This vacancy is in our headquarters office in the City of Grand Rapids, MI, West Michigan's most vibrant city, and its artistic and cultural hub, located just a short drive from the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. For more information, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-MIW-13067646-MS.
At the full performance level, as a Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Regional Coordinator in the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) 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 Great Lakes Region.
In this role, you will perform a variety of duties to promote the effective communication, coordination, and collaboration among federal, state, Tribal and local law enforcement, and non-governmental resources to prevent and resolve Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) related cases and issues. If selected, you will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed.
Typical work assignments for this position include: 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, other Indigenous -related governmental and nongovernmental MMIP governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders.
Designs and implements approaches to facilitate communication and problem resolution on MMIP-related issues at the federal, Tribal, state, and local levels. Serves as a standing member on any ad hoc committees created to develop strategies to resolve complicated MMIP-related problems. Represents the Department, U.S. Attorneys, and the Program at such meetings as required.
Provides MMIP -related information directly to federal, Tribal, state, and local Indigenous organizations by active service and participation in MMIP-related task forces, committees, and associations. Advises federal, Tribal, state, and local governmental and non-governmental officials on the organization, operation, responsibilities, and strengths of counterpart organizations.
Participates, convenes, or facilitates - or assists therein - cross-jurisdiction meetings with governmental and non-governmental organizations to address MMIP-related issues: e.g., 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 in missing persons cases, 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, uses 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, which are 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.
Develops and maintains a library of MMIP-related resource materials for use by federal, Tribal, state, and local governmental and non-governmental organizations within the Program Region. With Department approval, personally authors brochures and other outreach material where there is a lack of pertinent literature, or existing literature is not fully appropriate to District or Program Region needs.
Participates in the planning and implementation of MMIP-related District and Regional programs and initiatives. Work involves coordinating, facilitating, advising, and participating in the design, development, and operation of MMIP-related program(s). Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this series/grade level.
britni.michael@usdoj.gov · 6164562404
This position is with Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice.
The posted pay range is $89508 – $116362/yr.
This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-07.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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