OUTREACH SPECIALIST - BUSINESS CONSULTANT
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI
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- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
JOB NO.: 96622-AS
Work Type: Staff-Part Time
Department: WSB/SMALL BUS DEV CTR PROG OFC
Location: Madison
Categories: Other, Extension, Outreach, Public Engagement, Grant, Research, Contract Management, Instructional, Marketing, Public Relations, Office & Administrative Support, Training, Employee Development, Accounting, Finance, Purchasing, Agricultural, Animal, Biological and Life Sciences
Employment Class: Academic Staff-Renewable
Position Vacancy ID: 96622-AS
Working Title: Outreach Specialist - Business Consultant
Official Title: SR OUTREACH SPEC(S92BN) or OUTREACH SPECIALIST(S92DN)
FTE: 50% - 75%
Anticipated Begin Date: JANUARY 06, 2019
Term: This is a renewable appointment.
Advertised Salary:
Minimum $42,167 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Degree and Area of Specialization:
Bachleor's degree in business, management, finance, marketing, or related field required. Master's of Business Administration or related field preferred.
Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:
- A minimum of 5 years of experience at a management level which requires addressing complex business problems and/or business ownership experience.
-An understanding of how small business operates and is able to work with individual business owners to identify challenges and opportunities and craft solutions.
-Experience writing business plans and creating marketing plans.
-Experience with human resource management.
-Ability to prepare basic financial forecasts and analyze and interpret financial statements.
-Ability to demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
-Ability to demonstrate high level of customer service.
Well qualified candidates will also be able to demonstrate excellent public speaking, presenation skills, and has experience with social media.
License or certificate:
Position Summary:
The SBDC at UW-Madison is part of an accredited Wisconsin network of 12 centers located at four year UW campuses. Wisconsin SBDCs are funded and managed in collaboration with UW-Extension and are part of a national network of nearly 1,000 centers. We support entrepreneurs and business owners through no-cost, confidential consulting and targeted educational programs. Regional SBDC experts facilitate improvement and growth for small and emerging mid-size companies and help launch successful new enterprises.
This triage consulting position will work with all incoming requests for consultation. They will be primarily in charge of vetting client requests and assigning clients to Sr. Business Consultants. In many cases they will reply to clients directly with the appropriate information. They may also work closely with their own small business clients in the research and development of business plans, marketing plans, loan proposals and related topics. The consultant will work with clients to increase sales and profits, obtain financing and improve operations. They also need to capture and record all client interactions in the confidential SBDC client database in a timely and thorough fashion.
In addition, the consultant will promote the SBDC services through networking and events in the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. They will also be responsible for promoting the center on social media.
Additional Information:
Regional travel required. Must be able to work some evenings. Depending on workload, this position will fluctuate between 50% through 75% during the year.
Contact:
Lelah Frey
lelah.frey@wisc.edu
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Instructions to applicants:
Please note that Wisconsin School of Business is not able to provide sponsorship for this position.
Please complete the online application.
- You will be asked to provide a cover letter addressing your qualifications and experiences specifically relating to the responsibilities of this position and a comprehensive resume.
All application materials will be reviewed by our search committee after the posted deadline. Applicants selected to participate further in the selection process will be notified directly. All applicants will be notified once a final selection has been made and the search has been completed.
NOTE: Salary for this position will be at or above the posted minimum rate based upon qualifications and experience.
Additional Link: Full Position Details
NOTE: A Period of Evaluation will be Required
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.
Advertised: Dec 13 2018 Central Standard Time
Application Close: Dec 28 2018 11:55 PM Central Standard Time
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Organization
In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities. A public, land-grant institution, UW–Madison offers a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities, and many of its programs are hailed as world leaders in instruction, research and public service. Spanning 935 acres along the southern shore of Lake Mendota, the campus is located in the city of Madison.
The university trace
s its roots to a clause in the Wisconsin Constitution, which decreed that the state should have a prominent public university. In 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the university, and its first class, with 17 students, met in a Madison school building on February 5, 1849.
From those humble beginnings, the university has grown into a large, diverse community, with about 40,000 students enrolled each year. These students represent every state in the nation, as well as countries from around the globe, making for a truly international population.
UW–Madison is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 comprehensive universities, 13 freshman-sophomore transfer colleges and an extension service. One of two doctorate-granting universities in the system, UW–Madison’s specific mission is to provide “a learning environment in which faculty, staff and students can discover, examine critically, preserve an
d transmit the knowledge, wisdom and values that will help insure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all.”
The university achieves these ends through innovative programs of research, teaching and public service. Throughout its history, UW–Madison has sought to bring the power of learning into the daily lives of its students through innovations such as residential learning communities and service-learning opportunities. Students also participate freely in research, which has led to life-improving inventions ranging from more fuel-efficient engines to cutting-edge genetic therapies.
The Wisconsin Idea
Students, faculty and staff are motivated by a tradition known as the “Wisconsin Idea,” first started by UW President Charles Van Hise in 1904, when he declared that he would “never be content until the beneficent influence of the university [is] available to every home in the state.” The Wisconsin Idea permeates the university’s work and helps forge close working relationships among university faculty and students, and the state’s industries and government.
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