Ho-Chunk Renaissance Director

Winnebago Tribe•Winnebago, NE

5d•$85,000

About The Position

The Ho-Chunk Renaissance Program Director will be responsible for the overall management of the Ho-Chunk Renaissance Program, including coordination, integration, and implementation of all resources and services necessary to meet the programs goals. The Ho-Chunk Renaissance Program Director will be responsible for program management, grant administration, and professional work in managing the programs initiatives and grants. Furthermore, the Ho-Chunk Renaissance Program Director is responsible for providing enrichment opportunities to sustain, preserve, and revitalize the Ho-Chunk Language for all tribal membership and Winnebago Community.

Requirements

Must have supervisory experience of at least 3-5 years.
Must demonstrate ethical and professional behavior at all times.
Must demonstrate effective communication, decision-making, leadership, critical and analytical thinking, research skills, information and computer literacy, strategic planning, problem-solving, and time management, and organizational skills.
Must be an active learner of the Ho-Chunk language.
Must have a reasonable mastery of the English language and be able to write professionally and independently.
Must be willing to submit a background check as mandated by the Tribal Policies and Procedures of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
Must possess a willingness to work with Program staff and teachers from the schools on language development.
Must have intimate knowledge of tribal values, social customs, material culture, and other aspects of Ho-Chunk culture, or desire to learn.
Must possess the ability to work efficiently with a wide variety of people in a team environment.
Must possess strong leadership skills and the ability to get along with other people.
Must be able to work with little supervision in completing the goals and objectives of the program.
Must be willing to work with children.
Must have reliable transportation and be insurable or maintain insurance.
Must possess a valid driver’s license and met driver’s eligibility guidelines for tribal insurance.

Nice To Haves

Computer literacy and proficiency in the Ho-Chunk (IPA) writing system will be considered a plus.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates the Winnebago Tribe’s core mission, vision, and values.
Prepare the annual budget and operating plan for the department in which will establish specific goals and objectives.
Create a strategic 5-year plan and implements new processes and approaches to achieve it.
Provides internal leadership abilities with the annual operations, planning, training, and budgeting.
Leading the performance management process that measures and evaluates progress in comparison with the Annual operating plan and strategic plan goals of the program.
Implement and monitor specific goals and objectives, short and long-term goals of the program.
Adept at accounting functions and be responsible for using internal fiscal accounting systems and controls, and all appropriate internal operating systems.
Responsible for actively seeking grant sources and arrange grant proposal preparation and management.
Responsible for programmatic responsibilities including; ensuring that all obligations, contracts, initiatives are either renewed, reviewed, and/or completed.
Responsible for managing grant progress and completing grant reports as required in a timely and efficient manner as specified by the granting agency.
Continually strive to develop staff with competent training in all areas of culture, oral history, language, archival skills, and professional development.
Identify growth and funding opportunities to expand language efforts in the tribal community we serve.
Responsible for communicating with tribal membership of the status of the Ho-Chunk language including projects, goals, and updates in the local paper or other related sources.
Develop creative strategies to strengthen language in community, including but not limited to, coordinating special organizational events for language material disbursement, display of language revitalization on signs, billboards, etc.
Responsible for creating a cultural dual-language immersion (Ho-Chunk) plan for a classroom environment that ensures learning and personal growth of every student;
Responsible in overseeing the Deputy Director duties in supervising the development of a structured Ho-Chunk language curriculum. Including but not limited to Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment development areas.
Will research and network with other tribal language programs or language-orientated organizations to further aid in developmental contributions to the Ho-Chunk Renaissance program.
Will actively seek native speakers in an effort to preserve the Ho-Chunk language and increase the speaker resources of the Tribe. This will include seeking native speakers that may live off the reservation.
Knowledge with computers, software and internet for digitizing learning materials to be utilized, cataloged, archived, and appropriately disburse to community and tribal members.
Will actively seek new technological learning tools to implement within language development, including but not limited to, website development, social media, audio materials, digital computer apps, and digitizing hardware & software.
Work toward proficiency in reading and writing the Ho-Chunk language utilizing the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and related keyboarding.
Organizing and/or participating in Program-sponsored community events, youth events, and activities as directed.
Interact with the general public, students, and other tribal employees with tact, courtesy, respect, objectivity, and maturity.
Actively observe Ho-Chunk language classes to assure program contractual obligations are met.
Actively participate in Ho-Chunk language assessments as a learner.
Supervise personnel within the Ho-Chunk Renaissance program.
Make employment and termination decisions consistent with tribal policies.
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.