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North Regional Program Leader - Agriculture and Natural Resources

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Amarillo, Texas

The Regional Program Leader - Agriculture and Natural Resources provides overall vision and regional leadership for the development, implementation, evaluation, and interpretation of Extension educational programs. Emphasis will be placed on targeting both traditional and nontraditional audiences in the assigned program area of Agriculture and Natural Resources and 4-H Youth Development across AgriLife Extension's North Region.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing support and coaching to agents within the region to assist them in achieving program goals.
• Building relationships among agents and specialists within and across program areas.
• Serving as the key liaison between agents and specialists on programmatic opportunities.
• Fostering collaboration within relevant program areas to design and coordinate orientation and subject matter training for agents.
• Assisting District Extension Administrator with agent recruitment and selection.
• Providing non-supervisory input to the appropriate supervisor regarding the performance of Extension agents, Specialists and Program Specialists, District Extension Administrators and County Extension Director(s).
• Participating in activities that promote coordination of the relevant program areas leading regional efforts.
• Providing expertise and guidance in the program development process and providing leadership for the program planning process.
• Setting program expectations for North Region County Extension Agents and guide agents in the development of their annual program plans.
• Providing guidance and direct support for county programming through the review and approval of agents' program plans.
• Providing overall leadership to the evaluation of county and regional programs.
• Developing regional reports based on the collected evaluation data to support Extension Program Leaders and Associate Directors with program interpretation efforts.
• Serving as the conduit between Agents and Specialists in providing leadership for program development and all program planning processes in Agriculture and Natural Resources.
• Providing support for 4-H Youth Development with emphasis on club enrollment, variety in project areas being offered at the county level, volunteer development and management, and participation in educational activities and competitive events.
• Supporting activities of the Disaster, Assessment and Recovery (DAR) Unit as applicable.
• Maintaining responsibility for compliance with Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Civil Rights/Programs for Minors guidelines related to programming functions of the agency.
• Facilitating interactive relationships within Texas A&M AgriLife, the Texas A&M University System, state and federal agencies, and other universities within the respective region.
• Creating and maintaining partnerships on the regional level to enhance program effectiveness.
• Creating and maintaining industry and commodity group collaborations.
• Coordinating with DEA to foster engagement and collaboration among AgriLife Research and Extension personnel.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications include:

• Master's degree in related field.
• Five years of related experience.
• Ability to work cooperatively with varied groups of employees.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated working well and leading teams.
• Working knowledge of commonly used farm equipment, tools, and machinery.
• Valid Class C Driver's License with excellent driving record.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferred doctorate in related field.
• Ten years of related experience.

Salary: Compensation for this position is commensurate based on the selected candidate's qualifications.

When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.

In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums.
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays.
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife.

Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.

Required Documents include:

• CV/Resume
• Cover letter
• List of references

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.