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As a member of the Center for the First-Year Experience (CFYE) Leadership Team, this position leads campus-wide initiatives to support inclusive Orientation, Welcome, and Transition programming for Freshmen, Transfer Students, and their Families. Key programs include SOAR, WI Welcome, and the Wisconsin Experience Seminar, each of which merge student development and logistical/operational components. This staff member will build and maintain relationships and serve as a key collaborator with internal and external partners to ensure that Orientation programs meet the developmental needs of incoming students as well as UW-Madison's overall goals and processes. The expected start date for this position is mid-April 2023.

• 25% Assists in the development of unit-focused strategic planning initiatives and unit objectives to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources and alignment with the strategic plan
• 20% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• 30% Serves as a unit liaison, collaborating with internal and external stakeholder groups to foster cross-unit partnership efforts regarding student affairs initiatives
• 10% Manages and oversees the budget
• 10% Lead overall assessment efforts within CFYE, serve on the Student Affairs Assessment Committee. Oversee program assessment for Orientation initiatives
• 5% Manage external sponsorship deliverables with WI Campus Marketing representative

• Supervision and support of professional staff Coordinators for SOAR, WI Welcome and WI Experience Seminar
• Lead and serve on a variety of University-wide committees and working groups
• Support and oversee program development and operations for Orientation, Transition, and Academic programs
• Support departmental professional development efforts for professional and student staff. Facilitate routine training sessions on a variety of topics, including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Student Development, etc.
• Regular presence at Orientation, Welcome, and Transition programs and events
• Develop and monitor annual budget for direct CFYE programs
• Serve as member of CFYE Leadership Team to support unit-wide strategic planning and staffing initiatives
• Serve as instructor for a section of the Wisconsin Experience Seminar, initially and as needed

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Preferred
Master's Degree

Required knowledge, skills, and experiences:
* Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Higher Ed, preferred at a large public institution
* Demonstrated experience leading complex programs and processes directed toward college students
* Experience supervising professional and/or student staff
* Attitude of inclusion; collaborative nature
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Knowledge of student development, new student transition
* Experience training and/or facilitating teams
* Experience building partnerships between offices and/or institutions

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely at an offsite, non-campus work location upon supervisor and department/Student Affairs division approval.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $68,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The expected starting salary range for this position is $68,000 up to $80,000 for experienced candidates. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

The Center for the First-Year Experience (CFYE) is a team-oriented unit charged with supporting the transition of all new undergraduate students and families through their first year at UW-Madison. We do this through intentional programming, strategic communication, and extensive collaboration with our campus partners. Our values of Inclusion, Education, Integrity, and Collaboration guide our work. Find out more at https://newstudent.wisc.edu/ 

CFYE is part of Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led by the vice chancellor for student affairs, Lori Reesor. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, identity and inclusion, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy. Student Affairs includes departments led by the dean of students; departments that provide identity-based spaces and leadership resources; the Wisconsin Union; University Health Services; and University Recreation and Wellbeing.

Student Affairs is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Applications from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities, women, persons with disabilities, military service members, and veterans are strongly encouraged.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process. As part of the application process, you will be required to upload a current resume, a cover letter addressing your experience and qualifications related to this position and a list with the contact information of at least three professional references.

Angel Cartagena
[email protected]
608-890-2570
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Student Affairs Assoc Dir (C)(AE150)

A042510-DEAN OF STUDENTS/ADMINISTRATION/CFYEX

Academic Staff-Renewable

273815-AS