Governance Secretary & Staff Liaison

University of Wisconsin; Madison, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin–Madison seeks a Governance Secretary to act as the principal administrative liaison for University Staff governance bodies, communicating perspectives in university decision-making. The role coordinates committee meetings, prepares documentation, and ensures compliance with bylaws and policies.

The Secretary serves as a trusted advisor to staff leaders and governance groups, guiding governance practices, bylaws, and compliance with laws and institutional standards while

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience supporting executive leadership and governance bodies.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Provides strategic guidance and oversees support provided to the representative governance body, executive committee, standing committees, and various ad-hoc committees and working groups; maintains agendas, minutes and other documents for university-wide dissemination and archival purposes.
• Serves as a key administrative liaison with the faculty, academic staff or university staff committees; may serve as ex-officio member of appropriate governance bodies, as designated by policy.
• Recommends and participates in the development and establishment of university policies and procedures; researches and analyzes policy concepts, complex policy issues, and legal implications of proposed university policies; establishes and chairs policy making committees and may serve on various university planning and policy-making committees.
• Directs and schedules logistics and secures resources for operational work plans of governance committees
• Reviews institutional activities and actions that may impact respective constitutes or shared governance and disseminates updates to appropriate entities
• Provides information, advice, and consultation on policy, rules, and participation in the shared governance of the institution
• Serves as the institutional resource and expert for respective constituents and related statutes, rules, procedures, and policies for employees and leadership

Skills

Governance experience

Executive liaison

Meeting coordination

Communication skills

Job description

University of Wisconsin–Madison seeks a Governance Secretary to act as the principal administrative liaison for University Staff governance bodies, communicating perspectives in university decision-making. The role coordinates committee meetings, prepares documentation, and ensures compliance with bylaws and policies.

The Secretary serves as a trusted advisor to staff leaders and governance groups, guiding governance practices, bylaws, and compliance with laws and institutional standards while