"County Extension Director"

County Extension Director

Company: North Carolina State University

Job Location:

Category: Extension and Outreach

Type: Full-Time

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Position Number: NC-00002201-0226

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.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit - Person County Cooperative Extension

North Carolina Cooperative Extension gives our residents easy access to the resources and expertise of NC State University and NC A&T State University. Through educational programs, publications, and events, Cooperative Extension field faculty deliver unbiased, research-based information to North Carolina citizens. Our mission is to partner with communities and local governments to deliver education and technology that enrich the lives, land, and economy of North Carolina.

Person County offers a rural lifestyle with easy access to cultural arts, higher education, major sporting events, and world-class health care. The 39,000 residents enjoy Hyco and Mayo Lakes and are within easy driving distance of Kerr Lake and Falls Lake. Raleigh, Durham, and Greensboro are within an hour's drive, as is the Research Triangle Park. Person County is home to one of the seven Megasites in North Carolina.

Higher education is offered at Piedmont Community College, and several colleges and universities are within 100 miles of Roxboro, the county seat. Some of those institutions include NC State University, NC A&T State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University, UNC Greensboro, and Wake Forest University.

Agriculture contributes over $36 million in direct sales to the Person County economy. The county's 395 farms and over 95,000 acres in farm production grow tobacco, soybeans, corn, vegetables, forages, cattle, sheep, goats, and hogs. Fifty-four percent of the county is forested, with logging operations valued at $6.4 million plus processing of wood products valued at over $100 million. Access to population centers and direct marketing opportunities has encouraged the increase in small farm operations.

For information on Person County Extension, please go to https://person.ces.ncsu.edu/

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 and maintain the affirmative action plan of North Carolina Cooperative Extension.

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.

Departmental Required Skills:

Potential candidates should have skills, abilities, or experience in the following areas:

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

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in leadership and management and expertise in delivering educational programs in Agriculture or Field Crops.

Necessary Licenses or Certifications: N/A

Department: 117515 - North Central District - Perso

Location: Roxboro, NC