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Position Title:
Housing Operations & Communications Manager
Job Category:
Academic Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Administrative Manager
Job Duties:
The Housing Operations & Communications Manager is a dynamic leadership opportunity to shape an inclusive, student-centered residential experience that advances UW-Green Bay's mission to provide high-quality, accessible education and foster meaningful community connections. Reporting to the Executive Director of Housing & Residential Education, this role leads both operational excellence and strategic outreach-supporting over 2,200 students during the academic year and 2,000 summer guests-while serving as a visible, collaborative partner across campus. The position champions initiatives that strengthen student success, build community, and expand access, aligning with institutional priorities and embodying UW-Green Bay's commitment to advance fearlessly, empower success, and build community. Through engagement with prospective students and families, campus partners, and divisional initiatives, this role plays a key part in telling the housing story and elevating the student experience.
This position oversees critical housing operations, including contracts, occupancy management, billing, and a 24/7 service desk, while providing leadership and supervision to full-time and student staff. The manager ensures effective response to operational challenges and nonroutine situations, maintains best practices in housing assignments, safety and security, ADA compliance, and strategic communications, and supports facility-related efforts that impact student living environments. Grounded in UW-Green Bay's core values-provision access, express gratitude, and a shared belief that together, we rise-this role creates a supportive and responsive residential community where students can thrive, belong, and succeed.
Key Job Responsibilities:

• Directs and implements the strategic unit initiatives or student programs, specific to therecruitment and retention of students to campus housing. Responsible for ensuring all housingrooms and facility spaces are prepared for student use. Creates and oversee all communicationto students regarding housing operations information, housing processes, facilities that impactstudent buildings, or concerns. Creates, manages, and presents information about campushousing at University events. Ensures buildings are maintained by touring the commonareas/public spaces, tracking and identifying needed repairs, and communicating with buildingmanagers and department administrators. Works with the Executive Director and facilities staffto oversee and manage student ADA requests. Responsible for ensuring and documenting ADAcompliance within assigned rooms, and meeting with students.

• Develops, implements, and evaluates resident housing operating policies, procedures, andprograms to promote an inclusive and safe community. Oversees door management systems andaccess control for all students and staff in housing, including staff training and day-to-daymanagement of physical keys and cards. Assists staff in responding to situations related to dooraccess or other housing facilities access concerns and creates strategic plan and communicationto students and university facilities staff. Manages housing IT inventory, represents housing in ITproject development, and assesses IT systems/software/equipment annually. Creates strategicplan for IT system improvements and provides recommendations related to IT system usage bystudents and staff. Oversees and coordinates room cleaning/room turnover process. Ensurescorrect information for facilities and custodial staff needs is provided daily.

• Triages and responds to emergency situations according to established policies and procedures in partnership with emergency personnel and law enforcement if necessary. Serves as liaison for Housing and Residential Education with University Police, Emergency Management, and University Health and Safety regarding reporting, follow up.

• Has supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managingconduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hoursworked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees. Specifically, the Occupancy & ContractCoordinator and Administrative Assistant. Oversees and manages tasks of these employees.

• Supervises and oversees the day-to-day activities of unit staff and resolves routine and non-routine personnel issues. Supervises the day-to-day activities of student staff, manages scheduling and assists with the staff development plan including hiring, training, supervision and evaluation of student staff at the 24/7 front desk and mailroom. Creates and implements strategic plan for staff support and coverage of front desk, mailroom, university events ,orientations and manages budgets for these roles.

Department:
Housing & Residential Education
Compensation:
Compensation range of $62,000 to $67,000. This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience living in on-campus college/university housing program
• 3-5 years of experience supervising staff
• Knowledge of housing occupancy management and operations within student housing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree
• Experience managing various housing systems
• Full-time experience in college/university housing program

Conditions of Appointment:
The home campus of this position is Green Bay. Position is a full-time Academic Staff appointment. A pre-employment education check which includes, but is not limited to, the verification of academic credentials will be conducted on the finalist(s). A criminal conviction investigation will be conducted on the finalist(s) and if there is prior work history within the last 7 years with Universities of Wisconsin, a personnel file review check for employee misconduct. In compliance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, the University does not discriminate on the basis of arrest or conviction record.
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Human Resources.
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Please be sure to complete all required fields, and include all required documents before submitting your application. Once submitted, you will not be able to edit or attach any application materials. Files must be complete to be considered. Please include the following documents:

• Cover letter specifically addressing qualifications for the essential job functions
• Resume

Application Deadline
To ensure consideration, please submit application materials by Friday, June 26, 2026.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions, need accommodations, or submitted your application with missing materials, call or email:
Human Resources
Phone: (920) 465-2390
Email: jobs@uwgb.edu
The Successful Candidate
The successful candidate will be expected to work inclusively and respectfully within a diverse campus community and practice civility in the workplace. The University welcomes applicants who are dedicated to the appreciation and promotion of inclusivity and equity as crucial components in the pursuit of organizational excellence.
In addition, the successful candidate will have strong oral, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills, demonstrated integrity and strong leadership, and the willingness to work independently and as part of a collaborative team. The University invites applicants who are dedicated to enriching the quality of life for students and the community by embracing the educational value of diversity, promoting environmental sustainability, encouraging engaged citizenship, and serving as an intellectual, cultural, and economic resource.
Benefit Details
The Universities of Wisconsin provides an excellent benefits package to meet the diverse needs of its employees. For benefits eligible positions, this includes several health insurance options, with annual deductibles as low as $250/individual and $500/family. Our benefits package also includes dental, vision, several life insurance options, AD&D and Accident insurance and Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts. We participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), where employer contributions begin immediately, and employees are fully vested after 5 years of service. The Universities of Wisconsin also provides supplemental retirement savings programs including a 403(b) and Deferred Compensation.
In addition, eligible employees receive several types of paid leave benefits, which are prorated for employees working less than 100%. This includes 9 legal holidays, 36 hours of personal holiday and between 96-130 hours of sick leave annually and paid parental leave. Eligible employees earn 13-27 days of vacation each year, depending on years of service and employment type.
For more details, please review the benefit quick guide linked below.

• UW System Employee Benefits Brochure
• Total Compensation Estimator

Employee Misconduct
All final candidates will be asked to provide names, email contact information, and/or phone numbers for three (3) references, with at least one being from a manager or supervisor, during the interview process. All final candidates must be asked, prior to hire, whether they have been found to have engaged in, are currently under investigation for, or left employment during an active investigation in which they were accused of employee misconduct, sexual violence or sexual harassment. When obtaining employment reference checks, these same misconduct, sexual violence or sexual harassment questions must also be asked.
Confidentiality Statement
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).
Annual Security Report
For more information regarding the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the surrounding area, see our Campus and Community section. For Campus Safety information see our University Police website and our Annual Security Report (for a paper copy please contact the Office of Human Resources at (920) 465-2390). This report includes statistics about reported crimes, as well as information about crime prevention and campus security policies and procedures.
UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.