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Fraternity & Sorority Life Specialist

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Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Stdnt Affairs Mgr

Job Summary:

Are you passionate about the fraternity and sorority experience - and eager to be part of an energetic and creative team? Join the dynamic team at University of Wisconsin–Madison as our next Fraternity & Sorority Life Specialist! As a Fraternity & Sorority Life Specialist, you will play a vital role in shaping and leading programmatic and project areas. We are a nimble team that provides flexibility and autonomy within assigned areas while maintaining deep connectivity across the team. The FSL team focuses on belonging, leadership, and harm prevention and as an FSL Specialist, you will have space to explore each of these areas while elevating existing and creating new engagement and learning opportunities for more than 6,000 fraternity and sorority members.

This position will join the Fraternity & Sorority Life (FSL) team and support our collective vision to set the standard for innovative, impactful work that advances fraternity/sorority. This means we embrace curiosity, innovation, and a willingness to question the status quo in pursuit of deeper, more sustainable outcomes for students and organizations. We are looking for team members who are willing to challenge traditional approaches, think creatively, and engage in meaningful work that addresses complex issues and moves our community forward. We believe in the power and potential of fraternity and sorority life and recognize the need for creative, solution-oriented professionals to support its ever-evolving landscape. Together, the FSL team supports and guides more than 6,000 students across 65+ chapters in creating positive, meaningful, and transformative membership experiences.

Key Job Responsibilities:

  • Schedules logistics and secures resources to support the operational plans of the program or unit
  • May monitor the program budget and approve expenditures
  • May exercise 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 FTE or equivalent employees
  • Plans, organizes, administers, and manages processes and operations related to assigned area(s) of responsibility
  • Monitors, evaluates, and modifies processes, procedures, and/or standards, ensuring alignment with the Institution's mission, values, goals, and objectives, as well as all local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
  • Serves as the program or unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups
  • Advises and enforces Institution policies related to services in Student Affairs

Department:

Wisconsin Union, Social Education, Fraternity & Sorority Life (FSL)

Compensation:

The expected starting salary for the position is $57,795. We are currently recruiting for two positions.

Required Qualifications:

  • Three years minimum experience working with fraternities/sororities on a campus or national organization

  • Experience supporting culturally based fraternal organizations (CBFOs)

  • Demonstrated understanding of harm prevention and reduction strategies

  • Demonstrated understanding of student learning and curriculum design and facilitating educational programs

  • Experience advising college students

  • Strong commitment to equity

  • Ability to work independently and collectively

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with population level strategies to influence students and organizations

Education:

Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree in Student Affairs, Higher Education, or related field is preferred.

How to Apply:

Click the "Apply" button to start the application process. You will be prompted to upload the following documents:

-Resume

-Cover Letter

Applicants should attach a cover letter and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required qualifications referenced above. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process.

Contact Information:

Julie Medenwaldt, julie.medenwaldt@wisc.edu, 608-263-3937

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.

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

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, 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 by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website.

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Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require your references to answer questions regarding misconduct, including 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).

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