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Admin Director - The People's Farm
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Job Description
- Req#: 508338
Department Overview:
The People’s Farm for Sustainable Agriculture strives to educate the UW community about the relationship between people, land, and food. Through our garden workshops, educational events, and outreach programming, we aim to bring critical awareness about food systems, land use, and sustainability issues at UW. Anticipated Start Date:
February 2025 Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
One-year minimum commitment including the summer Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Partially Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
10 Schedule:
Flexible Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
$15.00 Number of Positions:
1 Qualifications:
Must be enrolled as a student at UW-Madison. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Discuss with outgoing board member(s).
Try to be as accessible as possible.
No prior experience is necessary.Position Summary/Job Duties:
10 hours/week during the school year, 10 hours/week during the summer
Manage board meetings
Create Agenda
Take meeting minutes (or delegate responsibility as needed)
“Keep meeting on track”
Serve as liaison to the Associated Students of Madison
Serve as liaison to Student Activities Center General Board
Reserve conference rooms & other rooms as needed
Co-administer payroll approval and management with Finance Director
Organize Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service conference and SARE scholarships
Communicating with Scholarship recipients
Responsible for all participants’ level of understanding of logistics
Facilitate (or delegate) student farmer breakout session
Manage Long-term board projects & applications
Eligibility
Office
Complete Student Organization Application
Budget Defense & Alteration with Finance
Org Fair
Oversee (or delegate oversight for) Hiring & Transition Process
Deliver hiring paperwork in a timely fashion
Brief directors on ASM, reimbursement, and logistical protocols
Facilitate transition of peers (make sure outgoing member is meeting expectations)Physical Demands:
Farm work when necessary
Institutional Statements:
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
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.wisc.edu
Accommodation Statement:
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
About the company
The University of Wisconsin is a top-ranked research institution located in Madison, Wisconsin, providing exceptional education opportunities to undergraduates, graduate and professional students.