WIDA State Relations Specialist
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![]() United States, Wisconsin, Madison | |
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Job Summary:
The WIDA State Relations Specialist position is located within the Consortium and State Relations department and will report to the Assistant Director of State Relations. This position will be responsible for providing support to state educational agencies regarding assessments, standards, and provide English/ Multilingual policy consultation and technical assistance. In addition, the State Relations Specialist will serve on WIDA Subcommittees as a subject matter expert. Responsibilities: Provides management information, data analyses, and policy reports to inform strategic planning, decision-making, and resource allocation for a unit. Provides advice and performance management support for unit leadership.
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. Education: Required Qualifications: Required: Work Type: Full Time: 100% Appointment Type, Duration: Ongoing/Renewable Salary: Minimum $75,000 ANNUAL (12 months) Additional Information: What is WIDA? For over 20 years, WIDA has provided a trusted, comprehensive approach to supporting, teaching, and assessing multilingual learners. We are an educational services organization that advances language development and academic achievement for multilingual children in early childhood and grades K-12. In short, we provide educators around the world with high-quality language standards, assessments, professional learning, and research. We are proud to be a part of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) within UW-Madison's nationally ranked School of Education. Visit https://wida.wisc.edu/about/careers and watch our Introduction to WIDA video to see why WIDA is an incredible place to work! How to Apply: Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process. As part of the application process, you will be required to submit: Contact: Kelly Krahenbuhl Official Title: Policy and Planning Analyst I(AD018) Department(s): A17-SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/WCER Employment Class: Academic Staff-Renewable Job Number: 312547-AS The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, click here 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/ Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment. The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7). The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department. |