Assistant Director, Academic Resources & Student Affairs

Assistant Director, Academic Resources & Student Affairs

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Job Category:
Academic Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Stdnt Affairs Mgr
Job Duties:
The MBA and Master's Programs Office is seeking a dedicated Assistant Director, Academic Resources & Student Affairs to provide support to students in MBA and Master's Programs, coordinate student co-curricular programs that foster teamwork, leadership, and help develop their communication skills. In addition to providing broad support for student service functions, such as advising students, creating communications, event planning, and providing support for students in a variety of ways. Your work will directly impact students' success and development. The person in this role will primarily work with the Executive MBA (EMBA) & Professional MBA (PMBA) programs.
The person in this role will:

• Partner with key stakeholders in the Wisconsin School of Business to implement student facing programming that develops students leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.
• Create content for canvas courses designed for new incoming student cohorts, current student cohorts and faculty.
• Assist with planning new student orientation and residencies for EMBA & PMBA students.
• Assist with planning student advisory board meetings organized by the MBA and Masters Program Office and work with students who will be participating to support their success.
• Support experiential learning in the EMBA & PMBA programs to ensure students are successful on consulting projects.
• Travel with students on global badge programs to experiential learning site visits as needed.
• Advise and monitor degree progress for a caseload of students in our graduate programs.
• Coordinate procurement, logistics, and academic support for the curriculum and faculty for in-person weekend programming and online courses weekly.
• Support and be on hand for office-wide events and additional programing for students.
  

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Advise and track degree progress for a case load of students in our graduate programs
• Organizes and manages the onboarding of incoming student cohorts to ensure they receive adequate preparation for their degree programs
• 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
• Advises and enforces Institution policies related to services in Student Affairs
• Serves as the program or unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups
• 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.
• Schedules logistics and secures resources to support the operational plans of the program or unit
  

Department:
Wisconsin School of Business, MBA and Master's Programs
Compensation:
The starting salary for the position is $58,000, depending on experience and qualifications.
The employee in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (
Required Qualifications:

• 2 years of professional work experience
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 years of professional work experience in academic advising, student affairs, student services, career services, education or a related field and preferably with adult learners.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders (students/faculty/staff, university administrators, alumni, industry partners, etc.)
• Creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Appreciation and understanding of the unique and diverse needs of international students.
• Cultural competency in working effectively with diverse communities.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and to solve problems
  

Education:
Bachelor's degree required
How to Apply:
Click the "Apply" button to start the application process.
You will be prompted to upload the following documents:

• Resume
• Letter of Qualification
  

Applicants should attach a letter of qualifications and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process. The search committee will review all application materials after the posted deadline. We will notify selected applicants to participate further in the selection process directly. References will be requested of final candidates. All applicants will be notified after the search is complete and a candidate has been selected.
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.
The application deadline is 11:59pm on September 1, 2025.
Contact Information:
Se Ann Yang
608-263-2975
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
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.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
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, click here.
To request a disability or pregnancy-related accommodation for any step in the hiring process (e.g., application, interview, pre-employment testing, etc.), please contact the Divisional Disability Representative (DDR) in the division you are applying to. Please make your request as soon as possible to help the university respond most effectively to you.
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).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.

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