The Director of Support Services is a position within the UW-Madison Police Department (UWPD) primarily responsible for overseeing and providing leadership to the Human Resources, IT and Finance units. This position represents the division to campus central business and HR offices.

This role serves as a senior advisor to UWPD Leadership and provides strategic advice to proactively solve problems and business needs in a collaborative manner. The position coordinates the administrative, financial, and operational management of the division on behalf of UWPD Leadership.

This role develops strategies, designs processes, and provides support for all matters related to Human Resources, IT, Finance, Budget, and business operations for the division. It provides leadership to the Support Services unit and directly supervises the work of UWPD's IT Manager, Financial Manager, and Human Resources Manager.

• 15% Serves as the primary business advisor, liaison, and partner to divisional leadership and key stakeholder groups
• 15% Oversees the implementation of all operational and administrative activities
• 10% Develops the division's financial strategy including planning, forecasts, budgets, and cash management that focus on attaining and sustaining long-term financial equilibrium in collaboration with university leadership
• 20% Works with senior administrative and academic leadership to design, establish, and maintain an administrative organizational structure to effectively and efficiently accomplish goals and objectives while appropriately defining duties and mitigating risk
• 15% Assesses processes, staffing, and systems to identify opportunities for improvement and streamlining on a regular basis
• 10% Serves as a major point of contact and catalyst for problem resolution. Provides insightful and diplomatic communications
• 10% Exercises 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 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• 5% Required to work special events or assignments as designated by the Department.

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Preferred
Bachelor's Degree

*Experience working with all levels of an organization, including leadership and executive level positions, in making critical decisions is preferred.

*Excellent verbal and written communication skills required, including the ability to relate complex information in an understandable fashion to a variety of people with different levels of knowledge on the topic.

*Demonstrated experience maintaining confidential information, while working with highly sensitive data and cases.

*Candidates should have significant knowledge and experience using the Microsoft Office Suite.

*Candidates must have understanding of basic principles of IT systems, Human Resources, and Finance, including budgeting principles and financial planning for a public sector employer.

*Experience required working with and supervising a multi-disciplinary team(s) with any combination of administrative skill sets, including IT, Finance and Budget, Human Resources, etc.

Full Time: 100%

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

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $97,600 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) is committed to attracting, retaining, and rewarding a highly qualified and diverse workforce by supporting competitive and equitable compensation practices through a job framework, salary structure and clear and flexible salary administrative guidelines.

Previous experience may be considered for pay above the minimum posted.

The University of Wisconsin Madison Police Department participates in the State of Wisconsin excellent benefit program that includes the following:

-Comprehensive health insurance and prescription coverage
-Supplemental dental and vision insurance
-Life and disability insurance
-Accident coverage
-Long-term care insurance
-Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
-Coverage under the Wisconsin Retirement System (employer matching)
-403(b) and 457(b) Retirement Accounts
-Education Tuition Reimbursement
-Paid Trainings
-Paid on duty work out time

Generous paid leave:
-Vacation benefits that increase over time
-Nine paid legal holidays
-Paid personal holidays
-Paid sick leave

Persons in this position must pass the initial application screening, all steps of the hiring process, an extensive background investigation, drug screen, psychological examination prior to beginning employment.

To begin the application process please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a resume and cover letter.

Cover letter and resume should highlight experience and skills as they relate to the listed qualifications for maximum consideration.

Brent Plisch
brent.plisch@wisc.edu
608-890-2730
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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