Director of Community Development

Santa Rosa Rancheria; Lemoore (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) employer match

Paid leave and holidays

Family and medical leave

Job summary

Santa Rosa Rancheria is seeking a Director of Community Development in Lemoore, CA. The role leads Community Development, Cultural Services, and TEPA, setting strategic direction and overseeing budgets, staff, and programs.

You will coordinate planning initiatives, infrastructure, and land-use projects, while ensuring regulatory compliance and strong partnerships with tribal and external agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree as specified by the Tribal Administrator.
• Minimum five years in community development, environmental protection, or related field.
• Minimum three years in supervisory, program management, grant management, or budgeting.
• Experience with Tribal governments or Native communities preferred.
• Ability to integrate Tribal cultural values into programs.

Responsibilities

• Direct programs, staff, budgets, and work plans for Community Development, Cultural Services, and TEPA.
• Develop long-range strategies, policies, budgets, contracts, and grant applications aligned with Tribal priorities.
• Oversee Cultural Services programs, events, language preservation, and community partnerships.
• Coordinate with Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and others for cultural resource protection.
• Lead TEPA environmental programs across land, air, water, and natural resources.
• Ensure compliance with tribal, federal, and state requirements; liaise with agencies and partners.
• Supervise staff, manage equipment and monitoring systems, and handle scheduling.
• Attend meetings, trainings, and community events.

Skills

Budgeting and grants

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Project coordination

GIS familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, natural resources, community development, planning, anthropology, history, archaeology, cultural resource management, public administration, or closely related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

GIS

Project management tools

Job description

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Director of Community Development

Full Time Lemoore, CA, US

Salary Range: $104,000.00 To $135,696.41 Annually

Job Requisition Form

Department: Community Development

Position to be Filled: Director

Range: $104,000–$135,696.41. (FULL TIME)

Required Qualifications/Essential Duties:

At the Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi-Yokut Tribe, we’re building a stronger future by serving the Tribal community with respect, teamwork, and integrity. Our employees do meaningful work, receive valuable benefits, and have opportunities to learn, contribute, and grow.

We’re hiring a Director of Community Development to lead the Tribe’s Community Development, Cultural Services, and Tribal Environmental Protection Agency functions. You will provide strategic direction and administrative oversight for programs that advance community planning, cultural preservation, environmental protection, interdepartmental coordination, and other Tribal priorities.

This is a full-time, exempt position based in Lemoore, California, reporting to the Tribal Administrator. The annual salary range is $104,000–$135,696.41. The role includes work in office and field settings, travel to meetings, project sites, and conferences, and possible on-call responsibilities for emergency situations.

What you’ll do

• Community Development: Direct programs, projects, staff, budgets, and work plans; coordinate community planning, infrastructure, housing, facilities, land-use, and other development initiatives.
• Planning, funding, and administration: Develop long-range strategies, policies, procedures, ordinances, budgets, forecasts, contracts, grant applications, compliance reports, and implementation plans aligned with Tribal priorities.
• Cultural Services: Oversee programs, staff, budgets, events, education, outreach, language preservation, and partnerships that protect and promote Tribal culture, history, traditions, and community identity.
• Cultural resource protection: Coordinate with the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, leadership, cultural staff, monitors, and agencies; ensure appropriate protocols for culturally sensitive information, artifacts, ancestral remains, and historic resources.
• Environmental protection: Lead TEPA programs involving land, air, water, natural resources, environmental health, monitoring, assessment, waste management, pollution prevention, restoration, and emergency response.
• Compliance and partnerships: Ensure compliance with applicable Tribal, federal, and state requirements, grants, permits, and program standards, and serve as liaison to governmental agencies, consultants, Tribal programs, and regional partners.
• Operations and supervision: Manage environmental equipment, vehicles, monitoring systems, records, and technical resources while supervising assigned staff, including hiring, training, work assignments, performance management, discipline, time, attendance, and schedules.
• Attend meetings, trainings, community events, and required gatherings, and perform other duties as assigned.

What we’re looking for

This role may be a strong fit if you are an experienced, collaborative leader who can guide multiple programs while respecting Tribal sovereignty, cultural values, confidentiality, and community priorities. You should be comfortable coordinating complex projects, managing budgets and grants, interpreting regulatory requirements, and communicating with Tribal leadership, staff, community members, agencies, consultants, and external partners.

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, natural resources, community development, planning, anthropology, history, archaeology, cultural resource management, public administration, or a closely related field, as determined by the Tribal Administrator.
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in community development, environmental protection, cultural resource management, public administration, or a related field.
• At least three years of supervisory, program management, grant management, budget, or regulatory compliance experience.
• Experience working with Tribal governments, Native American communities, Tribal sovereignty, cultural resources, environmental protection, or community planning is preferred.
• Experience integrating cultural values, traditional ecological knowledge, community priorities, or Tribal planning goals into programs or projects is preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, judgment, confidentiality, budgeting, grant administration, project coordination, and regulatory-compliance skills.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, collaboration platforms, data tracking, and project management systems; familiarity with GIS or environmental data systems is preferred.
• Valid California driver’s license and continued insurability through the Tribe’s insurance carrier.
• Ability to satisfy applicable pre-employment requirements, including a physical, FBI fingerprint background check, DMV printout, and two-year negative TB test result. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered in accordance with Tribal hiring practices.

What we offer

We care about the work we do and the people who do it. Eligible employees receive benefits designed to support their health, financial future, and time away from work:

• Low-cost Anthem medical and dental coverage, plus vision and low-cost prescription coverage.
• A 401(k) employer match of up to 4%.
• Optional accident, disability, critical illness, life, and hospital coverage.
• Vacation and compensated personal leave for eligible employees.
• Family and medical, bereavement, jury-duty, and military leave.

Questions or application accommodations: Contact Human Resources at 559-924-1278. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified applicants during the application and interview process.

Native Hiring Preference

Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi-Yokut Tribe welcomes qualified applicants of all backgrounds and values Indigenous culture, knowledge, traditions, and perspectives. In accordance with applicable law and Tribal policy, qualified Native American and Alaska Native candidates receive hiring preference; documentation of affiliation with a federally recognized tribe is required.

We value employees who share our commitment to service, integrity, teamwork, and the Tribal community. The Tribe provides equal employment opportunity in accordance with applicable law. Employment may be contingent upon applicable background, licensing, and pre-employment requirements.