Director and UW Extension Specialist

Are you a natural resources leader passionate about Wisconsin’s lakes, communities, and the future of water resources?

The College of Natural Resources at UW-Stevens Point is seeking a Director & UW Extension Specialist to lead the Extension Lakes program - a statewide collaborative outreach and engagement unit connecting UW-Stevens Point, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and UW-Madison Division of Extension.

In this role, you will:

• Lead statewide lakes outreach, education, and programming.
• Build partnerships with lake organizations, communities, agencies, educators, and natural resource professionals.
• Support lake management, watershed education, aquatic invasive species programming, and other critical water resource issues.
• Provide leadership in program planning, fiscal management, and personnel supervision
  Connect students, research, education, and communities to address real-world natural resource challenges.
• Help lead the annual Wisconsin Lakes and Rivers Convention and represent Extension Lakes at local, regional, and national levels.

This is an opportunity to lead a respected statewide program while making a meaningful difference for Wisconsin’s lakes and the people and communities who depend on them.

View full position description: Director of Extension Lakes

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in an appropriate field of study (e.g., environmental education, communications, limnology, watershed management, natural resources, public policy, etc.).

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in organizational leadership, administration, natural resources, or environmental/conservation organizations

• Demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills.

• Demonstrated budget development and management skills.

• Proven experience developing and fostering partnerships with stakeholders.

• Demonstrated evidence of outstanding written and oral communication skills.

• Experience developing short- and long-term strategic plans for outreach and education programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Ph.D. or other terminal degree in appropriate field of study (e.g., environmental education, communications, limnology, watershed management, natural resources, public policy, etc.).

• Demonstrated track record of securing and implementing external grants and contracts.

• Experience in interacting with citizens, agencies, local officials and assisting communities to affect change on a statewide or larger scale.

Education:

Master’s degree in an appropriate field of study (e.g., environmental education, communications, limnology, watershed management, natural resources, public policy, etc.) is required at minimum.

A Ph.D. or other terminal degree in an appropriate field of study (e.g., environmental education, communications, limnology, watershed management, natural resources, public policy, etc.) is preferred.

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