University of Wisconsin – Madison Looking for Executive Director, L&s Successworks Full Time

Job no: 278291-LI

Work type: Onsite, Staff-Full Time

Department:L&S/ADMINISTRATION/ADMIN

Location: Madison

Categories: Academic Services and Student Experience

Job Summary:

The Executive Director of SuccessWorks at the UW-Madison College of Letters & Science (L&S) leads strategy, operations, communications, collaborations, and assessment to provide career development resources and opportunities for the college’s 18,000 undergraduate students. Reporting to the L&S dean, the person in this position leads a team of more than 20 professional staff plus another 15 student workers, and oversees a $2 million annual budget. The Executive Director is responsible for leading career-related engagement and developing strong partnerships with L&S departments and programs, other UW-Madison schools and colleges, regional and national recruiters and employers, and a vast and dedicated alumni and donor network.

Responsibilities:

Develops strategy, policy and protocol, administers services, and cultivates relationships for career advising and/or employer relations efforts within a school or college to ensure all constituents receive quality career services support. Strives to create a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive work environment.

• 15% Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised operational policies and procedures for career advising and/or employer relations within a school or college
• 20% Directs strategic planning initiatives and establishes career development unit objectives to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources, and alignment with the strategic plan
• 20% Serves as a liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups to provide information on career outcomes and career services
• 15% Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships to understand employment needs and encourage recruitment of the institution’s students
• 10% 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
• 20% Participates and leads in the campus-wide career services community providing input to leadership regarding the development of advising, recruitment, and co/curricular programs offered by the school/college

Tasks:

• Lead L&S SuccessWorks, the UW-Madison College of Letters & Science career center, in all of its strategy, operation, communication, collaboration, and assessment efforts.
• Directly supervise a small team of senior staff members, with responsibility for more than 20 professional staff plus another 15 student workers, supporting and mentoring them through continuous learning and professional development.
• Report to the L&S dean, and collaborate with various members of the dean’s senior staff having responsibility for teaching and learning, student services, diversity/equity/inclusion, human resources, and strategic communications.
• Work to integrate career development into students? academic experiences through partnerships with the Arts and Humanities; Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences; Social Sciences; and Computer, Data, and Information Sciences.
• Lead the SuccessWorks team to develop and deliver a wide variety of student-focused career resources and services.
• Manage a $2 million budget, including base salaries for staff, outside revenue from participating employers and recruiters, and donor gift and internship support funds.
• Build and maintain relationships with career development and student services partners in other UW-Madison schools, colleges, and campus offices.
• Participate in Big Ten Academic Alliance career networks and national professional organizations to stay current on innovations and best practices in career services.
• Advocate for the value of early and frequent career development exploration and planning for all College of Letters & Science students.
• Advocate for the value of a liberal arts and sciences degree in engagements with stakeholders, including employers, donors, and students’ families.
• Engage in ongoing learning around diversity, equity, and inclusion, and apply that knowledge to the SuccessWorks team and mission.

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

Education:

Required
Bachelor’s Degree

Qualifications:

Required qualifications
* Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in student career services, employer relations, academic student services, or a related area in higher education.
* Experience with management/supervision and/or mentorship/coaching of professional staff, demonstrating an inclusive, team-oriented leadership style.
* Knowledge of recent and relevant research, practice, technologies, and/or data-driven assessment techniques for the student career development field.
* Exceptional organization and communication skills for developing and maintaining diverse academic, employer, community, and/or alumni partnerships.
* Demonstrated commitment to prioritizing equity and inclusion in the workplace.
* Understanding of the varied career development needs of college students from diverse identities and backgrounds, such as underrepresented/underserved students, low-income students, international students, and first-generation students.

Preferred qualifications
* Experience working within a broad liberal arts and sciences program or college.
* Experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders in an academic environment, such as faculty, staff, students, employers, alumni, and community leaders.
* Experience using on-line career learning and navigation tools.
* Experience with budgeting, grant-writing, and fundraising in a university setting.
* Experience leading a team of professionals through organizational change.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $84,800 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The typical starting salary for this position is $85,000 – $121,000 depending on qualifications and experience. The full salary range for this position is $84,800 – $157,600. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and saving accounts; and retirement benefits.

Additional Information:

With some 21,000 faculty, staff, and graduate student employees, UW-Madison is the flagship public research university of the state of Wisconsin, consistently ranked among its peers as excellent in terms of research, teaching, and affordability. The College of Letters & Science at UW-Madison is home to more than three dozen academic departments and schools, offering 84 majors and serving more than 18,000 undergraduates (45% of the total campus enrollment).

SuccessWorks at the College of Letters & Science prepares its undergraduates for life-long success through its programs, advising, and courses. SuccessWorks supports the many thousands of L&S students, as well as others around UW-Madison, as they explore their interests and aspirations, engage in career exploration and development, and prepare for a career beyond UW-Madison.

SuccessWorks mobilizes a $2 million budget to serve L&S students with diverse programming that includes: career fairs and preparation days; employer information and interview sessions; internship and job-shadowing programs; a robust alumni mentoring network; for-credit career development and internship courses; in-person workshops and online training modules; regular diversity/equity/inclusion business roundtable meetings; career integration into the classroom; and regular, direct student career advising (both in-person and virtual) through an innovative “career communities” model.

Last year, SuccessWorks counted more than 25,000 student engagements with career advising, short programs, for-credit courses, or online content. And 25% of these program engagements served underrepresented students. SuccessWorks also awarded more than $100,000 in gift funding for student internships, many with non-profit social justice organizations.

The SuccessWorks team is an open, highly engaged, and collaborative community. We believe in approaching our work with innovation, collaboration, and inclusion. As an organization, SuccessWorks values and continues to work toward racial equity and belonging.

We welcome and encourage applicants from unique and diverse backgrounds, who share and reflect our values.

For more information please visit: successworks.wisc.edu; ls.wisc.edu; working.wisc.edu

How to Apply:

To apply for this position you will need to upload a cover letter, resume, and contact information for at least three professional references, including your current supervisor. References will not be contacted without advance notice. Cover letters will be used as a writing sample and to determine the best-qualified applicants. Thus your cover letter should address your qualifications as they pertain to the minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience listed above.

Selected applicants will be invited to participate in virtual interviews (via Zoom), tentatively planned for the week of May 29, 2023. Those moving on to second round interviews will be invited to participate in in-person interviews at UW-Madison, tentatively planned for the week of June 12, 2023.

For questions on the position, contact Tina Nielsen, [email protected]

Contact:

Stella Luong
[email protected]
608-262-9966
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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Official Title:

Career Services Director(AE034)

Department(s):

A48-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/ADMINISTRATION/ADMIN

Employment Class:

Limited

Job Number:

278291-LI

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. 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/

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: Apr 28 2023 Central Daylight Time

Applications Close: May 21 2023 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time