Associate Director

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Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Limited Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: Bus Eng Dir (B) Job Summary: The Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI) is helping to solve one of the world's greatest challenges: developing new sustainable technologies to meet society's ever-growing need for power, fuels, chemicals, and materials. WEI is committed to generating the knowledge and technologies that will speed up a more plentiful, resilient, and affordable energy future. The Institute assembles and supports cross-disciplinary teams that help expand foundational knowledge to address energy technology-related challenges holistically. This strategy leads to transformative innovations and can form the basis for low-cost solutions that open new markets, create jobs, and generate new economic opportunities for communities nationwide, while reducing the harmful impacts of producing power, fuels, and chemicals. In addition, WEI leadership in multi-disciplinary research, education, and outreach acts as a nexus between campus researchers, scholars, government officials, industry, and community stakeholders. WEI taps expertise and resources at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to advance the principles of the Wisconsin Idea. Through its discovery, collaborative engagement, and technology development WEI moves society "Forward in Energy." WEI is led by scientists and engineers committed to making major breakthroughs in the way we source and use energy. Specifically, WEI seeks to: 1) foster collaborative energy projects across sectors and disciplines, 2) prepare energy leaders of today and tomorrow, and 3) enhance public understanding of energy issues. The largest research program within WEI is the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center ( www.glbrc.org ), one of four Department of Energy-funded Bioenergy Research Centers that is led by the University of Wisconsin - Madison with partners in the U.S. and Canada. The mission of this Center is to create biofuels and bioproducts that are economically viable and environmentally sustainable while reducing society's dependence on fossil fuels. Under the direction of the Director of the Wisconsin Energy Institute, the Business Engagement Director will provide leadership and overall programmatic direction for WEI across a multi-disciplinary and multi-institution environment. This position will lead communications, education, and outreach groups comprised of a total of seven staff members. In addition, the Business Engagement Director will provide supervision of facility space assignments, environmental health & safety (EH&S), and external relations of the Institute. The incumbent will support and act on behalf of the WEI Director in day-to-day direction, management and planning related to the Institute's business engagement, communications, education and outreach functions. The Business Engagement Director also participates as an active member of the WEI Executive Committee, and has input into formulation, direction and implementation of operational priorities, communications and education and outreach programs and projects to enhance the Institute's ability to achieve its mission. As a member of WEI senior management, this position plays a key role in developing, planning and managing major organizational functions and initiatives including strategic planning and execution. As needed, the Business Engagement Director may represent the WEI Director with various institution, business or external stakeholders. This position meets regularly with the WEI Director and WEI Executive Committee. This position is full-time, 100% FTE, and is located at the Wisconsin Energy Institute (1552 University Ave, Madison). This position is eligible for partial remote work, up to two each week. Remote work requires an approved remote work agreement (RWA) agreement. An RWA requires successful candidates to possess their own high-speed internet and phone to perform the work on a university provided computer. Per University policy, transportation between home and assigned work location is not payable/reimbursable and will be at the expense of the employee. Key Job Responsibilities: Directs the development of large scale and high-profile strategic planning initiatives and objectives to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources and alignment with the strategic plan Develops operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and objectives Directs, plans, and implements efforts to build research teams and stakeholder networks, including workshops, meetings and other events and initiatives with internal and external participants Directs the implementation of participation in campaign and engagement efforts Serves as a liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing organizational informa

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