Senior Associate Dean, Operations & External Relations

University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI seeks an Associate Dean of Operations & External Relations to provide senior leadership across Extension's internal operations, policy development, and external relations. You will supervise two Assistant Deans and Directors, driving collaboration with county, state, federal, and tribal partners.

The role reports to the Dean of Extension and requires building strong partnerships, strategic planning, and effective management of resources to deliver

Qualifications

• At least five years of management experience within a complex organization.
• Demonstrated record as a proven leader and manager of employees.
• Demonstrated record of building effective working relationships with internal and external entities.
• Experience developing and implementing organizational policies.

Responsibilities

• Builds consensus and develops collegial, collaborative working relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, partners with administrative and academic departments to support initiatives, and gathers input from key stakeholders to support recommendations
• 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
• Serves on various university review committees, working with a wide range of constituencies including the Faculty Senate, Deans and Associate Deans, General Counsel, and University Leadership
• Provides leadership for one or more academic programs by establishing strategic direction and setting priorities that align with the academic directives of the Dean, and ensures units effectively carry out duties in a way that best supports the university's initiatives, strategic direction, and academic mission; provides direct supervision of department/program leadership and monitors compliance with laws, regulations, university policies and procedures, and relevant contractual obligations
• Advises and collaborates with the Dean, Assistant Deans, and/or Office of the Provost on critical issues, represents the functional area of supervision at appropriate meetings and events as requested; and serves on and/or leads various program and/or university committees as directed to address issues
• Directs on-going assessment and continuous improvement of academic programs and services by guiding the establishment of annual goals, ensuring progress towards goals is met, articulating challenges, and reporting on annual outcomes and achievements for programs/services
• Ensures initiatives are effectively using program assessment and data analysis to improve initiatives and strategies, identifies opportunities for improvement, and makes recommendations to the Dean for approval
• Leads special initiatives and/or academic programs that require senior leadership attention with respect to program design, planning, coordination, and interaction with internal and external stakeholders

Skills

Management experience

Leadership

Relationship building

Policy development

Education

Master's degree required

Earned terminal degree preferred

Job description

University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI seeks an Associate Dean of Operations & External Relations to provide senior leadership across Extension's internal operations, policy development, and external relations. You will supervise two Assistant Deans and Directors, driving collaboration with county, state, federal, and tribal partners.

The role reports to the Dean of Extension and requires building strong partnerships, strategic planning, and effective management of resources to deliver