Director of Strategic Engagement - Office of the Chancellor - 14882

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ATTENTION:

The Office of the Chancellor seeks a Director of Strategic Engagement.

JOB DETAILS:

Reporting directly to the Chancellor, the Director of Strategic Engagement will be responsible for providing university-wide leadership for business and community partnerships with a focus on Rock County, Wisconsin. The Director serves as a key strategic relationship-builder and will be responsible for developing new and stronger partnerships with various external constituencies, as well as constructive collaboration with internal constituencies. This position was established in partnership with the Studer Community Institute.

The Director will play a key role in identifying programs/courses/certificates, delivering customized training programs and conferences, and implementing leadership programs. This position will also require an understanding of data collection strategies, community research, data mining, and analysis resulting in data-driven decisions for supporting programs. Building assessments of program outcomes will be part of programs and events.

This position will be located in Rock County, Wisconsin.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
• Experience or demonstrated ability to build constructive personal and institutional relationships with various diverse internal and external constituencies
• Demonstrated strong skills in data analysis and developing outcome measurements of program offerings
• Proven ability to use technology and tools for collaboration, communication and reporting

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree or 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment and manage and direct priorities
• Ability to design and implement programs that are self-sustaining

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Willingness and ability to be an active participant in following applicable safety rules and regulations including necessary training and drills.
• Ability to interact respectfully with people from diverse socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively with a broad array of community and campus constituencies.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work constructively and collaboratively with other individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Training and Development

1. Meet with businesses to determine key outcomes and programs/courses/certificates they would be interested in providing to their employees.
2. Establish roundtable sessions for small and medium-sized business owners.
3. Initiate the EntreCon program.
4. Gather data to improve program and conference outcomes.

Community Engagement

1. Meet with community leaders to explore opportunities for engagement.
2. Develop community dashboards through the creation of surveys to be distributed to communities.
3. Initiate CivicCon Conversations for community members. Gather data at the end of each event to improve outcomes for subsequent CivicCon Conversations.

Campus Community Collaboration

1. Identify campus talent and resources to participate and support programming including identifying speakers and volunteers from faculty, staff and students.
2. Coordinate and collaborate with departments and teams that are already creating and leading community facing programs and events.

CAMPUS INFORMATION:

UW-Whitewater (http://www.uww.edu) is the largest regional comprehensive university within the UW System and enjoys a reputation as a high quality residential campus located near the scenic Kettle Moraine State Forest in southeastern Wisconsin. UW-Whitewater is situated on 400 acres of land and has an annual budget of more than $219 million. UW-Whitewater is located in the community of Whitewater, which has 14,622 residents and is within convenient driving distance to the metropolitan areas of Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago. The university enrolls more than 12,000 students in more than 50 majors housed within four academic colleges. UW-Whitewater also offers 16 master’s degrees and a Doctorate in Business Administration. The university’s strategic plan can be found at: www.uww.edu/strategic-plan. It has a special mission within the UW System to serve students with disabilities and, as such, embraces the principles of universal design and is one of the most accessible campuses in the state. UW-Whitewater is a Division III NCAA university and member of WIAC (http://wiacsports.com). The campus has over 200 student organizations and is a vital economic engine for southeastern Wisconsin.

UW-Whitewater is committed to seeking and sustaining a culturally and ethnically diverse campus environment, building a diverse faculty and staff with expertise and interest in serving students with diverse needs, backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities and other distinct characteristics in respectful, sensitive and understanding ways. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and actively seeks and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and veterans.

UW-Whitewater at Rock County is a vibrant campus of nearly 900 students and about 90 student-success focused faculty and staff. Students who begin their higher education career at the Rock County campus are able to live on the UW-Whitewater campus while enjoying free transportation between the locations. The Rock County campus allows UW-Whitewater to expand its collaborations with the businesses and communities in Rock County.

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION:

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is part of the 26-campus University of Wisconsin System (https://www.wisconsin.edu).

Wisconsin Statute 19.36(7)(b) provides that applicants may indicate in writing that their identity should be kept confidential. In response to a public records request, the University will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful final candidate will be released. See Wisconsin Statute 19.36(7)(a).

UW-Whitewater requires criminal background checks as a contingency to employment. A criminal background check will be conducted prior to an offer of employment.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater requires that all employees be active participants in following applicable safety rules and regulations including necessary training and drills.

For UW-Whitewater Campus safety information and crime statistics/annual Security Report, see http://www.uww.edu/asfr. If you would like a paper copy of the report please contact the UW-Whitewater Police at 262-472-4660.

To learn more about UW-Whitewater's competitive benefits packages go to our: ALEX webpage, which is our interactive benefits decision support tool.

SPECIAL NOTES:

UW-Whitewater embraces AAC&U’s LEAP principles (http://www.uww.edu/leap) and emphasizes student, staff and faculty participation in High-Impact Practices (https://www.aacu.org/resources/high-impact-practices). The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (http://www.uww.edu/orsp) provides support for faculty scholarly and creative activities as well as other opportunities to apply for reassigned time and/or other resources to support research activities. UW-Whitewater faculty and staff also have access to technology transfer and research resources provided by WiSys (https://www.wisys.org).

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION:

Applications received by November 9, 2018 are ensured full consideration. Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search committee. Application materials will be evaluated and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process.

If you have questions regarding this recruitment, or if you are not able to complete the application online due to a disability or system problem, please contact us at 262-472-1024 or hrstudent@uww.edu.

For questions regarding the position please contact:

Peggy Strong
Program Associate, College of Letters and Sciences
Strongps18@uww.edu
262.472.1550

TO APPLY:

Only complete application packages will be considered. A complete application includes online submission of the following documents:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter/Letter of Interest
• Three Professional/Supervisory References

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