Job Details

Posting Number: PG190845CE

Position Number: W-00002279-0326

Position Type: NC Cooperative Extension (EPS)

Job City & State: Morganton, NC

Department: NC Cooperative Extension - Burke County

Working Title: County Extension Director

Appointment: 12 Month Recurring

Job Type: Full-Time - Permanent

FTE: 1.00

Primary Purpose of Position

The County Extension Director is an employee of North Carolina State University. The primary responsibility of this position is to provide leadership for and coordinate the efforts of the county Extension staff in developing an effective total county Extension educational program.

Duties and Responsibilities

The County Extension Director (CED) serves as the county Extension administrative leader and is responsible for administration. This is considered a county department head-level position, and the CED will be expected to perform at that level and be accountable. Close communication with the District Extension Director and the County Manager is necessary.

This position requires a dynamic individual to provide visionary leadership for a comprehensive Extension program to meet the needs of county citizens.

The CED is responsible for maintaining an effective advisory leadership system representative of the program of work. The CED provides leadership and expertise in managing and coordinating resource development for all program areas, including fiscal responsibility for the county and state-appropriated funds, and allocated funds. Responsibilities also include marketing Extension programs and their impacts.

Other Work/Responsibilities

Other responsibilities include organizing and allocating resources, marketing the Extension program, preparing budgets, maintaining administrative relationships, interpreting and communicating policy, teaching, evaluating, and reporting in the assigned county.

The ability to work with a wide range of people, staff, customers, elected officials, and volunteers is essential.

This position is responsible for coordinating staff development and training, conducting performance evaluations, and aligning staff work responsibilities.

Travel within the district, as well as occasional travel outside the district, is required.

Minimum Experience/Education

The minimum requirements for the County Extension Director are either: (i) Master’s degree from an accredited institution in a field related to Extension/educational programming, administration, organizational leadership, or public administration, and a minimum of (3) three years of service with Cooperative Extension or similar work experience in a university or community outreach organization or program OR (ii) a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a field related to Extension/educational programming, administration, organizational leadership, or public administration, and a minimum of (10) ten years of service with Cooperative Extension or similar work experience in a university or community outreach organization or program. A candidate applying with a Bachelor’s degree and less than 10 years of experience must be actively enrolled in an accredited graduate degree program and confer the degree within one year of hire.

Department Required Skills

Demonstrated leadership in Extension programming and management
Supervisory experience
Skills in human relations, negotiations, public relations, team building, managing public policy issues
Securing and managing outside funding and resources to develop innovative educational programming.