Fraternity & Sorority Life Specialist

Job Summary

Are you passionate about the fraternity and sorority experience—and eager to be part of an energetic and creative team? Join the dynamic team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as our next Fraternity & Sorority Life Specialist. In this role you will shape and lead programmatic and project areas that support belonging, leadership, and harm prevention for more than 6,000 fraternity and sorority members across 65+ chapters.

• Schedule logistics and secure resources to support the operational plans of the program or unit.
• Monitor the program budget and approve expenditures.
• 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.
• Plan, organize, administer, and manage processes and operations related to assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Monitor, evaluate, and modify 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.
• Serve as the program or unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups.
• Advises and enforces institution policies related to services in the Student Affairs Department:
  Wisconsin Union, Social Education, Fraternity & Sorority Life (FSL).

• Three years of minimum experience working with fraternities/sororities on a campus or national organization.
• Experience supporting culturally based fraternal organizations (CBFOs).
• Demonstrated understanding of harm prevention and reduction strategies.
• Demonstrated understanding of student learning and curriculum design and facilitating educational programs.
• Experience advising college students.
• Strong commitment to equity.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree required;
  Master’s Degree in Student Affairs, Higher Education, or related field preferred.

• Experience with population-level strategies to influence students and organizations.
• Education:
  
  Master’s Degree in Student Affairs, Higher Education, or related field.

The expected starting salary for the position is $57,795. The university is currently recruiting for two positions.

Julie Medenwaldt
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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 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.