Working title:

Leadership Program Coordinator

Official title:

ASSOC STUDENT SV SPEC(T26FN)

Degree and area of specialization:

Bachelor's degree required.

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

Minimum one year of experience working in student advising, program planning, and/or student leadership development. Demonstrated ability to motivate & energize students, strong oral & written skills, and basic computer literacy are required. Relevant experience working in student organizing and activism around LGBT issues, multiculturalism and social justice in a higher education setting is required. Experience working in the area of leadership development and LGBTQ issues is strongly preferred. Experience in leading training programs is preferred.

Principal duties:

Student Leadership Program (50%)
Provide and coordinate educational opportunities (workshops, seminars, focus groups, conferences), which develop individual skills, leadership skills, and management skills, which strengthen student groups.
Advise and supervise the three student co-coordinators of the Student Leadership Program (SLP), which provides leadership education and skill & organizational management training to the campus.
Serve as the direct advisor to several SLP committees including the Queer Emerging Leaders Program and the Organizational Management Committee.
Plan and assist with the development of the SLP budget. Oversee all payroll and committee programming budget projections and reconcile all expenditures.
Assess the student leadership and organizational skill development needs of students and student organizations.
Partner and liaison with other key offices working in student leadership areas, such as University Housing, College of Engineering, School of Business, and the Wisconsin Union.

LGBT Campus Center (25%)
Collaborate with LGBT CC Director and student leadership in regularly reviewing the leadership training needs and goals of the student organizations. Assist student leaders with the development of organization goals. Work with students to regularly review, assess, and evaluate goals. Work with student leadership in identifying strategies to strengthen those organizations, including coalition building and grassroots organizing efforts, and student initiated and student centered programs, events and activities.
Advise and mentor students in the areas of academic success and career development, including assisting them with time management/priority setting, balancing academics with activism, coalition building and grassroots organizing, assertive communication, and leadership/management skills, as well as serve as positive role models in these areas.

Involvement Programs (15%)
Coordinate SOO student involvement services and initiatives, promoting an engaged student body.
Coordinate the fall and spring semester Student Organization Fairs.
Oversee departmental initiatives with SOAR, coordination of the Interest Match Program, training SOAR staff to promote student involvement, and serve as the department¿s representative on the SOAR planning committee.
Oversee the Kick Off Meeting Program, the Fair Poster, and Involvement Tables.

Miscellaneous (10%)
Actively participate in the Student Organization Office staff meetings, keep the office abreast of student leadership and general student organization issues & activities and actively contribute to the participatory management of the office.
Attend and actively participate in the Offices of the Dean of Students all staff meetings; actively participate in one of the divisional strategic planning committees; actively contribute to the Wisconsin Experience.
Support and contribute to a positive, respectful, socially just, work and learning environment, Act as a good role model for students and other staff.
Other duties as assigned.

This position will have a joint appointment between the Student Organization Office and the LGBT Campus Center. Reporting to the Director¿s of both units.

Additional Information:

Background: The Student Organization Office (SOO) is a comprehensive student involvement and leadership center. SOO promotes student involvement as an integral part of a University education, registers over 750 student organizations, and provides services, information, education, support, advising and interpretation of university policies and procedures to assist with the development and strengthening of students and student groups. SOO, assisted by two student-directed peer to peer training programs, provides leadership development, organizational management, and skill development opportunities in an effort to empower students, to support quality learning experiences outside of the classroom, and to encourage active, thoughtful, involved community citizens. The Student Organization Office is a department of the Offices of the Dean of Students.

The LGBT Campus Center at the UW-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison works to help foster a safe learning environment that supports student's academic, personal, and interpersonal growth and development. The Center achieves this through a variety of services, including a speaker's bureau, mentoring program, support groups as well as through programming, collaborative initiatives, supporting existing LGBT/Ally student organizations and fostering the establishment of additional LGBT/Ally student organizations.

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION

Application must be received by: AUGUST 15, 2008

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications must be received by application deadline date to ensure consideration. Applicants should submit a current resume and a cover letter that addresses how their experiences and skills match the qualifications and expectations for this position, as well as names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of three references.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.

NOTE: Unless confidentiality is required in writing, information regarding the names of applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.

Unless another application procedure has been specified above, please send resume and cover letter referring to Position Vacancy Listing #59847 to