WORKPLACE EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION OUTREACH SPECIALIST
- Employer
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Jun 22, 2022
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Salary:
Minimum $42,600 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The expected salary for this position is $55,000 for highly experienced candidates. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications.
Job Summary:
The Workplace Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Outreach Specialist is part of the Office of Affirmative Action Planning and Programming (OAAPP) within the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA). OAAPP oversees the affirmative action program of UW Madison with stakeholders. The office also serves as a resource hub for the university community in workplace equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) broadly defined. For more information on DDEEA and OAAPP, visit https://diversity.wisc.edu/ and https://go.wisc.edu/oaapp .
The Workplace Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Outreach Specialist is responsible for engaging the UW Madison community through building and leading an active, robust, and sustainable workplace EDI outreach program. The successful candidate will assist with planning outreach program activities and strengthening partnerships with stakeholders. Key stakeholders include the HR community (both the central Office of Human Resources and local school/college/division HR professionals), the Office of Compliance, Academic Planning and Institutional Research (APIR), Employee Disability Resources (EDR), supervisors and managers of schools, colleges, and divisions, and other units within the DDEEA.
Responsibilities:
Delivers and assists with planning outreach program activities, strengthens partnerships, ensures adherence to policy, and assists with program administration to promote stable and productive relationships between the university and local community. Strives to expand and ensure access to programs, facilities, and educational services to diverse audiences. May assist with tracking and managing the outreach program budget.
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
Education:
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree
Qualifications:
Required:
- Strong commitment to and professional, personal, or lived experience related to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace
- Ability to build and sustain partnerships with units with various priorities
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
- Ability to present data analytics to a broad audience
Preferred:
- One or more years of experience with outreach and engagement in higher education institutions or other complex organizations
- Experience facilitating conversations with individuals and/or groups with diverse perspectives and experiences
- Knowledge of federal affirmative action laws and regulations, including Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974
- Understanding of Affirmative Action Plan
COVID-19 Considerations:
UW-Madison continues to follow necessary health and safety protocols to protect our campus from COVID-19. All employees remain subject to the COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5086 . Please visit https://covidresponse.wisc.edu for the most up-to-date information.
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Additional Information:
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.
How to Apply:
To begin the application process, click the button.
You will be asked to provide a cover letter and resume addressing your skills and experience as they relate to the qualifications and duties in this job description. In specific, in your cover letter please respond to the following prompts:
1. How have your personal, professional, or lived experience informed your approach to supporting an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplace?
2. What is your approach to building partnerships and collaborating with stakeholders?
3. How have you developed, or would you develop a data-informed strategy in your work?
Contact:
Kayla Eckerty
kayla.eckerty@wisc.edu
608-890-4609
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
Outreach Specialist(OE009)
Department(s):
A020510-GENERAL SERVICES/A0205/G SERV/AFFIRM ACTION PLN & PRG
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
260513-AS
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding 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 .
Applications Open: Jun 22 2022 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Jul 20 2022 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
Minimum $42,600 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The expected salary for this position is $55,000 for highly experienced candidates. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications.
Job Summary:
The Workplace Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Outreach Specialist is part of the Office of Affirmative Action Planning and Programming (OAAPP) within the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA). OAAPP oversees the affirmative action program of UW Madison with stakeholders. The office also serves as a resource hub for the university community in workplace equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) broadly defined. For more information on DDEEA and OAAPP, visit https://diversity.wisc.edu/ and https://go.wisc.edu/oaapp .
The Workplace Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Outreach Specialist is responsible for engaging the UW Madison community through building and leading an active, robust, and sustainable workplace EDI outreach program. The successful candidate will assist with planning outreach program activities and strengthening partnerships with stakeholders. Key stakeholders include the HR community (both the central Office of Human Resources and local school/college/division HR professionals), the Office of Compliance, Academic Planning and Institutional Research (APIR), Employee Disability Resources (EDR), supervisors and managers of schools, colleges, and divisions, and other units within the DDEEA.
Responsibilities:
Delivers and assists with planning outreach program activities, strengthens partnerships, ensures adherence to policy, and assists with program administration to promote stable and productive relationships between the university and local community. Strives to expand and ensure access to programs, facilities, and educational services to diverse audiences. May assist with tracking and managing the outreach program budget.
- 30% Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships to support the outreach program
- 10% Schedules and secures resources and communicates logistics in support of an outreach program
- 25% Delivers outreach program content and materials to community members
- 10% Researches, develops, and facilitates outreach program content and materials
- 10% Develops and evaluates curriculum and programs and provides recommendations for improvement
- 5% Represents UW Madison in external meetings (e.g., UW System, Big 10, City of Madison); Serves on shared governance and other committees
- 10% Supports and participates in workgroups and communities of practice in workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion and campus climate
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
Education:
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree
Qualifications:
Required:
- Strong commitment to and professional, personal, or lived experience related to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace
- Ability to build and sustain partnerships with units with various priorities
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
- Ability to present data analytics to a broad audience
Preferred:
- One or more years of experience with outreach and engagement in higher education institutions or other complex organizations
- Experience facilitating conversations with individuals and/or groups with diverse perspectives and experiences
- Knowledge of federal affirmative action laws and regulations, including Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974
- Understanding of Affirmative Action Plan
COVID-19 Considerations:
UW-Madison continues to follow necessary health and safety protocols to protect our campus from COVID-19. All employees remain subject to the COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5086 . Please visit https://covidresponse.wisc.edu for the most up-to-date information.
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Additional Information:
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.
How to Apply:
To begin the application process, click the button.
You will be asked to provide a cover letter and resume addressing your skills and experience as they relate to the qualifications and duties in this job description. In specific, in your cover letter please respond to the following prompts:
1. How have your personal, professional, or lived experience informed your approach to supporting an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplace?
2. What is your approach to building partnerships and collaborating with stakeholders?
3. How have you developed, or would you develop a data-informed strategy in your work?
Contact:
Kayla Eckerty
kayla.eckerty@wisc.edu
608-890-4609
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
Outreach Specialist(OE009)
Department(s):
A020510-GENERAL SERVICES/A0205/G SERV/AFFIRM ACTION PLN & PRG
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
260513-AS
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding 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 .
Applications Open: Jun 22 2022 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Jul 20 2022 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
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