Outreach & Partnerships Director, SimLab

School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Health/dental/vision/life insurance

Tax-advantaged savings accounts

Wisconsin Retirement System pension

Job summary

The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) Simulation Lab (SimLab) at UW–Madison seeks an Outreach Program Associate Director to lead strategic partnerships, engagement, and communications to expand the SimLab's national presence. The role focuses on developing partnerships, managing external relationships, and advancing strategic initiatives.

Reporting to the SimLab Director, you will oversee marketing, publications, communications, and business development, coordinating with campus

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies that expand the SimLab's partnerships, visibility, and long-term sustainability.
• Build, cultivate, and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including campus leadership, faculty, school districts, healthcare organizations, professional associations, nonprofit organizations, industry collaborators, and funding partners.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to establish new partnerships that advance the SimLab's strategic priorities and organizational growth.
• Represent the SimLab in meetings, conferences, professional organizations, and other engagement activities to strengthen relationships and increase organizational visibility.
• Develop and implement strategic marketing and communication plans that increase awareness of the SimLab's mission, programs, research, and impact.
• Coordinate publications, promotional materials, presentations, newsletters, website content, digital communications, and other outreach initiatives.
• Collaborate with WCER communications staff to promote SimLab accomplishments, events, partnerships, and innovations.
• Ensure consistent messaging and branding across communication channels and stakeholder audiences.
• Lead and coordinate strategic initiatives that support the continued growth and expansion of the SimLab.
• Facilitate collaboration across WCER, the School of Education, campus partners, and external organizations to achieve project objectives.
• Evaluate processes and recommend improvements that enhance organizational effectiveness, stakeholder engagement, and partnership development.
• Develop policies, procedures, and institutional agreements on behalf of the lab.
• Identify and support funding, sponsorship, partnership, and outreach opportunities that advance the SimLab's strategic priorities.
• Assist in developing proposals, collaborative initiatives, and partnership opportunities that strengthen the SimLab's long-term sustainability.
• Support strategic planning efforts that expand the SimLab's regional and national presence and increase organizational impact.
• Develops organizational and operational policies and procedures and monitors performance to ensure alignment with strategic objectives
• Assists with developing and monitoring the budget
• Directs long-range and short-term strategic plans and initiatives to further the growth of the outreach program
• Reviews recommendations for and provides input on the design and development of new outreach programs or services
• Serves as the unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing organizational information and representing the interests of the unit
• 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

Job description

The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) Simulation Lab (SimLab) at UW–Madison seeks an Outreach Program Associate Director to lead strategic partnerships, engagement, and communications to expand the SimLab's national presence. The role focuses on developing partnerships, managing external relationships, and advancing strategic initiatives.

Reporting to the SimLab Director, you will oversee marketing, publications, communications, and business development, coordinating with campus