Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Human Resources Dept. Attn: Recruiter P.O. Box 17779 Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 Phone: 480-789-7138 or 480-789-7199 Email: recruiter@ftmcdowell.org

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Conducts home visits to assess and provide patient care. Evaluates patients’ condition and treatment plans. Makes referrals as needed. Consults with other health care professionals. • Shares information about patient’s condition and teaches health care assessment and decision process to CNAs and the CHR. • Collaborates with WMHC staff, other Fort McDowell departments, state and federal health care agencies in providing comprehensive nursing care and programs. • Conducts community assessments with WMHC staff to determine the needs of the community. • A resource to the Certified Nursing Assistants, Community Health Representative, Drivers, RN Case Manager and other WMHC staff. • Documents in the forms electronic health record and forms as needed. • May provide supervision of community health staff as delegated. • Actively participates in staff meetings, committees and special project work groups. • Serves as community health manager in absence of the manager. • Arranges and conducts vision/hearing screens and immunization reviews at tribal school. • Work with other Tribal Government Departments as active participant on FMYN Wellness Court staffing and SANE duties. • Other duties as assigned

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation 

DEFINITION/PURPOSE: Responsible for providing direct community-based care to community members in collaboration with WMHC staff.

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE: • Computer skills in word processing and data management. • Maintains professional knowledge and proficiency in nursing through continuing education. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 1) Licensure in the State of Arizona as a Registered Nurse (RN); 2) Experience in dialysis, Home Health, public health nursing, medical/surgical nursing, community health or nursing home; 3) Fours years experience will substitute for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing; 4) Willingness to obtain SANE training, if without prior experience 5) Experience with an American Indian organization or tribe is desirable; 6) Current AZ drivers license with no restrictions and meet FMYN insurance standards.

Community Health Nurse 

Send a resume and cover letter (subject line: “Indigenous Knowledge & Inclusive Finance Fellow / Project Coordinator”) to info@indigenous‑chesapeake.org. Include your location, relevant experience, and vision for Indigenous-finance integration.

 Rolling; priority applications reviewed immediately.

This role offers a unique opportunity to ground conservation finance in Indigenous knowledge and community-led approaches and to directly support Tribal land rematriation and ecological stewardship initiatives.

Support and refine strategies to honor Indigenous knowledge and values into finance and conservation models, working with Tribal Nations and our partners.

Explore ecosystem market and finance opportunities; co-create proposals with Indigenous organizations and deliver technical budgeting support.

Manage contracts with project partners to ensure grant deliverables are met.


Monitor ICC project deliverables, ensuring alignment with goals, Tribal feedback, and compliance requirements.

Coordinate logistics for meetings, workshops, webinars; prepare agendas, materials, and follow-up documentation.

Provide narrative supportand compliance support for grant reporting (USDA, other donors).

Serve as liaison to Tribal Nations and Indigenous partners; cultivate trust-based relationships.

Facilitate training and knowledge exchanges on finance, policy, technical tools, and ecosystem service markets.

Establish and support peer networks/platforms for Indigenous-led knowledge and resource sharing.


Research and analyze Indigenous conservation models; develop integration frameworks.

Work with Tribal Nations and technical partners to gather qualitative data to assess impact, generate evidence for policy and finance integration while supporting data sovereignty.

Document lessons learned, produce case studies and technical briefs.


Prepare meeting summaries, reports, and communication materials for partners, funders, and internal teams.

Track Indigenous stewardship contributions in conservation finance forums and other venues.



Indigenous Conservation Council of the Chesapeake Bay

The ICC was launched in 2022 by the Chiefs of the seven federally recognized Virginia tribes, incorporated in February 2023, and formalized with IRS 501(c)(3) status in April 2024. It operates with Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) and a governing board with elected officers.

The Council is focused on building tribal capacity, reinforcing sovereignty, and enabling Indigenous-led rematriation of ancestral lands and waters rooted in cultural values and Indigenous Knowledge.

You’ll bridge emerging opportunities in inclusive finance with project coordination of a three-year funded project to remove barriers to Tribal Nations that prevent them from fully accessing private ecosystem markets aligned with their values. This multifaceted role will:

Work with our Tribal Nation members and finance partners to co-design frameworks linking traditional Indigenous practices and values to innovative conservation financing, e.g., carbon/biodiversity/stewardship credits, restoration bonds, nature-based solutions.

Coordinate a USDA-FS funded ICC project in the Chesapeake watershed, enhancing tribal awareness and capacity to engage in ecosystem markets.

Facilitate cross-cultural collaborations between Tribal Nations, finance partnerships, and technical partners.

Help explore and share innovations in finance being explored by Indigenous governments to bring insights and learning opportunities to our Tribal Nation members and partners in the region.

Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in Environmental / Social Sciences, Finance, Indigenous Studies, or related field.

1-3 years experience supporting project coordination and multiple partnerships.

Demonstrated experience working with Tribal Nations or Indigenous communities in finance, governance, or conservation.

Strong organizational, planning, and multi-tasking abilities.

Excellent written/verbal communications, including technical writing.

Experience facilitating meetings, producing reports, and using management tools.

Skilled in relationship building, cultural competency, and respect for FPIC and data sovereignty.

Familiar with project finance mechanisms, proposal development, budget management.

Qualitative research skills: interviews, surveys, strategic analysis.


Culturally sensitive, respectful, solution-oriented, and detail-focused.

Independent self-starter and collaborative team participant.

Commitment to Indigenous values, decolonized conservation, and inclusive finance.



Inclusive Finance Project Coordinator

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The position requires a significant amount of interaction with tribal communities

The position requires specific skills (e.g. fluency in a native language, knowledge of federal Indian law)

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Community Health Nurse

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Indigenous Conservation Council of the Chesapeake Bay

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