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CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER (S/C/D)

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CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER (S/C/D)

Job no: 217491-LI
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department:MSN/ENV ST/ADMINISTRATION
Location: Madison
Categories: Accounting, Finance, Purchasing, Dean, Director, Executive, Human Resources, Payroll

Position Summary:

The Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies (Nelson Institute), established in 1970, is one of the academic divisions of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Its mission is to build partnerships to synergize and sustain excellence in the interdisciplinary research, teaching, and service that make the University of Wisconsin-Madison a world leader in addressing environmental challenges.

The Chief Business Officer reports to the Dean of the Nelson Institute and has responsibility for management and oversight of all Nelson Institute business administration, research administration, and human resources activities. Along with the Dean, Associate Dean for Research and Education, Chief Communications Officer and the Chief Advancement Officer, this position will provide senior leadership in all areas of the Nelson Institute and serves as a member of the senior leadership team.

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:

Coursework in business, human resources, and related topics a plus. Master's Degree - Preferred Minimum

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of professional experience in higher education, preferably at UW-Madison. Understanding of and familiarity with all three facets of the Nelson Institute - research, instruction/students, and outreach. Significant experience developing and managing complex, multi-source budgets. Understanding of UW-Madison, UW System, and State of Wisconsin accounting and purchasing policies and procedures. Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, and human resources information systems. Knowledge of extramural support management, preferably in a university setting.

Abilities/Skills:

Significant leadership experience in large, complex organizations, including oversight of budgeting, human resources, and research programs

Demonstrated ability to make difficult, evidence-based decisions

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with faculty, university administrators, staff, and students

Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, work collaboratively on teams, and consult effectively and independently with all in the organization

Proven ability to influence, change thinking, or gain acceptance from others in sensitive situations

Evidence of the ability to diagnose problems and identify appropriate solutions

Evidence of strong communication skills - oral and written

Ability and willingness to change in an ever-changing work environment

Computer proficiency; ability and willingness to learn campus IT systems (e.g., WISDM, HRS, etc.)

Must be well-organized with excellent interpersonal skills

Department(s):

A400100-GAYLORD NELSON INST ENV ST/ENV ST/ADMINISTRATION

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $77,271 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:

Please apply at jobs.wisc.edu. You will be asked to upload a resume, cover letter, and list of professional references. The deadline for ensuring full consideration is February 20, 2020.

Contact:

Lynn West
lewest@wisc.edu
608-262-6435
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:

ASST DIR, UNSPEC (10)(M96LN)

Employment Class:

Limited

Job Number:

217491-LI

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://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Spring 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/.

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: Jan 23 2020 Central Standard Time
Applications Close:Feb 20 2020 11:55 PM Central Standard 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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