Director, Community Powered Tribal Health Initiative

Position Title

Director, Community Powered Tribal Health Initiative

Job Category: Academic Staff

Employment Type: Terminal (Fixed Term)

About the Role

The successful candidate will partner with tribal, academic, and health partners to adapt the existing Community Powered curriculum, toolkit, and training to better serve tribal communities and assist them in addressing community mental health concerns.

Responsibilities

• 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 CPTHI’s new tribal health focused curriculum, toolkit, and training program
• Work with advisory committee to develop a recruitment plan and selection process for potential trainees
• Manage the program with participants from 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s 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

• 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

Department

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 state’s 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 $58,000 - $61,300 commensurate with the candidate’s education, related experience, and qualifications.

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

If you have questions, you can contact Sarah Haen, HR Manager, at sarah.haen@uwss.wisconsin.edu.

Accommodation Request

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request by contacting uwshr@wisconsin.edu.

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 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

Universities of Wisconsin employees receive an excellent benefits package. To learn more about the benefits package, review the Faculty, Academic Staff & Limited Appointees or University Staff Please see this link for total compensation information: Universities of Wisconsin Health & Retirement Contributions Estimator to provide you with total compensation information.

Clery Act Information

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Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.