TRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Trust Asset Management Specialist

The Trust Asset Management Specialist serves as an assistant to the Trust Asset Management Officer. This individual works with the other staff employees under the Department of Natural Resources, Spokane Tribal Business Council, Individual Indians, Indian Groups, Non-Indians all within the communities on matters concerning Tribal and Allotted Trust Lands, Reservation and public domain homesteads. This position is responsible for studying, analyzing, recommending, developing, and effecting plans for the highest and best utilization of the Indian lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Spokane Agency. The Reservation trust land consists of 135,158.92 acres in trust or restricted status which include areas with high economic development potential suitable for commercial, industrial, recreation, residential, and agricultural purposes.

Major Duties and Responsibilities :

• Realty management.
• Internal management controls.
• Manage / maintain specific realty records.
• Effective management of performance, ethics, conduct and discipline issues.
• Safety and occupational health obligations.
• Manage Indian Natural Resources Trust Assets (within current TAAMS program or similar program)
• Ensures the timely processing of ownership interest with lease data and payments when they are due.
• Ensures that all A&D payments are made in a timely manner.
• Encodes all land transactions for A&D (Acquisitions & Disposals) for land sales, land exchanges, gift deeds, etc. into the TAAMS program for both the Tribe and individual Indian landowners.
• Encodes all land transactions for leases (residential, business, agricultural, commercial) into the TAAMS program for both the Tribe and individual landowners.
• Encodes all right of ways for roads, utilities, etc. into the TAAMS program for both the Tribe and individual landowners.
• Create the proper files under the 46 BIAM Records Management, along with following the 25 CFR for all land transactions by using the ILCA (Indian Land Consolidation Act), or AIPRA (American Indian Probate Reform Act) for these transactions.
• Assists the Trust Asset Management Officer in encoding all documents to include A&D leases, rights of ways, mortgages, and fee to trust into the NEPA Tracker2 system.
• Assists the Trust Asset Management Officer in encoding mortgages and leasehold mortgages into TAAMS Mortgage program.
• Assists the Trust Asset Management Officer in encoding all appraisal requests into the Appraisal and Valuation Information System (AVIS).
• Have daily contact with Program Coordinators, the General Public, clients, the Tribal Government employees, the Business Council and all Government entities such as the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, State and County.
• Coordination of service delivery to clients and Management staff.

Knowledge and Skills and Abilities Required for Position :

Minimum Qualifications :

Indian Preference Applies Indian Preference grants preference to any enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe.

Safety Sensitive Background Requires a higher standard of performance and behavior.

A 10-year background security investigation will be required for this position to access the US Bureau of Indian Affairs Government Programs used to process Realty transactions.