Green Fund Coordinator

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Job Summary:

The Green Fund is a program of the University of WisconsinMadison Office of Sustainability that supports student engagement in projects that address the environmental footprint social impact and operating costs of campus facilities. This program contributes toward the achievement of the universitys sustainability goals including net-zero carbon emissions by 2048 and zero waste by 2030. Specific tasks include:

Support project development implementation and reporting and facilitating student learning throughout the process.

o Schedule and facilitate meetings between students and stakeholders to define a project scope collect data to estimate project cost and impacts and navigate campus approvals processes.

o Support students as they prepare Green Fund proposals ahead of application deadlines particularly offering feedback on impact calculations.

o Serve as a point of contact for course collaborations that add value to Green Fund projects.

o Support communications (newsletter articles social media content etc.) about projects.

o Document project milestones including financial transactions.

Perform administrative tasks including maintaining participant contact lists and project tracking systems.

Support event planning and facilitation including celebrations of completed projects and networking gatherings.

Support program evaluation including designing and administering surveys and summarizing the resulting data.

Support the Green Fund grant evaluation process.

Participate in Office of Sustainability staff meetings.

Participate in professional development.

The Office of Sustainability offers flexible work arrangements with a minimum of 1 day/week in office (80% remote). Must be able to work in-person in the office on Mondays with the rest of the team and available to be in-office or meeting with stakeholders in person as needed. Final arrangement determined at time of hire.

This position could be between 75% and 100% FTE between 75% or 100% dependent on applicant and divisional needs

This is a terminal one-year position with the possibility to extend in future years and ability to convert the position to renewable depending on performance and funding for the position.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Identifies program needs contributes to the development of unit workflows schedules logistics and secures resources for meetings events and interviews

• Utilizes independent judgement regarding development implementation promotion and evaluation for one or more academic programs initiatives or events

• May supervise the day to day activities of one or more academic programs and resolves issues exercising discretion to meet unit goals.

• Coordinates program components and evaluates program effectiveness and provides recommendations for improvement

Department:

Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Office of Sustainability

Compensation:

$50000 min. annually prorated for FTE (75-100%)

Actual pay is determined at hire and is based on experience and qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Experience of working with students

Administrative skills and experience

Interest in sustainability

Preferred Qualifications:

Outstanding project management skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Evidence of ability to facilitate applied learning

Evidence of ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders

Subject matter expertise and/or work experience in climate solutions energy systems greenhouse gas emissions calculations zero waste plastic waste reduction built environment/ facilities/ planning entrepreneurship and/or institutions of higher education.

Expertise in quantitative analysis.

Education:

Bachelors Degree required

How to Apply:

Candidates will be required to upload a cover letter referring to your work experience related to the above required and preferred qualifications and a resume/CV detailing educational and professional background. Candidates will also be presented with the option to manually enter Certifications Education Languages and Website 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. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer and therefore is not eligible to employ F1 STEM OPT Extension participants.

Contact Information:

Lili Gagliano

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