Regional Director – Region 8
Iowa State University School of Education
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Pocahontas • Iowa • United States
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About the role
- Provide leadership to the county Extension councils to meet their legal obligations as an elected body and to carry out the roles and responsibilities of an Extension District.
- Supervise the county staff as detailed in a Memorandum of Understanding between the council and the University.
- Oversee program delivery that meets the programmatic needs of the region.
- Initiate strategies for the Extension council’s implementation of fiscal management, grant and contract management, human resources and program needs assessment, and oversight.
- Work with the councils to initiate strategies to develop and oversee volunteer networks and assist the Extension council and staff to identify innovative ways to reach under-served and under-represented audiences and ensure compliance with civil rights requirements.
- Identify needs and cooperate with Extension Program Specialists to determine the appropriate programmatic response.
- Coordinate with Program Specialists and County Extension Councils on future program direction, inter-disciplinary programming, securing resources to support identified needs, and assisting with reporting program outcomes.
- Responsible for the appropriate administration of resources and oversees completion of all system reports for the region.
- Establish, organize, and facilitate networks and coalitions at the regional level to build community capacity.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience
- Experience with financial resource development including creation, development, and establishing of budgets.
- Experience with networking and partnership development leading to educational programs.
- Experience with staff and volunteer supervision, hiring, performance management, and other human resource functions.
- Experience with contract and grant writing.
- Experience in an educational area or field.
- Experience working cooperatively with an elected board.
- Experience with development and strategic implementation of policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
- Generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans
- Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
- Life insurance and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Various voluntary benefits and discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellbeing program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
budget creationgrant writingcontract managementprogram deliveryneeds assessmentfiscal managementhuman resources managementstrategic implementationperformance managementeducational program development
Soft Skills
leadershipsupervisionnetworkingpartnership developmentcommunity capacity buildingcollaborationcommunicationinnovationproblem-solvingorganizational skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree