Director, Community Powered Tribal Health Initiative

Universities of Wisconsin•Madison, WI

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 CP’s 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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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 well-being
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
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