Realty Specialist I

Job Description

Job Description

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2025-365

Issue Date:

07-15-26

Closing Date:

07-28-26

Realty Specialist I

Trust Real Estate Services

Department of Natural Resources

Hourly Wage: $17.36-$19.54/Regular/Full -Time

The Yakama Nation Trust Real Estate Services Program has a trust responsibility to protect and improve trust assets of the Yakama Reservation and Yakama Public Domains. The duties performed assist in carrying out the trust responsibility as stated in PL-93-638 Scope of Work and the Franchise Fee and Land Buy Back Mission Statement, 25 CFR, 43 CFR and other applicable federal and tribal laws, regulations, resolutions, and land use plans. As such, all documents become the property of the United States.

Trust Real Estate Services Program provides assistance, advise, oversight, monitoring and coordination for the protection, management, planning, conservation, development and utilization of trust and restricted Federal Indian-owned lands that include acquisition, disposal, tenure, rights-of-way, permits, compliance, probates and sales. The program facilitates the contract to accept real estate services to Yakama landowners.

The employee contributes to the mission of Trust Real Estate Services by providing program support to all sections of the program. Employee will receive general training in all realty sections and may be assigned to various sections depending on caseload demands.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of 25 CFR, 43 CFR, federal and tribal laws, Indian Land Consolidation Act.

Knowledge of American Indian Probate Reform Act and Yakama Inheritance Act of 1946.

Knowledge of Yakama Treaty 1855.

Knowledge of all probate laws and codes, which will affect cases, trust and personal probate process.

Knowledge of reading, writing and platting legal descriptions, locating land or locations on maps.

Knowledge or appraisal process, requesting on AVIS, reviewing reports.

Knowledge of TAAMS system for encoding leases, payment processing, date of deaths and acquisition and disposal.

Knowledge of general office procedures, filing and correspondence.

Knowledge of Yakama Nation traditions, customs and practices.

Skills in personal computer, hardware, and a variety of software programs, and other office equipment including copiers, printers, scanners, faxes and calculators.

Skill in processing of a trust land sale and gift conveyance.

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Ability to meet and deal with other employees of this branch in respectful, cordial, prompt manner and occasionally with staff from other offices/agencies within the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tribal offices, Tribal Enterprises, county offices, state offices, law firms and clients.

Ability to proofread, check for adherence to laws& policies, to ensure accurate documents.

Ability to work independently and on own initiative productively.

Ability to plan and to set own priorities.

Ability to work under stress and on deadlines.

Ability to prioritize, manage workloads and work under stress.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Natural Resources, Business Administration or related field.

Five years experience in Indian trust real estate services or related field.

Must be able to become a Notary within six months from date of hire.

Must receive" favorable screening" from the BIA Security Clearance investigation for access to trust asset data within probationary period. Failure to meet this requirement is grounds for termination.

Must possess a valid Washington State Driver's License with the ability to obtain a Yakama Nation Driving permit.

Required to pass a pre-employment drug test.

Enrolled Yakama Preference, but all qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Preferred Requirements:

Training relative to real estate services, natural resources, cultural or other land related field is desired but not required.