Regional Coordinator

About the role

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon is seeking to fill a Regional Coordinator position located in Portland, OR. As a Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Regional Coordinator in the U.S. Attorney's Office and designated MMIP Regional Outreach Program Region, you will join a team responsible for carrying out the public safety mission of the Department of Justice, the Program Region, and USAOs in the District of Alaska, Oregon, Arizona, Western Michigan, or Northern Oklahoma.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and coordinate regionally with Tribal governments and other federal, state, and local partners, including the Native American Outreach Services Liaison, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tribal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, Tribal, state, and local social service organizations, and other Indigenous‑related governmental and nongovernmental MMIP stakeholders.
• Design and implement approaches to facilitate communication and problem resolution on MMIP‑related issues at the federal, Tribal, state, and local levels.
• Serve as a standing member on any ad hoc committees created to develop strategies to resolve complicated MMIP‑related problems.
• Represent the Department, U.S. Attorneys, and the Program at such meetings as required.
• Provide MMIP‑related information directly to federal, Tribal, state, and local Indigenous organizations through active service and participation in MMIP‑related task forces, committees, and associations.
• Advise federal, Tribal, state, and local governmental and non‑governmental officials on the organization, operation, responsibilities, and strengths of counterpart organizations.
• Participate, convene, or facilitate (or assist therein) cross‑jurisdiction meetings with governmental and non‑governmental organizations to address MMIP‑related issues, such as law enforcement coordination in missing persons cases, multi‑disciplinary team approaches to address Missing or Murdered cases, use of NamUs and other MMIP‑related databases, development and implementation of Savanna’s Act Guidelines, Tribal Community Response Plans, and other Tribal, state, or local guidelines.
• Work in coordination with federal, Tribal, state, and local law enforcement partners within the Program Region to increase the accuracy and instances of information reported to existing missing persons databases, like NamUs and NCIC’s Missing Persons File.
• In coordination with the National Indian Country Training Initiative (NICTI) Coordinator, use organizational, planning, and instructional design skills to develop and present large conferences and training programs within the District and Program Region that address MMIP‑related topics including NamUs, NCIC, TCRP development, and Indigenous MMIP‑related communication and collaboration guidelines, available to federal, Tribal, state, and local law enforcement, community members, and other government and non‑governmental agencies or associations that might benefit from the training.
• Develop and maintain a library of MMIP‑related resource materials for use by federal, Tribal, state, and local governmental and non‑governmental organizations within the Program Region;