UW-Madison's Division of Extension serves the people and communities of Wisconsin by addressing local, statewide and national issues, improving lives through research-based education, fostering partnerships and action, and facilitating positive impacts. The Positive Youth Development (PYD) Institute Associate Director is a state-level leadership position within of the Division of Extension Positive Youth Development (PYD) Institute which includes the Wisconsin 4-H club membership program, collaborations with national 4-H Youth Development strategy and efforts, and community-based PYD programming, capacity building, and support. The PYD Institute works to empower Wisconsin youth, and the communities who support them to thrive.

The PYD Institute Associate Director will provide key, strategic leadership for a team of program-focused state specialists (faculty and staff) to support the intended outcome of high-impact, research-based youth development programs throughout Wisconsin. The state program specialist team includes academic staff directly supervised by this position, with additional affiliated Extension faculty, Campus based faculty and academic staff members. A successful Associate Director will form a team-centered organizational culture which supports statewide programmatic outcomes, efforts, direct youth experiences, and connections to the broader UW-Madison campus. Key responsibilities of this position include the oversight and onboarding of three newly scoped State Program Manager positions who will each provide leadership for a statewide signature priority area for the PYD Institute: experiential learning, youth empowerment, and career & college readiness. Initial efforts will include supporting the State Program Managers in developing strong connections with other state-level specialist staff and faculty, 4-H PYD Regional Program Managers, 4-H & PYD county colleagues, and UW-Madison campus partners. Expectations for the team will be to complete a research-based state plan of work for each priority area including the implementation of county colleague support and engagement, correlated evaluation plan, and yearly impact reporting.

In general, the top priorities of this position are:
- State-level staff & faculty supervision, coaching, and support;
- Strategic decision making and leadership of statewide programmatic efforts and educational experiences; and
- Supporting statewide programmatic plans of work, evaluation plans, and colleague work teams.

This full-time, dynamic position reports directly to the PYD Institute Director & 4-H State Program Leader and serves on the leadership team for the PYD Institute. An expectation of this position will be to collaborate regularly on the needs of the Institute, programmatic direction, strategic initiatives, resource allocation and use, and stakeholder engagement. There will be opportunities to participate in national 4-H partnership meetings alongside the director.

The headquarters location for this position is negotiable but must be a county or state Division of Extension office. Up to two days (40% of time) can be spent working remotely. Regular travel to Madison to participate in state team meetings and collaborate with others on campus is expected.

The Division of Extension has a deep and profound commitment to diversity and is intentional in our efforts to ensure equity and justice. As Extension, we acknowledge the need for strategic and coordinated actions that help us form a more equitable, anti-racist, non- biased, and inclusive organization. (https://blogs.extension.wisc.edu/oaic/call-to-action/). As such, all Extension employees are expected to foster and promote the values of diversity and inclusion.

• 20% Directs long-range and short-term strategic plans and initiatives to further the growth of the outreach program
• 20% Develops organizational and operational policies and procedures and monitors performance to ensure alignment with strategic objectives
• 30% 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% Serves as the unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing organizational information and representing the interests of the unit
• 10% Assists with developing and monitoring the budget

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
Master's Degree within a related field of study

Required:
- 5 or more years of professional experience in the field of Positive Youth Development, Extension Education, or another related field
- 3 or more years of supervisory experience involving multiple, full-time direct reports including
recruiting, hiring, coaching, mentoring, and training staff
- Proven ability to manage budgets
- Demonstrated ability to create and lead collaborative, professional teams
- Demonstrated ability to provide responsive educational programs for people from diverse backgrounds, including those associated with race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, socioeconomic status, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and other aspects of human diversity

Preferred:
- Working knowledge of Extension and land-grant universities
- Proven ability to attract and manage extramural funding
- Proven ability to maintain and develop successful relationships with partners across disciplines and geographies
- Experience in development, implementation, and oversight of policies, practices, and systems related to youth or adult programming

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

Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).

This vacancy is being announced simultaneously with job number 309866; please note that only one vacancy exists. Having two job postings allows the Division of Extension to consider candidates with both tenure-track faculty credentials and non-tenure-track faculty credentials for this position. Faculty interested in this position should apply for the companion position. Please search for PVL 309866 on the UW Jobs Board under the Division of Extension.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

We are eager to learn more about how your experience and passion may align with this position. To begin the application process, click the "apply now" button. You will be prompted to upload the following documents:

- Resume
- Letter of Qualifications (cover letter)

Please submit a cover letter referring to your related work experience and a resume detailing your educational and professional background. Your cover letter should communicate your interest in the position and how your skillset aligns with the role. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine who may advance to preliminary interviews.

Faculty interested in this position should apply for the companion position. Please search for PVL 309866 on the UW Jobs Board under the Division of Extension.

For additional guidance and resources on how to tailor your application materials to the job posting, please click https://extension.wisc.edu/careers/.

Jessica Jens
jessica.jens@wisc.edu
608-354-3994
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Outreach Prog Assoc Dir (B)(OE020)

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