Loka Program Manager

Job Title: Loka Program Manager

Location:  Center for Healthy Minds  University of WI – Madison

Appointment Percent:  100% Full Time

This position will require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at the Center for Healthy Minds located in Madison, WI. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Job Summary:

The Loka Initiative is an education and outreach platform for faith leaders and culture keepers of Indigenous traditions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Loka’s vision is that inner, community, and planetary resilience are interdependent; we cannot achieve any one of these goals without working on the other two.

Loka has two major activity streams; Supporting  faith and Indigenous-led environmental and climate efforts locally and around the world,  and Conducting research and developing resources on psychological, social, and planetary resilience. Currently, Loka partners closely with three communities of faith; Evangelical church pastors working on creation care and climate action, Indigenous elders and knowledge holders, including from Wisconsin Indian tribes, committed to community and ecological resilience, and Tibetan Buddhist monastics in the Himalayas working on biodiversity conservation and disaster preparedness.

Loka is also developing new research and development of resources for building psychological resilience, including research on contemplative practices to address eco-anxiety, climate distress, and other environmental emotions.

We require a Program Manager who will coordinate Loka projects and other strategic initiatives across the university and will help manage Loka grants and oversee Loka project delivery. The Program Manager will be closely involved in the environmental and psychological science research for Resilience in the Anthropocene (RITA) program and course development for the Preparing Religions for Environmental Projects (PREP). The Program Manager will work closely with the Program Director to fundraise and build visibility of the program.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds (CHM) is a leader in conducting science – in and out of the lab – on how to nurture emotional well-being in daily life, considering the complexity of our human experience. Because of societal inequities in science and academia, as well as the disproportionate harm that marginalized members of our society experience – such as  Black, Indigenous, People of color (BIPOC), people from poor and working-class backgrounds, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities, etc.- we believe these identities must be centered in our work in order to fulfill a vision of a kinder, wiser, more compassionate world.

Responsibilities:

Provides guidance for program planning, implementation, and evaluation, and/or supervises outreach staff. Monitors budget and appropriate funding for programming. Promotes stable and productive relationships between the university and community. Strives to expand and ensure access to programs, facilities, and educational services to diverse audiences.

• 15% Supervises the implementation of outreach-program-focused strategic planning initiatives and objectives
• 20% Develops and implements operating policies and procedures to promote the outreach program in alignment with the strategic plan
• 20% Monitors the unit or program budget and approves program expenditures
• 10% Reviews recommendations for and provides input on the design and development of new outreach programs or services
• 10% Determines outreach program needs and the personnel resource allocation plan
• 10% May exercise 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 FTE or equivalent employees
• 15% Represents Loka in leadership roles in various outreach, fundraising, university and public events

Education: Master’s degree required

Environmental Science or Studies, related Social Science fields, or Religious and/or Indigenous Studies

Qualifications:

Required:

• Professional experience in the environmental and climate domain across multicultural settings
• Strong project management skills with experience in grant management, monitoring and evaluation, project design and implementation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred:

• Familiarity with contemplative science and environmental research
• Experience fundraising, capacity building, and communicating with diverse audiences
• Familiarity with social and environmental justice, values-based, and intersectional frameworks and best practices
• Comfortable in religious and interfaith settings

Salary: Minimum $73,630 ANNUAL (12 months)

Depending on Qualifications

The typical starting range for this position is $73,630 to $86,659. Actual rate will be based on qualifications and experience. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and saving accounts; and retirement benefits. Learn more: New Employee Benefits Enrollment | Human Resources | UW–Madison (wisc.edu)

Please go to Loka Program Manager to view the complete job posting and apply online.

Deadline to apply is 11:55 pm CDT on August 19, 2024

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.