Realty Specialist

Primarily⠀responsible⠀for⠀overseeing⠀coordinating⠀the Fee to⠀trust⠀process.⠀Maintains⠀file⠀systems,⠀works with⠀title⠀companies,⠀land⠀surveyors,⠀environmental⠀consultants⠀to help⠀prepare⠀federal⠀requirements⠀for the⠀timely⠀processing⠀of fee⠀property⠀to trust⠀status.⠀Works as⠀part of a⠀team to⠀facilitate⠀fee to⠀trust⠀conversions⠀with the⠀Bureau of⠀Indian⠀Affairs⠀(BIA) and⠀related⠀agencies⠀involved⠀in the⠀Trust⠀Process.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Establish⠀positive⠀working⠀relationships⠀with⠀Bureau of⠀Indian⠀Affairs⠀management⠀and⠀support⠀staff to⠀streamline⠀and⠀further⠀the fee to⠀trust⠀process⠀for the⠀Puyallup⠀Tribe of⠀Indians⠀and⠀members⠀requiring⠀fee to⠀trust⠀services.
• Maintain⠀contact⠀with the⠀Bureau of⠀Indian⠀Affairs to⠀establish⠀a central⠀point of⠀contact on⠀Fee to⠀trust⠀applications⠀for the⠀Puyallup⠀Tribe of⠀Indians⠀and Tribal⠀Membership.
• Acts⠀as the⠀lead on⠀the⠀preparation⠀of fee to⠀trust⠀strategies⠀and plays⠀a major⠀role in a⠀team⠀approach⠀to⠀facilitate⠀the⠀conversion⠀of fee⠀land to⠀trust⠀status.
• Collaborates⠀and⠀coordinates⠀with a⠀special⠀team on⠀fee to⠀trust⠀applications⠀composed⠀of the⠀Director,⠀Land⠀Acquisition⠀Specialist,⠀GIS⠀Analyst,⠀Realty⠀Trust⠀Manager,⠀and the⠀legal⠀department.
• Provide⠀technical⠀assistance⠀to tribal⠀members in⠀the⠀requirements⠀for fee to⠀trust⠀applications⠀from the⠀Bureau of⠀Indian⠀Affairs.
• Assist⠀and offer⠀guidance⠀to ensure⠀that⠀necessary⠀pre-conveyance⠀clearances⠀and⠀procedures⠀have been⠀secured⠀and⠀completed.
• Maintains⠀confidentiality⠀in fee to⠀trust⠀activities⠀and helps⠀prepare⠀applications⠀to declare⠀tribal fee⠀properties⠀as⠀“essential⠀tribal⠀services”⠀for the⠀purpose of⠀tax⠀exemptions⠀under⠀state⠀law.
• Provide⠀parcel map⠀information⠀to the GIS⠀office for⠀each⠀application⠀submitted⠀to the⠀BIA.
• Attends⠀training⠀in fee to⠀trust⠀application⠀process,⠀federal⠀realty⠀regulations,⠀easements,⠀rights of⠀way and⠀leases,⠀legal⠀descriptions⠀and map⠀reading⠀through⠀workshops⠀and BIA⠀sponsored⠀training.
• Compose⠀correspondence⠀directly⠀related to⠀the⠀successful⠀processing⠀of Fee to⠀Trust⠀application.
• Works⠀with BIA⠀Everett⠀agency and⠀the⠀Portland⠀area⠀office⠀personnel⠀to⠀initiate,⠀prepare⠀applications,⠀hire⠀consultants⠀to comply⠀with⠀federal⠀requirements,⠀monitor⠀progress,⠀troubleshoot⠀problems,⠀prepare⠀reports⠀and⠀correspondence⠀to BIA⠀officials,⠀package⠀and⠀deliver⠀technical⠀data, make⠀frequent⠀visits to⠀ensure⠀applications⠀proceed in⠀a timely⠀manner,⠀and ensure⠀that fee⠀to trust⠀conversions⠀are⠀properly⠀recorded⠀with the⠀Portland⠀BIA office⠀and county⠀governments,⠀if⠀required.
• Stores,⠀organizes⠀and⠀maintains⠀multiple⠀formats of⠀data in⠀usable⠀condition;⠀assures⠀information⠀is readily⠀available;⠀disseminates⠀information⠀effectively⠀and⠀securely.
• Performs⠀other⠀duties as⠀necessary.

Qualifications and Requirements

To perform⠀this job⠀successfully,⠀an⠀individual⠀must be⠀able to⠀perform⠀each⠀essential⠀duty⠀satisfactorily.⠀The⠀requirements⠀listed⠀below are⠀representative⠀of the⠀knowledge,⠀skill,⠀and/or⠀ability⠀required.⠀Reasonable⠀accommodations⠀may be⠀made to⠀enable⠀individuals⠀with⠀disabilities⠀to perform⠀the⠀essential⠀functions.*

Education⠀and/or⠀Experience

Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀Government⠀Relations,⠀Public⠀Administration⠀Community⠀Planning,⠀Urban⠀Development⠀or a⠀related⠀field; and⠀minimum of⠀two years⠀of related⠀work⠀experience,⠀or⠀equivalent⠀combination⠀of⠀education⠀and⠀experience.⠀Experience⠀working⠀with Fee⠀to Trust⠀applications,⠀either in⠀a Tribal⠀realty⠀office, or⠀with the⠀Bureau of⠀Indian⠀Affairs⠀required.⠀Must⠀demonstrate⠀a proven⠀record of⠀success in⠀taking fee⠀into trust⠀with the⠀Department⠀of the⠀Interior.⠀Working⠀knowledge⠀of the⠀relevant⠀CFR (Code⠀of Federal⠀Regulations)⠀on Tribal⠀lands.⠀General⠀working⠀knowledge⠀of the fee⠀to trust⠀process⠀and what⠀role land⠀use⠀planning,⠀community⠀planning,⠀and realty⠀management⠀play in⠀guiding⠀the⠀development⠀of a⠀community.⠀Working⠀knowledge⠀of Tribal⠀and BIA⠀fee to⠀trust⠀procedures⠀and⠀policies⠀required.⠀Prior⠀training⠀from the⠀BIA or⠀BIA-endorsed⠀training⠀facility⠀on realty⠀management⠀highly⠀preferred.⠀Intermediate⠀to⠀advanced⠀writing⠀and word⠀processing⠀skills⠀required.

Language⠀Skills

Ability⠀to read,⠀analyze,⠀and⠀interpret⠀federal⠀regulations⠀related to⠀realty⠀matters on⠀Tribal⠀lands,⠀including⠀legal⠀descriptions,⠀title and⠀ownership⠀records,⠀plat maps,⠀appraisals,⠀and⠀related⠀legal⠀documents.⠀Ability to⠀build⠀rapport⠀and⠀establish⠀good⠀relations⠀and⠀communications⠀with⠀people at⠀all levels⠀and ranks⠀within the⠀BIA and⠀the⠀Department⠀of the⠀Interior.⠀Ability to⠀effectively⠀present⠀information⠀to other⠀managers,⠀professionals,⠀and to⠀Tribal⠀Council.

Mathematical⠀Skills

Ability⠀to add,⠀subtract,⠀multiply,⠀and divide⠀in all⠀units of⠀measure,⠀using⠀whole⠀numbers,⠀common⠀fractions,⠀and⠀decimals.⠀Ability to⠀compute⠀rate,⠀ratio, and⠀percent⠀and to⠀draw and⠀interpret⠀bar⠀graphs.

Reasoning⠀Ability

Ability⠀to solve⠀practical⠀problems⠀and deal⠀with a⠀variety of⠀concrete⠀variables⠀in⠀situations⠀where only⠀limited⠀standardization⠀exists.⠀Ability to⠀interpret⠀a variety⠀of⠀instructions⠀furnished⠀in⠀written,⠀oral,⠀diagram,⠀or⠀schedule⠀form.

Licenses⠀or⠀Certificates

Must⠀have and⠀maintain a⠀valid⠀state⠀driver’s⠀license⠀and proof⠀of⠀automobile⠀insurance.

Other⠀Skills or⠀Abilities

Ability⠀to manage⠀and⠀resolve⠀conflicts⠀in a⠀constructive⠀manner to⠀facilitate⠀a positive⠀outcome.⠀Ability to⠀evaluate⠀current⠀practices⠀and openly⠀seeks⠀opportunities⠀to create⠀a⠀systematic⠀process⠀for fee to⠀trust⠀applications.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires⠀the⠀ability to⠀operate a⠀personal⠀computer,⠀multi-line⠀telephone,⠀calculator,⠀facsimile⠀and⠀photocopier.
• Requires⠀the⠀ability to⠀read,⠀write,⠀communicate,⠀and⠀interpret⠀information⠀accurately⠀in⠀English.
• Requires⠀the⠀ability to⠀concentrate⠀and⠀consistently⠀produce⠀accurate⠀work.
• While⠀performing⠀the duties⠀of this⠀job, the⠀employee⠀is⠀frequently⠀required⠀to sit;⠀use hands⠀to finger,⠀handle, or⠀feel;⠀reach with⠀hands and⠀arms; and⠀talk or⠀hear.
• The⠀employee⠀occasionally⠀is⠀required⠀to stand⠀and⠀walk.
• The⠀employee⠀is⠀occasionally⠀required⠀to stand⠀and stoop,⠀kneel,⠀crouch, or⠀crawl.
• The⠀employee⠀must⠀occasionally⠀lift⠀and/or⠀move up to⠀10⠀pounds.
• Specific⠀vision⠀abilities⠀required⠀by this⠀job⠀include⠀close⠀vision,⠀color⠀vision and⠀ability to⠀adjust⠀focus.