Director, Community Powered Tribal Health Initiative

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Wisconsin Humanities seeks a director for its Community Powered Tribal Health Initiative (CPTHI). In this new position the successful candidate will be responsible for partnering with tribal academic and health partners to adapt the existing Community Powered curriculum toolkit and training to make it more culturally-responsive to tribal communities and Indigenous conceptions of health.

Community Powered (CP) is an initiative of Wisconsin Humanities that puts the humanities tools of history culture and storytelling into the hands of Wisconsinites through a community resilience training program. The CPTHI will build on CPs award-winning training program and reimagine it to better serve tribal communities and assist them in addressing community mental health concerns. The CPTHI Director will report to the Director of Community Powered.

Key Job Responsibilities:

This is a 3-year grant-funded the first year the CPTHI Director will:

• Strengthen existing and establish new partnerships with tribal communities around the state

• Establish an advisory committee and run its meetings

• Work with tribal health and academic partners to assess the existing CP curriculum training and toolkit to adapt it to better meet tribal mental health needs

• Host listening sessions in tribal communities around Wisconsin to better understand health needs and how the humanities can address those needs

• Draft implement and evaluate CPTHIs new tribal health focused curriculum toolkit and training program

• Work with advisory committee to develop a recruitment plan and selection process for potential trainees

In the second two years of the program the CPTHI Director will manage the program with participants from tribal communities. The director will:

• Manage a selection process for trainees representing multiple Wisconsin tribal communities

• Organize and teach training workshops based on the new curriculum

• Mentor trainees as they design community projects that address tribal mental health and wellbeing

• Develop evaluation strategies for the training program based on Indigenous approaches to program assessment

• Document training activities and community events

• Publicize public events and communicate with media as needed

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Wisconsin Humanities is an independent nonprofit nonpartisan organization that strengthens the roots of community life through educational and cultural programs that inspire civic participation and individual imagination. WH grantmaking and statewide initiatives build strong communities from the ground up providing people with the tools and resources to bring their ideas to life. WH is the states independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and is governed by a volunteer board of directors from across Wisconsin. Since its founding in 1972 WH has also been affiliated with the University of Wisconsin. Funding for WH comes from the NEH the state of Wisconsin and private donors.

Compensation:

The Director of the Community Powered Tribal Health Initiative (Official Title: Outreach Specialist) is a full-time salaried (exempt) fixed-term academic staff position (this is a 3-year grant-funded position).

Well-qualified candidates can expect a starting annual salary within a range of $58000 - $61300 commensurate with the candidates education related experience and qualifications.

Required Qualifications:

To be considered for this position a candidate must demonstrate evidence of:

• Bachelors Degree or higher in a humanities-related discipline OR equivalent humanities-related work experience

• Meaningful and relevant connections to and experience working with/within one or more Wisconsin tribes

• Superb interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work in respectful collaboration with people of diverse backgrounds

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively on a team in a work environment

• Excellent administrative skills attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to make overnight trips around Wisconsin multiple times per year

Preferred Qualifications:

Well-qualified applicants may also have substantial experience in any combination of the following:

• Experience with humanities or arts programming for the public

• Ethnographic or research skills (qualitative research evaluation media production etc.)

• Experience working cross-culturally and/or facilitating intergenerational engagement

• Teaching experience or experience designing a curriculum

• Public or community health experience

Work Location:

Telecommuting or hybrid work options may be available. The business location is at 780 Regent Street Madison WI. Most work will take place from home with regular in-person meetings in Madison and travel throughout Wisconsin multiple times yearly. Preference will be given to candidates that reside within the state of Wisconsin. Telecommuting agreements are subject to change at any time.

How to Apply:

To ensure full consideration please submit application materials as soon as possible. Applicant screening will begin immediately and be ongoing through 11:59 pm Friday June 5 2026. However applications may be accepted until the position has been filled.

To receive full consideration interested applicants are required to apply online and provide:

• Resume (PDF Format)
• Cover letter addressing your experience and education as it applies to all minimum and preferred qualifications (PDF Format)

Contact Information:

Questions may be addressed to: Sarah Haen HR Manager at

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Criminal Background Check and Reference Check Policy

This offer of employment is conditional pending the results of a criminal background check and a reference check process that includes questions regarding employee misconduct sexual violence and sexual harassment. If you have prior work history within the past 7 years with the Universities of Wisconsin your personnel file will also be reviewed for employee misconduct. If the results are unacceptable the offer will be withdrawn or if you have started employment your employment will be terminated.

Employment Authorization

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States a lawful permanent resident a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on before or after the effective date of appointment.

Confidentiality

The Universities of Wisconsin will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. . 19.36(7).

Benefits Information

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