NAGPRA Coordinator

University of Oklahoma•Norman, OK

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About The Position

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History NAGPRA Program Manager will oversee compliance, consultations, repatriations, and other activities associated with ensuring the museums compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and fulfilling its NAGPRA legal and ethical obligations. The position will play a key role in managing, tracking, and evaluating the progress of core projects and initiatives relating to NAGPRA compliance, specifically related to the archaeology and ethnology collections, assisting with inventories and summaries, publication of notices, facilitating NAGPRA communications, including tribal consultation and physical repatriations of Native American ancestors and cultural items, and conducting provenance research. This staff member will collaborate with appropriate museum curators and collection managers and work closely with the University of Oklahomas NAGPRA Oversight Committee. This full-time, 12-month, annually renewable professional staff position will supervise temporary full- and part-time staff, students, and volunteers and report to the Director.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, AND: 48 months of program development, program management or related experience
Equivalency & Substitution: Will accept 48 months of related experience in lieu of the Bachelor's degree for a total of 96 months of related experience.
Able to communicate well and build rapport quickly with students, faculty and staff
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Highly organized and able to handle multiple projects and deadlines
Able to read and interpret policy as well as State and Federal regulations
Able to effectively evaluate projects; programs and produce comprehensive reports
Able to supervise staff and communicate directions and expectations effectively
Strong initiative to solve problems and able to work well with interdepartmental teams and initiatives
Valid Driver's License

Nice To Haves

24 months of work experience in NAGPRA compliance, including familiarity with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) regulations and their implementation (e.g., completing NAGPRA inventories and summaries, submitting notices to tribes and the Federal Register, tribal consultation, collaboration, and the repatriation process).
Experience working in a nonprofit, museum/arts/cultural organization, tribal or first nations organization, or higher education.
Demonstrated experience engaging with Native American Tribes and/or other Indigenous communities of origin.