JOB SUMMARY: This position is located in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in the Interpretation, Education and Partnership Division. MAJOR DUTIES: This position serves as the Director of Interpretation, Education, and Partnerships for Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and the Chilkoot National Historic Trail headquartered in Skagway, Alaska. The incumbent manages and directs a multi-faceted program of interpretation, education, visitor services, partnerships, and public information. This position also: Provides consultation and assistance to the park superintendent and management team, serving as the principal advisor on interpretation, educational, partnerships, and professional matters. Develops and manages long and short-range division planning including establishing policy, guidelines, and standards; setting priorities and tracking goals and objectives; evaluating programs; and developing and monitoring organizational alignment and effectiveness. Allocates funding, staffing, and other resources to carry out the mission of the division in relation to park goals and objectives, engaging in negotiation, conflict resolution, and consensus building as needed. Provides leadership in developing, maintaining and administration of the park's partnerships including working with philanthropic partners, associations, government entities, tribal governments, colleges and universities, and youth organization. Government housing is limited but may be available. The employees of the National Park Service care for special places that are the heritage of all Americans. Since its inception in 1916, the National Park Service has been dedicated to the preservation and management of this country's outstanding natural, historical, and recreational resources. Park ranger - interpreters connect people to parks. They play a key role in ensuring that visitors have a meaningful, satisfying, and safe park experience, help visitors decide how to spend their time in the park, and inform them about the wonders that await their discovery. Park ranger - interpreters are specially trained to engage the public so that each park visitor can find a personal connection with the meanings and values found in the places and stories of that park. They help visitors explore the many dimensions of parks by introducing them to a variety of perspectives. By providing the opportunity for visitors to care about the places they visit, they promote stewardship and the opportunity for those visitors to care for park resources. National parks are among the most remarkable places in America for recreation, learning, and inspiration. The work done by park ranger-interpreters through effective interpretive and educational programs encourages the development of a personal stewardship ethic and broadens public support for preserving and protecting park resources, so that they may be enjoyed by present and future generations. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.