Strategic Partnerships and Communications Lead

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🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

💵 $75k / year

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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10,000+ employees

📚 Education

🏛️ Government

Education • Government

University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public research university and flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System located in Madison, WI. It is one of the largest research institutions in the United States, investing more than $1 billion annually in research across the humanities, sciences, and applied fields, and emphasizes public service through the long-standing “Wisconsin Idea. ” The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs, community outreach, and extensive campus resources and athletics, while promoting diversity, inclusive excellence, and community engagement.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement strategies that expand the SimLab's partnerships, visibility, and long-term sustainability. • Build, cultivate, and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including campus leadership, faculty, school districts, healthcare organizations, professional associations, nonprofit organizations, industry collaborators, and funding partners. • Identify and pursue opportunities to establish new partnerships that advance the SimLab's strategic priorities and organizational growth. • Represent the SimLab in meetings, conferences, professional organizations, and other engagement activities to strengthen relationships and increase organizational visibility. • Develop and implement strategic marketing and communication plans that increase awareness of the SimLab's mission, programs, research, and impact. • Coordinate publications, promotional materials, presentations, newsletters, website content, digital communications, and other outreach initiatives. • Collaborate with WCER communications staff to promote SimLab accomplishments, events, partnerships, and innovations. • Ensure consistent messaging and branding across communication channels and stakeholder audiences. • Lead and coordinate strategic initiatives that support the continued growth and expansion of the SimLab. • Facilitate collaboration across WCER, the School of Education, campus partners, and external organizations to achieve project objectives. • Evaluate processes and recommend improvements that enhance organizational effectiveness, stakeholder engagement, and partnership development. • Develop policies, procedures, and institutional agreements on behalf of the lab. • Identify and support funding, sponsorship, partnership, and outreach opportunities that advance the SimLab's strategic priorities.

🎯 Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to develop, cultivate, and sustain collaborative partnerships with diverse internal and external stakeholders • Experience leading strategic initiatives, organizational development efforts, or complex projects involving multiple partners and competing priorities • Knowledge of outreach, stakeholder engagement, relationship management, strategic communications, marketing, and partnership development. • Demonstrated experience developing written communications including reports, presentations, publications, promotional materials, website content, or other communication products • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences • Demonstrated ability to build consensus, influence stakeholders, and foster collaborative relationships without direct supervisory authority • Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and meet deadlines • Ability to identify opportunities that strengthen outreach, partnerships, stakeholder engagement, and organizational impact. • Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite and other business technology applications

🏖️ Benefits

• generous paid time off • competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance • tax-advantaged savings accounts • participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund