OCSD Associate Director

Job Duties

The Associate Director provides leadership and direction for the Office for Culture and Student Development (OCSD) through supervision of staff and programs, budget management, and strategic planning. The position leads efforts to foster student belonging, engagement, retention, and success by cultivating campus and community partnerships, enhancing awareness of OCSD resources and initiatives, and supporting transformative learning experiences for students.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• Serves as a unit liaison, collaborating with internal and external stakeholder groups to foster cross-unit partnership efforts regarding student affairs initiatives
• Manages and oversees the budget
• Aids in the development of unit-focused strategic planning initiatives and unit objectives to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources and alignment with the strategic plan

Department

The Office for Culture and Student Development (OCSD), a unit of the Office of the Dean of Students, promotes student success by cultivating inclusive, welcoming, and academically integrated experiences. Through our four resource centers—the Multicultural Resource Center, Native American Center, Queer Resource Center, and Non-Traditional Student Center—and events, OCSD supports students’ transition to UWSP, sense of belonging, and persistence. By honoring everyone’s identities, fostering connections, and empowering personal and academic growth, we provide affirming support for all UWSP students.

Compensation

The Associate Director is a full-time, salaried, exempt, annual (12-month), academic staff position. Well-qualified candidates can expect a starting salary within a range of $70,000-$75,000 annually, commensurate with the candidate’s education, related experience, and qualifications. Eligible Universities of Wisconsin employees receive an excellent benefits package. To learn more about the benefits package, review the Universities of Wisconsin Employee Benefits Quick Guide (FA/AS/LI).

How To Apply

To ensure consideration: applications received by 07/05/2026 are ensured full consideration. Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search committee. Application materials will be evaluated, and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Incomplete and/or late application materials may not receive consideration.

Contact Information

Name: Stacey Duellman
Position Contact: sduellma@uwsp.edu