Director of Lakeshore Nature Preserve

The Lakeshore Nature Preserve Director serves a crucial role in leading the development and management of Preserve building and grounds, in addition to facilitating an expanding role in responding to academic needs, responding to non-University partners and generating private financial support. The Preserve Director supervises Preserve staff and reports to the Director of the Office of Sustainability.

The Preserve Director works collaboratively with members of the Preserve Committee, members of the Office of Sustainability (OS) team, as well as stakeholders from a mix of administrative and academic units across UW-Madison, as well as community, state and federal partners and community collaborators, especially with the Ho-Chunk Nation.

The Lakeshore Nature Preserve, as part of the UW-Madison Office of Sustainability, strives to facilitate environmental learning and responsibility into our thriving campus culture, our world-class educational and research enterprises, and our practice of operational excellence. The Preserve and OS team share a common desire to solve problems, address environmental issues and injustices, and seek out opportunities for success and collaboration.

Primary Responsibilities:
-Leads the overall strategic direction and vision by working with Preserve staff, the Preserve Committee, additional stakeholders and FPM leadership.
- Leads development and audits operating budgets, policies, and procedures to comply with regulations, institution policies and business.
- Coordinates fund develop efforts, including grants, awards, and fundraising efforts and working with the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association.
- Provides leadership, supervision, and professional direction for the Preserve's building and land management/restoration operations, outreach and programing efforts.
- Develops processes and procedures to improve Preserve operations.
- Cultivates relationships with students, university and research professionals, donors, outside contractors, visitors and external organizations, especially the Ho-Chunk Nation.
- Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, discipling, and/or approving hours worked for at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
- Determines and directs standards for the Lakeshore Nature Preserve including facility management and programing, risk management and safety protocols.
- Serves as subject matter expert and liaison to internal and external stakeholders.

You may view the full position description and apply online at https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/director-of-lakeshore-nature-preserve-madison-wisconsin-united-states.