BACKGROUND: The Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area (Cache NHA) was designated by Congress in 2009 as a place where natural, cultural, and historic resources combine to form a cohesive, nationally significant landscape. Cache NHA, managed by the Poudre Heritage Alliance (PHA), stives to promote various historical and cultural opportunities, engage visitors and residents in the river corridor, and inspire learning, preservation, and stewardship. Northern Colorado is the ancestral homeland of the Ute and Arapaho people, as well as tribes such as the Cheyenne, Comanche, Apache, and Kiowa. The river’s heritage stems from conflict over the use of the Cache la Poudre River. This led to the development of water law, innovative irrigation techniques, and water measurement devices. A booming agriculture industry bought Hispanic and German immigrants, among others, to work in the sugar beet fields and factories.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: The Heritage Interpreter supports the Cache NHA with cultural resource management. The Heritage Interpreter develops, implements, and monitors the quality of new, dynamic, and engaging interpretive experiences and public programs at historic sites and community events. The Heritage Interpreter will provide project oversight to the preservation of stories and educational/interpretive programming within the Cache NHA. The Heritage Interpreter will be Cache NHA’s expert of interpretation and support the work of partners across the NHA. The Heritage Interpreter will establish and maintain effective working relationships with partners, funders, municipalities, consultants, the public and educational professionals in both k-12 and collegiate levels. The Heritage Interpreter will become a champion for interpretation, resources, and coordination across Cache NHA. This position requires excellent time management skills, communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. The Heritage Interpreter will track and document all incoming and outgoing grant-related activities, participants, and metrics to assist the Executive Director in quarterly and annual data collections and other grant reporting requirements. The Heritage Interpreter will collaborate with PHA staff to provide educational presentations, activities, and content/displays at Cache NHA events as well as collaborate with marketing staff to promote the area’s heritage, history and interpretive tours. 

COMPENSATION: Hiring Range $23.07-$30.00 per hour (based on education, experience, and tenure with the organization) 

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