Graduate Program Student Ambassador

Job no: 509073
Position type: UW Student Jobs
Location: Partially Remote
Division/Equivalent: College of Letters & Science
School/Unit: Lafollette School Of Public Affairs
Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Education and Training, Customer Service, Department and Office Assistants, Honoring Context and Culture, Higher Education-Student Affairs

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Department Overview:

 The La Follette School of Public Affairs is highly ranked among graduate degree public policy programs and enjoys a worldwide reputation for research and teaching. Our mission is to train leaders and to conduct research to inspire evidence-based policymaking to achieve the public good. Our department’s academic programs include options for pursuing a master’s degree through the 2-year program, accelerated program, combined degree, double degree, or dual degree, as well as two undergraduate certificate programs in health policy and public policy.

Anticipated Start Date:

 June 9, 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 May 19, 2026

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 8 Maximum: 12

Schedule:

 Consistent, but flexible schedule of 8-12 hours a week (Monday-Friday). There may be times throughout the year that may require this employee to work more hours during a week due to special events.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $15.00 

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 - Must be enrolled in a master’s program at UW-Madison.
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Motivated and able to contribute to a warm and welcoming environment for current and prospective students.
- Work well and learn in a fast-paced environment, as well as adapt and problem solve in the moment
- Proven technical expertise in working with the Microsoft Office suite of products as well as Google
- Strong attention to detail
- Confident public speaker
- Efficient time management skills
- Driven to achieve individual and departmental goals
- Commitment to respecting the privacy of students’ education records and supporting the principles of FERPA
- A passion for helping others achieve their educational and career goals
- Experience working with students from different cultural backgrounds and lived experiences

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Experience working in higher education (advising, financial aid, admissions, counselor education)

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Our graduate team is comprised of three full-time staff members who manage admissions, recruitment, enrollment, advising, and data requests for our graduate programs. They are a dynamic team committed to student success and fostering the development of future public policy and higher education professionals.

Description & Responsibilities:

The Graduate Program Student Ambassador would support their efforts and will have the opportunity to gain experience in graduate recruitment and peer admissions advising.

Responsibilities would include:
- Serve as a graduate ambassador to prospective and admitted students by:
- Responding to requests for information in our admissions email account
- Assisting with campus visits by leading tours, answering questions, and providing a student point of view
- Meeting with prospective and admitted students during scheduled “virtual office hours”
- Assist with graduate recruitment activities and special programming: Possibilities include attending Visit Day, Virtual Visit Day, virtual info sessions, graduate school fairs and other tabling events 
- Create social media content to tell La Follette School grad student stories that connect with prospective students
- Contribute information and ideas for Graduate School recruitment
- Generate ideas for new ways to reach prospective students
- Review prospective and admitted student Canvas sites to ensure content is accurate and current
- Coordinate occasional student gatherings such as the Accelerated student event
- Provide support, ensuring a smooth program delivery by anticipating problems, finding solutions and being organized

This position will be primarily in-person with some potential for remote work eligibility and may be required to travel for recruitment activities, as needed.

Physical Demands:

N/A

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/
 
 

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