Job Title
Extension Program Specialist I
Agency
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
Department
Soil & Crop Sciences
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Serve as an effective team member to plan, produce, implement and evaluate educational programs, products and services.
Responsibilities:
People
+ Identify, train and support volunteers to enhance effective adult and/or youth education programs as appropriate for position.
+ Contribute to faculty/staff training and assistance, as needed, and serve as a resource to other faculty and staff.
Programs
+ Manage projects and priorities to effectively plan and deliver educational programs utilizing available technology in program development and delivery.
+ Work to effectively coordinate and integrate programs relevant to subject matter expertise.
+ Determine and understand the needs and interests of targeted audiences for effective program delivery.
+ Implement effective approaches to the problem-solving processes involved in producing educational programs and services for clientele.
+ Develop effective learning environments for adult and youth audiences.
+ Assess and report impacts of programs, utilizing feedback and evaluations to improve teaching effectiveness.
+ Provide expertise for disciplinary, multi-disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary programming and projects of the agency.
Partnerships
+ Support grant-seeking activities.
+ Work cooperatively with industry and other external groups to advance organizational goals.
+ Work with individuals, organizations, agencies and/or corporate entities to provide financial and in-kind support for Extension programming.
+ Contribute effectively to coordinated program efforts which extend beyond the department or unit.
+ Coordinate agency activities with appropriate units and individuals to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
+ Contribute to professional and industry organizations through membership, attendance and service.
+ Regular email communication with all stakeholders
+ Writing and submission of reports on a quarterly basis to sponsors
+ Drive public engagement through the use of social media and conventional media
+ Writing grants for primary project and project support funding
+ Coordination with other agency specialists and faculty to deliver outreach education
+ Coordination with outside agencies to deliver the project objectives
+ Driving to and from watershed areas regularly to deliver project objectives
+ Supporting other program projects as needed
+ Other duties as assigned
Required Education and Experience:
+ Bachelor's degree in a related field
+ Five years of related experience.
Preferred Education:
+ Masters of Science in Natural Resources or similar.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
+ Knowledge of word processing, database, presentation and spreadsheet applications.
+ Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
+ Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills.
+ Statistical analysis
+ ARC-GIS
+ Driver's License Preferred
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
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Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is dedicated to the discovery, development, communication, and application of knowledge in a wide range of academic and professional fields. Its mission of providing the highest quality undergraduate and graduate programs is inseparable from its mission of developing new understandings through research and creativity. It prepares students to assume roles in leadership, responsibility and service to society. Texas A&M assumes as its historic trust the maintenance of freedom of inquiry and an intellectual environment nurturing the human mind and spirit. It welcomes and seeks to serve persons of all racial, ethnic and geographic groups as it addresses the needs of an increasingly diverse population and a global economy. In the 21st century, Texas A&M University seeks to assume a place of preeminence among public universities while respecting its history and traditions.
500 to 999 employees
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