Program Manager Contract Jobs in Wisconsin (NOW HIRING)

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Job Category:
Academic Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Academic Program Manager
Job Summary:
The Wisconsin School of Business is recruiting for an Academic Program Manager (APM) to support the Finance, Investment, and Banking Department. The APM plays a key leadership role in supporting their department's academic and administrative operations, overseeing academic program planning, course scheduling, and instructor assignments, while providing comprehensive administrative and operational support. The APM will lead academic program initiatives and events; support faculty activities-including promotion and review processes; and manage critical administrative functions such as curriculum updates, expense processing, financial coordination, and other departmental procedures. Working closely with the Department Chair, the APM ensures the smooth functioning of the unit through effective communication, streamlined processes, and strong coordination of information, resources, and activities.
Key Job Responsibilities:

• 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 as the liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups to identify and maintain academic program-related partnerships

• Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and academic program objectives

• Evaluates existing academic program strategy and makes recommendations to unit leadership for program enhancement

• May manage the unit budget and approve unit expenditures

• Assists stakeholders with preparing and/or maintaining documentation, financial management, and/or reporting requirements related to sponsored grants, contracts, or agreements

• Manages degree programs and/or certificates, high impact practice programming and events, and curriculum development and implementation

• Provides full service advising resources and services, provides information about educational options and academic requirements, and communicates directly with students regarding all aspects of the advising process

• Leads the development and implementation of academic program initiatives

Department:
Wisconsin School of Business, Finance, Investment, and Banking
Compensation:
The minimum salary for the position is $61,000. Actual starting salary will be based 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 (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).
Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of 1 year of professional experience in an office environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High degree of attention to detail.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to identify, develop, and implement effective processes and procedures affecting a variety of stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to relate complex information in an understandable fashion to a variety of people with various levels of knowledge on the topic.
• Ability to manage a varied workload across diverse tasks independently.
• Ability to process information and learn in a complex campus environment and work proactively, creatively, and flexibly to solve problems.
• Experience using spreadsheets for managing projects, tracking expenditures, and similar functions.
• Ability to work in close collaboration and cooperation with others.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Willingness and ability to acquire knowledge of policies and procedures relating to human resources, payroll, purchasing, and accounting services.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite

Education:

• H.S. Diploma required
• Bachelor's Degree preferred

How to Apply:
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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.
Contact Information:
Rima Okbazghi
rima.okbazghi@wisc.edu
608-262-2810
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