Reporting to the Assistant Athletic Director for Engagement and Community Outreach, the incumbent will support the Badger Built units, impacting the development of 800 student-athletes within a comprehensive NCAA Division I Intercollegiate Athletic Program. This 11-month full-time fellowship provides a profound immersion into student-athlete personal development, offering individuals passionate about professional and collegiate sports an invaluable experience. The fellowship aims to cultivate future leaders and talent ready to help student-athletes win now and beyond.

This 11-month paid opportunity enables participants to work closely within two Badger Built units, contributing significantly to the success of Wisconsin Athletics while integrating real-world experience. Fellows will play a pivotal role in shaping the Badger Built student-athlete experience, encompassing peak performance, exploration, and community. Responsibilities include active involvement in committees, execution of large-scale initiatives, and independent projects designed to prepare individuals for future career goals.

Work within the Badger Built units includes:
1. Academic & Career: Provide support with student-athlete academic advising, learning support, and career development, encompassing activities such as course scheduling, major exploration, eligibility and progress monitoring, providing learning specialist support, fostering career readiness, recruiting, building academic skills, preparing for interviews, and organizing academic or career-related events.
2. Alumni Relations: Assist in the collection and analysis of data for more than 12,000 former student-athletes. This role will help make data-driven decisions to plan events, execute communication and social media campaigns, and leverage the Badger Connect app, which is our proprietary technology platform. This is all done to help keep alums feeling connected, engaged, and appreciated.
3. Engagement & Community Outreach: Champion connection and belonging with each other and in the community through shared experiences and events. This includes coordinating community service through the Badgers Give Back program, situational support groups, parent engagement and organizing cross functional large-scale student-athlete and staff celebrations.
4. Leadership & Inclusion: Create opportunities for students and staff to explore themselves and others through programming and shared experiences. This role involves working with identity-specific community groups, facilitating leadership programs, and putting together large-scale events that create inclusive spaces and bring people together.
5. Student-Athlete Development: Coordinate events and initiatives focusing on areas such as financial literacy, Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), brand identity, healthy relationships, and transitions. This role will also support implementation and tracking of important required trainings to promote the holistic development of student-athletes.
6. Badger Built Administration: Support the administration of Badger Built through marketing, communication, project and office management. This role provides insights into building and managing the Badger Built brand, both internally and externally through communication, event marketing, and administrative execution to ensure consistency and operational efficiency.

• 50% Assists with scheduling, logistics, securing resources, and facilitating one or multiple student affairs programs, activities, and/or services
• 25% Assists with the design of student-focused programming and associated resources and materials to promote new and ongoing educational initiatives
• 20% Provides guidance on resources for individual students or internal stakeholder groups
• 5% May assist with supervising and training student employees

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:

Required
Bachelor's Degree

- Previous collegiate athletic experience is preferred but not required.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to establish professional boundaries with diverse student-athlete populations.
- Demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, particularly within Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and various web-based platforms.
- Dynamic collaboration skills and ability to effectively work on multiple teams with multiple supervisors to support larger organizational goals.
- Showcase the ability to independently manage projects from inception to completion.
- Communicate effectively, professionally, and accurately both orally and in writing.
- Adaptability to thrive in a dynamic environment, including availability for evening, weekend, and occasional holiday work.
- Exhibit strong self-awareness and maintain confidentiality with sensitive information.
- Possess knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations or show eagerness to learn these complexities.

Schedule will be set upon hire. After hours, holiday work, and weekend work may be required as scheduled and operationally needed.

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Terminal, 11 month appointment.
This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding

Minimum $17.00 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications

- This fellowship is limited-term 11 months appointment
- Paid time off accrued for the duration of the appointment
- Other benefits, and health insurance not included

Conditions of Appointment: This is a 100% University Staff appointment. 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.

Unless confidentiality is requested in your online application, information regarding the names of applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.

UW-Madison conducts criminal background checks for final candidate(s).

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received no later than 11:55 p.m. CST on the assured consideration date. Please complete the online application and attach the materials listed below:

1. A letter of interest reflecting your enthusiasm and interest in working at Wisconsin Athletics, specifically addressing your relevant work experience and transferable skills to this opportunity.
2. A comprehensive resume detailing your relevant experience
3. A list of contact information for at least three professional references. One of your references must be a current or former supervisor from the last 2 years. (The hiring unit will notify finalists prior to any communication with these references.)

In addition, please complete the Badger Built Interest Form here: to indicate the unit areas you would be interested in working with.

Applicants selected to participate further in the selection process will be notified directly. All applicants will be notified once a final selection has been made and the search has been completed.

Tianwei Miller

608-265-4138
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See for further information.

Student Affairs Prog Coord(AE061)

A42-INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS/GENERAL OPERATNS/ADMIN

University Staff-Fixed Term

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