Senior Indigenous Evaluation & Tribal Governance Lead

PCI Professional Services LLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PCI Professional Services LLC invites an experienced leader to guide culturally grounded evaluation and engagement with Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities, acknowledging Tribal sovereignty and data-governance rights. The role supports the Healthy Tribes portfolio and DPNAO’s tasks, fostering trust, advisory groups, and dissemination of practice-based evidence.

The position leads development and review of culturally appropriate frameworks, instruments, and reports, ensuring respectful,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of directly relevant experience with Tribal Nations, Alaska Native villages, Tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, Tribal Epidemiology Centers, or Indigenous communities.
• Ability to produce accurate, timely, high-quality work in a multidisciplinary, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication, collaboration, organization, judgment, and client-service skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead culturally grounded evaluation planning, methods, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination.
• Advise on Tribal sovereignty, informed consent, governance approvals, data ownership, permitted use, and sharing.
• Apply community-based participatory principles and engage Tribal communities throughout the work.
• Develop or review culturally appropriate frameworks, indicators, instruments, protocols, and reports.
• Facilitate recipient advisory groups, interviews, discussions, communities of practice, and site visits.
• Mentor staff and support Tribal recipients in generating and communicating practice-based evidence.

Skills

Tribal engagement

Written & verbal communication

Project management

Collaboration across teams

Job description

PCI Professional Services LLC invites an experienced leader to guide culturally grounded evaluation and engagement with Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities, acknowledging Tribal sovereignty and data-governance rights. The role supports the Healthy Tribes portfolio and DPNAO’s tasks, fostering trust, advisory groups, and dissemination of practice-based evidence.

The position leads development and review of culturally appropriate frameworks, instruments, and reports, ensuring respectful,