This position serves two functions: Realty Officer and TERO Officer. The Realty Officer function is responsible for providing services as Realty Officer. The TERO Officer function monitors compliance with STA’s Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance and investigates complaints of noncompliance or discrimination.

Realty Program Responsibilities
• Operate STA Realty program. This entails working with restricted property owners
under Bureau of Indian Affairs regulations regarding:
o Realty transactions including sales, gift deeds, rights of way, partitions, leases,
and permits of restricted properties
o Coordinating appraisals, surveys, archaeology, and NEPA requirements for
transactions and activities
o Last Will & Testament preparation for tribal citizens with interest in restricted
properties
o Probate package preparation including land inventories and gathering heirship
data necessary for Probate Proceedings
o Rights protection including trespass discovery and abatement, arranging for
appraisals, posting and surveying of restricted properties, and tracking of
development and other activities in areas near or on native allotments and
restricted townsites, informing property owners of such planned development
and providing comments on such a request of property owners
o Working on pending and approved native allotment applications, including
tracking the BLM allotment adjudication process, providing applicants with
updates and information on the process, and assisting applicants with advocacy,
including affidavit preparation.
o Adhere to confidentiality requirements of trust records.
o Maintain realty files according to Bureau of Indian Affairs standards.
o Oversee the implementation of the Native Alaskan Veterans Allotment program

For application, please visit our website at www.sitkatribe.org/pages/job-offers

For information about employment at Sitka Tribe of Alaska, or questions, please call Dianna at 907-747-3207