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DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

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DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

Job no: 100089-AS
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department:DCS/ACAD AFFAIRS&PRG/ACAD&PROG
Location: Madison
Categories: Development, Alumni Affairs, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Extension, Outreach, Public Engagement, Management/Supervisory, Instructional Design

Position Summary:

In keeping with its role as a flagship land-grant institution, UW-Madison's Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) is actively growing its professional development and post-baccalaureate programming, currently branded Advance Your Career. DCS serves the UW-Madison campus primarily by facilitating and convening the university's vast resources, resulting in excellent quality educational programming and learning experiences that are generally categorized as professional development and personal enrichment, benefiting more than 55,000 learners annually.

The Advance Your Career (AYC) portfolio of DCS programs currently enrolls 2,200 students annually in more than 70 programs, with a pipeline of 10-20 new programs in different stages of development, including identifying larger scale programs and developing large-scale interdisciplinary programs that intersect traditional school/college areas of expertise. Reflective of the Division's service to the campus community and its commitment to the Wisconsin Idea of operating in service to all state residents, the successful candidate will seek input from the university's various schools and colleges, working with academic leadership to identify and make available planning assistance, delivery modes, learning credentials and outreach channels so more learners can benefit from the UW-Madison academic enterprise.

Due to the scale and pace of the desired growth of the program, the incumbent will need to develop detailed knowledge of, and experience working with, the UW-Madison campus and its community. A successful candidate will demonstrate a track record of successfully convening and facilitating collaborative relationships.

The Director will work closely with the Associate Dean for AYC, academic and administrative units, faculty program directors, and departmental faculty to identify and respond to appropriate needs among academic partners that ensure the successful development and launch of identified key programs that further UW-Madison's land grant mission and identity.

Position Duties:

List of Duties

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

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

Degree and Area of Specialization:

Master's degree required.

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

- 3 years of experience in program development, program design, and/or instruction for degree programs at UW-Madison preferred
- 3 years of experience working with online programs and other programs for nontraditional student audiences
- 3 years of experience facilitating, collaborating and communicating with key UW-Madison stakeholders, including Dean's offices, department chairs/graduate program coordinators, Graduate School, and Academic Planning and Institutional Research preferred
- 3 years of experience working with UW-Madison policies, practices, and systems supporting programming for non-traditional audiences, including experience working with: Fund 131; UW-Madison's faculty governance process and recruitments; UW-Madison academic structure and its relationships to the UW-Madison digital student ecosystem (SIS, LMS, Guide, CRM, etc.) preferred
- Experience with project management, timelines, budget oversight, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguous situations and multiple priorities

Additional Information:

The Division of Continuing Studies is committed to building a diverse workforce. Members of underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Department(s):

A933000-DIVN OF CONTINUING STUDIES/ACAD AFFAIRS&PRG/ACAD&PROG

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $66,079 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:

To begin the application process, click the Apply Now button. Please submit a resume, cover letter outlining how you meet the qualifications of the position, and the names and contact information for 3 professional references.

Contact:

Taylor Spitzig
taylor.spitzig@wisc.edu
608-265-0641
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. )

Official Title:

FACULTY ASSOCIATE(D92DN)

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

100089-AS

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://oed.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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.

Applications Open: Sep 5 2019 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close:Oct 3 2019 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time

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 traces 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 and 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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