As manager of our office in Wausau, you will embody WPR's commitment to central Wisconsin communities by leading, creating, and overseeing regional operations. This includes ensuring WPR is a regional source to convene conversations on key local issues; developing and executing signature events and outreach opportunities that will connect local audiences to WPR; overseeing local programming and telling our story through regionalized public relations and communications. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly energetic, creative believer of public radio to enhance WPR's position in the community in central Wisconsin with fresh and innovative ideas.

You will join a team of Regional Managers around the state who report to the Regional Director and will supervise one Outreach Specialist.

• 5% Assists with policy development, organizational review and communication, personnel planning and employee relations issues, and strategic planning for a region
• 65% Develops, initiates, and pursues community relations, engagement, content, and marketing activities that effectively position and promote unit programs and services to the community
• 5% Collaborates with all regional staff to implement regional activities
• 5% Serves as a liaison to internal and external stakeholders representing the interests of the unit
• 5% 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
• 5% Maintains the standards of journalistic ethics and excellence
• 5% Supports fundraising efforts, including membership, corporate development, major gifts, and planned gifts
• 5% Advocates for and ensures the function of facilities and technical operations

• Understand, assess and prioritize community needs and issues - including news, public affairs, arts and culture - of a region by regularly meeting with community leadership, education and nonprofit organizations and their stakeholders.
• Manage multiple projects at varying stages of completion, simultaneously. Includes overseeing the timeline, staff and partner involvement, managing the budget, setting goals and objectives, and analyzing metrics for process improvement.
• Develop and maintain internal and external strategic partnerships that support the regional operation
• Participate and serve as WPR brand ambassador at events, outreach and community engagement activities. Ensure WPR has a robust community presence utilizing staff, volunteers, and marketing collateral
• Responsible and accountable for undertaking all supervisory duties including providing timely work performance feedback, addressing issues as they arise, coaching, creating work plans and goals, and completing performance management activities
• Work collaboratively with regional staff, WPR and ECB engineering, IT, and local entities, advocate for the functionality of the technical operation, including quality of transmission, production, and studio equipment
• With current and desired audience and communities in mind, collaboratively develop strategies that further the organization's DEI goals in the region

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: Diversity and Inclusion

Preferred
Bachelor's Degree

Required Qualifications:
Success in encouraging and supporting an inclusive and diverse working climate
Ability to develop and maintain partnerships or long term relationships with internal and community stakeholders with a focus on cooperation and collaboration
Comfort with speaking in public and serving as an organizational representative at public events
Ability to develop, manage, and lead multiple projects, priorities, and initiatives simultaneously
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Strong computer and software skills
Experience analyzing and evaluating business processes for continuous improvement

Preferred:
Experience in public broadcasting, media, or community engagement

Full Time: 100%

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

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $60,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
We expect to pay in the mid $60s and your package includes a very generous vacation and benefits package. Actual salary and title will depend on experience and qualifications.

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.

The Central Regional Manager will lead and represent operations and activities for that region. This person will develop, initiate, and oversee local content, events, outreach, community engagement and community relations that effectively position unit programs and services in the community.

The person in this position will need the ability to obtain a driver's license and will travel around the state of Wisconsin several times a year. This position does occasionally work nights and weekends.

The person in this position will be expected to comply with the Ethical Guidelines for Editorial Staff of Wisconsin Public Radio and Television located at: https://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/ethics-editorial_191104.pdf

To begin the application process, click the Apply Now button.

The following must be received for your application to be complete: 1) Resume; 2) A cover letter describing how your experience relates to the job duties and minimum and desirable qualifications.

As applicants progress to interviews, they will need to provide at least three professional references including email and phone contact information; at least one must be a supervisory reference.

Fred Schulze
fred.schulze@wisc.edu
608-262-4722
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Regional Manager(PB025)

A46-PUBLIC MEDIA/WPR

Academic Staff-Renewable

288660-AS

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.