Job Description

Job Summary:

This position is located in the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Public Health (DPH), Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health (BEOH), Hazard Assessment Section and is maintained through a contract and ongoing partnership with the UW School of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Population Health Sciences (PHS).

BEOH is committed to ensuring each person can breathe clean air, drink clean water, and grow up, live, and work in healthy spaces. BEOH leads with prevention, focusing on safe environments and healthy communities and working collectively with partners to recognize, evaluate and control environmental public health hazards.

The evaluation specialist is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing program evaluation activities for DHS CDC-funded Climate and Health Program. Through this project, this position will improve the capacity of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to respond and adapt to climate-related public health impacts across the state with a focus on at risk populations. The Climate and Health Program works to engage statewide efforts to adapt to or mitigate climate change through extreme weather and flood preparedness, air quality improvement, heat adaptations, and climate and health communication and education.

Throughout this project, DHS will leverage existing resources and partnerships in the state to improve health outcomes related to extreme heat, air quality, and severe weather and flooding. Evaluation activities include developing and leading evaluation measures for this program, providing technical assistance to partners and conducting annual assessments to ensure continuous quality improvement within the program. This position may also work with program leads to develop and conduct evaluation activities in other Hazard Assessment programs.

Specific activities include revising and implementing Climate and Health Program's comprehensive strategic evaluation plans; using evaluation findings for continuous program quality improvement and for informing decisions and actions; leading climate-specific process and outcome evaluations focused on enhancing strategic partnerships; showcasing individual and system-level improvements; and applying data or statistical analysis to programmatic work.

Responsibilities:

Develops assessments and performs analysis of program activities, makes recommendations for improvement, and assists in the implementation of recommendations to promote sustainable relationships between the university and community.

• 35% Evaluates existing activities across outreach programs and makes recommendations to outreach program leadership for program enhancement
• 10% Identifies opportunities for program improvement or new program development across outreach programs
• 15% Assists program staff in incorporating improvement recommendations into existing outreach programs based on feedback, institutional need, or new developments in pedagogy
• 5% Assists in creation of outreach plans
• 15% Designs and implements assessment plans to solicit feedback and gather data from program participants and other stakeholder groups for program evaluation
• 5% Assists program staff in incorporating epidemiologic data into programmatic work.
• 10% Contributes to evaluation and health equity components of grant applications and progress reports.
• 5% Contributes to collection and reporting of annual performance measures for grant-funded programs.

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.

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Education:

Preferred
Bachelor's Degree

Qualifications:

Minimum Experience Qualifications
- Training, education, or work experience in the principles, practices, and objectives of public health with a focus on environmental health and/or climate change.
- Experience working in the field of program evaluation.

Preferred Experience Qualifications
- Knowledge and experience in conducting process and/or outcome program evaluations, using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Experience establishing/maintaining collaborative relationships with a wide variety of diverse statewide, regional and local agencies, organizations, community groups and individuals.
- Experience working with diverse audiences (such as epidemiologists, researchers, policymakers, and the public), particularly in relation to health disparities in communities of color, health equity and social determinants of health.
- Minimum of two years of experience working in the field of program evaluation.
- Previous experience using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology

Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to develop and implement evaluation plans for public health initiatives.
- Strong skills in strategic thinking, planning and creative problem solving.
- Knowledge of basic data analysis.
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Exceptional project management, time management, and organizational skills

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $58,450 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The minimum salary for the position is $58,450 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at ().

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Additional Information:

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1 STEM OPT Extension participants. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.

Some in-state travel is required to meet with community partners. Potential out of state travel possible for conferences.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience.

Contact:

Brittany Brown
[email protected]
608-265-2978
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Outreach Prog Evaluation Spec(OE007)

Department(s):

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/POP HEALTH SCI/POP HLTH

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

308107-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

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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).

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About University of Wisconsin–Madison

Work with purpose, make an impact, and grow your career. The University of Wisconsin–Madison is committed to equity, inclusion and employee well-being as we proudly work to improve the lives of people in Wisconsin and beyond. Join a world-class educational and research institution, located in one of America's best places to live and work. The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been a catalyst for the extraordinary since its founding in 1848. As a public land-grant university and prolific research institution, our guiding principle is the Wisconsin Idea, a long-standing commitment to conducting outreach that contributes to a better future for our state, our nation, and the world. In a survey of working Americans conducted by Forbes, UW?Madison ranked among the top 100 America’s Best Large Employers in 2022. Our location in Madison, Wisconsin, is consistently rated one of the best places to live in the United States. A variety of independent rankings place Madison among the best U.S. cities for livability, work-life balance, fitness, opportunities for women, best places to raise children, and other measures. We were also named one of the Best Universities for Commuters in 2021 ... . More than 24,000 faculty and staff work at our schools, colleges, and administrative units. Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation at UW–Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinions enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

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