County Extension Director

6 days ago

Gainesville, Florida, United States InsideHigherEd Full time
Job Title: County Extension Director

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced County Extension Director to lead our team in Miami-Dade County. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for providing leadership and support for administering and supervising the total extension program within the county.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead, supervise, mentor, and evaluate county faculty and staff.
  • Work closely with county extension personnel concerning staff relationships, morale, budgets and compensation, professional development, and performance evaluations.
  • Foster an inclusive environment and build effective relationships with stakeholders, county government, community leaders, private sector clientele, media, government agencies, county residents, and UF/IFAS faculty, staff, and extension administration.
  • Assemble and regularly consult an overall advisory committee reflective of county demographics and stakeholders to ensure that all county extension programs are important and relevant and effectively advocate for community extension.
  • Assure that each county faculty member maintains an extension advisory committee in his/her respective subject matter and areas of responsibility.
  • Provide strong and positive leadership to faculty to develop and implement educational programs.
  • Prepare and defend the annual county budget that supports the Miami-Dade County Extension Service offices and oversee, review, and approve expenditures for the department.
  • Demonstrate resourcefulness, creativity, enthusiasm, collaboration, leadership, and innovation to strengthen current educational programs while reviewing and implementing new policies, evaluating performance, maintaining records, assessing risks, communicating, marketing effectively across multi-media platforms, managing financial resources, directing strategic planning, and creating educational materials and opportunities for Miami-Dade County.
  • Collaborate with local growers and UF/IFAS Research Center faculty to help design, conduct, and evaluate studies (including demonstration trials) that assess agriculture and natural resources in Miami-Dade County.
Requirements:
  • A master's degree in agriculture, natural resources, family and consumer sciences, community development, educational administration, other behavioral sciences, or a related field.
  • Attained Permanent Status, Tenure, or equivalent with at least 5 years of professional extension experience.
  • Evidence of administrative leadership, managerial skills, and the ability to work with administrators, faculty, and government personnel.
  • Self-starting, energetic, and team-oriented.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
  • Resourcefulness, creativity, enthusiasm, and innovativeness.
  • Good organizational development and management skills.
  • Ability to establish solid partnerships and work in teams.
  • Ability to use information technology and apply social media to extension work.
  • A commitment to positive and proactive customer service.
  • Expertise in managing competing priorities and adaptability to handle unexpected situations.
  • Candidates must also have a commitment to UF core values.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • A doctoral degree is preferred.
  • Expertise in getting groups to work together for a higher goal, managing competing priorities, and adaptability to handle unexpected situations is a plus for this role.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and knowledge of extension program development processes, including working with advisory committees, leadership development, and program evaluation.
  • A strong commitment to the community.
  • Familiarity working in political settings.
  • Experience creating a vision and getting buy-in from others.
  • Evidence of exceptional collaborations, partnerships, and marketing with community agencies and groups.
  • Experience working in multicultural settings; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
  • Technological literacy necessary for communication and program management, including social media.

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