lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of, and familiarity with, the Spokane Reservation community, the Tribe’s food sovereignty prairiegrassroots movement, the Spokane Tribal Food Sovereignty Visioning Report & Recommendations (Spokane Tribal Sustainable Community Master Plan, pgs. 50-53), healing centered engagement, and trauma –informed community.
• Cultural background in Native foods and Native Food Sovereignty.
• Familiar with cultural values aligned with protecting cultural wisdom.
• Familiar with cultural values aligned with using foods for wellness.
• Desire to bring back cultural traditions to the tribal community.
• Desire to help teach and educate community.
• Desire to help influence healthy food and wellness policy in community.
• Must be able to know how to cook, manage a kitchen and utilize traditional foods.
• Experience cooking for large groups of people is preferred.
• Food Service Management & Food Safety experience.
• Demonstrate ability to organize community groups and activities to work cooperatively with a variety of people and partners;
• Knowledge of principles of cultural competence, protocol, and values of Tribal food relationships, and strategies to increase inclusivity in community outreach;
• Ability to facilitate meetings that encourage participation and positive development, and to work cooperatively with participants, public groups, and partners;
• Develops and maintains a self-care plan, seeks supervision when needed and recognizes signs of burnout.
• Demonstrates utilization of all resources available in planning for Tribal Food Sovereignty.
• Proven ability to work independently and prioritize several on-going assignments within contractual requirements including deadlines;
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and travel within the area served by STN with occasional ste-wide travel.
• Additional ability to: manage multiple time sensitive issues, adapt to changing circumstances and develop creative solutions; generate a shared vision for the community; generate and maintain enthusiasm for developing solutions and instill a sense of hopefulness for continued improvement of educational outcomes; provide technical assistance through coaching, mentoring, training, delegating, and directing; establish effective working relationships with diverse communities, agencies and staff; communicate effectively both orally and in writing with tact, diplomacy and sensitivity; work independently and work effectively in teams and work groups.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Possession of a valid driver’s license, car insurance, and an acceptable driver’s abstract in required prior to employment and reviewed yearly.

Ability to pass Washington State Patrol Background check and any further established background requirements.

COMMUNICATION

Clear, consistent, and respectful communication about collaboration expectations is crucial for building strong teams and fostering a positive and productive work environment. STN is committed to both communication and collaboration as key values of the organization, and these values regularly guide all employees across every aspect of STN’s program work. As such, the job duties outlined in all STN position descriptions are expected to honor the following components:

• Active Participation: All STN team members are expected to attend and contribute meaningfully to all assigned team and program meetings. This means sharing ideas, insights, wisdom, and expertise openly, positively, and constructively. This also means staff members actively welcome the perspectives of others and listen for genuine consideration of all ideas.
• Communication & Transparency: All STN staff members are expected to proactively communicate information on work progress, including successes, challenges and concerns. All staff are responsible for keeping the larger team informed on relevant updates and decisions as related to program activities and assignments, especially in regard to areas of collaboration. All communication must be clear, concise, transparent, kind, and respectful (written, verbal, nonverbal).
• Teamwork & Support: All STN staff members are expected to help their colleagues when needed (as assigned by supervisor) and to offer support by sharing knowledge, encouraging best practices, and fostering a positive and inclusive team culture and work environment. STN strives to maximize community impact, and part of that quest means the organization actively works to dismantle siloed work. Though each staff member may be hired for a specific program or initiative, every person on the team can and should expect to collaborate across the larger team’s efforts. STN expects staff to work across programs and to identify and build creative avenues for teaming.
• Accountability: All STN staff members are accountable to the STN as an organization, STN leadership and fellow colleagues, the families and community(s) served through STN resources and activities, STN clients, customers, funders, as well as the broader Spokane Tribal community at-large. This accountability means that STN team members honor commitments and deadlines, take responsibility for one’s own actions and contributions to the team, and by always working with integrity, honesty, care, and connection.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Two years of relevant experience that adequately illustrates the attainment of knowledge, skills, abilities and other requirements of the job listed.
This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. STN administration and board has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the primary functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all inclusive list of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload. If this does not fit the scope of assigned grant requirements the administration will determine other funding for such duties.