What are the responsibilities and job description for the NELSON INSTITUTE OUTREACH SPECIALIST position at University of Wisconsin–Madison?
The newly created Outreach Specialist position at the Nelson Institute will provide the right candidate an opportunity to build on the Institute's 50 years of service while influencing new approaches for strengthening the Institute's mission. The Outreach Specialist will help deliver and assist with planning outreach program activities to build and maintain contacts with communities, organizations, and schools to support the Institute's diversity and retention initiatives and outreach programming. The Outreach Specialist will help strengthen existing partnerships, build new partnerships, ensure adherence to campus and Institute policy, and assist with program administration to promote stable and productive relationships between the university and local communities. The Outreach Specialist will strive to expand and ensure access to programs, facilities, and educational services to diverse audiences. Specifically, the outreach specialist will assist with instruction and advising of the Nelson Institute's undergraduate Community Environmental Scholars Program (CESP).
- 20% Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships to support the outreach program
- 5% Schedules and secures resources and communicates logistics in support of an outreach program
- 20% Delivers outreach program content and materials to community members
- 20% Researches, develops, and facilitates outreach program content and materials
- 20% Leads the implementation of programs, policies, and procedures through oversight of day-to-day activities for program staff and student and community volunteers
- 15% Provide instructional and advising support for the Community Environmental Scholars Program (CESP)
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
Required
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred
Master's Degree
- minimum 2 years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas: a) community engagement b) outreach (including communications and partnership building) c) student advising, mentorship, or instruction and/or d) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work.
Preferred:
- 2 years working in: a) community engagement b) outreach (including communications and partnership building) c) student advising, mentorship, or instruction and/or d) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work.
- Experience working with students in a higher education setting
- Experience working with and/or leading community partnerships
- Experience in outreach work, including messaging and relationship building
- Experience with, and commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work
- Excellent interpersonal skills, listening skills and communications skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Experience in developing student-centered programs and services
- Demonstrated high level of cultural competency in working with students from diverse backgrounds
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines with a strong attention to detail
- Professional experience and/or academic background in the environment (broadly)
- Ability to participate in teaching and/or course development related to outreach
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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.
Ongoing/Renewable
Minimum $42,600 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
To begin the application process, click the "apply now" button. Please submit a cover letter that speaks directly to your experiences in: a) community engagement, b) outreach (including communications and partnership building), c) student advising, mentorship, and/or instruction, and d) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work. Please submit a resume detailing your educational and professional background. We will collect references from all selected candidates at a later date.
Ideally we are hoping for a candidate with a background (professional and/or academic) in the environment (broadly), but candidates with strong qualifications and an interest in connecting their work to the environment are definitely encouraged to apply.
Eva Armour-Esser
earmour@wisc.edu
608-263-8115
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number
Outreach Specialist(OE009)
A403900-GAYLORD NELSON INST ENV ST/ENV ST/ACADEMIC PROGS
Academic Staff-Renewable
261603-AS
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