Project Assistant – Wisconsin Partnership Program

Department Overview:
The Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) is committed to improving health, health care and health equity in Wisconsin through investments in research, education and community partnerships. Through this commitment, WPP is the catalyst for expansion of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine into the nation’s first School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH). The WPP is a unique grant-making entity within the SMPH that has enabled significant changes in all aspects of the School’s mission.

The Wisconsin Partnership Program was established at the SMPH as a result of the conversion of Blue Cross Blue Shield United of Wisconsin to a stock insurance corporation and the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of company to the two Wisconsin medical schools. Consequently, the Partnership Program has a significant endowment to carry out its work for the benefit of the people of Wisconsin by addressing many of the health challenges facing the state. Through its two governance committees, the Oversight and Advisory Committee (OAC) and the Partnership Education and Research Committee (PERC), WPP allocates approximately $17 million annually. Since its inception in 2004, over 655 grants totaling more than $306 million have been awarded to community organizations and to UW System faculty.
Anticipated Start Date:
January 13, 2025
Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Partially Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
20
Schedule:
20 hours/week, 0.5 FTE. Work hours will depend on the student’s class schedule.
Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
$32,396 annual part time salary
Number of Positions:
1
Qualifications:
Must be a UW-Madison student pursuing a graduate degree.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  – Knowledge of Box, spreadsheets, and word editing tools
  – Experience using and designing documents with Microsoft Office (particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  – Excellent team player, with the ability to work independently to bring tasks to completion within deadlines
  – High level of professionalism with team members, community members, and faculty

Position Summary/Job Duties:

• Support pre-award grantmaking processes from release of the Request for Proposals through decision-making by the governance committees including completing technical reviews and compiling content reviews of applications by community and faculty reviewers that the governance committees use in decision-making.
  – Interact with public health experts and UW-Madison clinicians, educators and researchers, as well as community organizations and local health departments around the state who are funded or pursuing funding by the WPP.
  – Collect and enter data, conduct background research, prepare reports, complete ad hoc projects as needed, and coordinate updates to WPP’s policies and procedures on an annual basis.
  – Work with the WPP communications team on reports and stories, as well as participate in the planning and implementation of in-person and virtual convening and learning events.

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.