Executive Director, Tribal Sovereignty Institute (Hybrid)

Dartmouth College; Hanover (NH); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth College seeks the Executive Director of the Dartmouth Tribal Sovereignty Institute (DTSI) to provide strategic leadership, cultivate partnerships with Tribal Nations, and advance interdisciplinary scholarship and community impact from Hanover, NH.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, the role builds governance structures, secures resources, and guides the Institute's priorities across campus and external partners, ensuring ethical engagement and sustainable programs.

Qualifications

• Masters or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Six years of relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in Tribal sovereignty, Indigenous governance, federal Indian law, or related fields.
• Extensive knowledge of Indian Country and the governmental relationships among Tribal Nations, states, and the federal government.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with Tribal Nations, Indigenous communities, and Native leaders.
• Demonstrated success leading complex organizations, programs, partnerships, teams, or initiatives.
• Experience navigating Tribal government, higher education, government, philanthropy, nonprofit, public policy, and other complex institutional environments.
• Strong strategic planning, organizational leadership, financial management, and operational management skills.
• Exceptional communication, diplomacy, consensus-building, and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build coalitions and foster collaboration across organizations, communities, and sectors.
• Demonstrated record of advancing meaningful, community-centered outcomes through ethical engagement, accountability, reciprocity, and partnership.
• Experience in fundraising, advancement, stakeholder engagement, external relations, or related resource-development activities.
• Strong cultural fluency and political judgment in navigating complex relationships and environments.
• Entrepreneurial and creative approach to developing and advancing mission-driven initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads the continued development and growth of the Dartmouth Tribal Sovereignty Institute and establishes its long-term strategic direction.
• Defines and advances the Institute's strategic priorities, organizational structure, and operating model in alignment with Dartmouth's mission and institutional goals.
• Builds and oversees the governance structures, systems, processes, and organizational infrastructure necessary to support the Institute's work and continued growth.
• Guides the integration, development, and expansion of the Tribal Leadership Academy and Tribal Services and Solutions Project.
• Develops frameworks and measures for assessing program effectiveness, institutional impact, and outcomes for Tribal and Indigenous communities.
• Leads strategies that advance the Institute's goals across Dartmouth and fosters collaboration among schools, centers, departments, and academic programs.
• Promotes a culture of collaboration, accountability, reciprocity, ethical engagement, and mission-centered leadership.

Job description

Dartmouth College seeks the Executive Director of the Dartmouth Tribal Sovereignty Institute (DTSI) to provide strategic leadership, cultivate partnerships with Tribal Nations, and advance interdisciplinary scholarship and community impact from Hanover, NH.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, the role builds governance structures, secures resources, and guides the Institute's priorities across campus and external partners, ensuring ethical engagement and sustainable programs.