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Extension Assistant Director, Family and Community Wellness

Employer
North Dakota State University
Location
Fargo, ND
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Job Type
Long-Term
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Position Description:

The assistant director serves as the program leader for the family and community wellness program area. This position provides visionary, statewide leadership that is focused on family well-being, community vitality and leadership, with demonstrated ability to conceptualize, communicate, address and evaluate statewide program needs. The program leader provides administrative leadership for family and community wellness program development, evaluation and implementation; external partnership development; development of financial resources and budgetary administration; and supervision of family and community wellness specialists. These programs develop individual capacity, build local engagement and leadership, and improve the quality of life of individuals, families and communities.

This is a 100% administrative position with office space provided in Suite 309, Morrill Hall, NDSU. The Assistant Director reports to the Associate Director, NDSU Extension

Assistant director responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Develop family and community wellness Extension programs that address the needs of North Dakota residents based on ongoing visioning and assessment processes that use input from citizens, the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education, Extension and college faculty and staff, and other state and federal partners.
  • Work in cooperation with other Extension program leaders as necessary.
  • Provide statewide leadership in coordinating high-impact Extension family and community wellness programs including subject matter training, program planning, and assessment and evaluation.
  • Facilitate professional development for Extension specialists, agents, and new staff to enhance program impacts.
  • Provide leadership for the development, implementation, management and evaluation of professional development programs and activities for the NDSU Extension system.
  • Develop, nurture, and expand positive working relationships with various diverse public and private agencies, and organizations within North Dakota and in the North Central Region; faculty, staff and administration in the Colleges of Human Sciences and Education and Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; and among Extension agents and state staff who are interested in enhancing Extension's educational programs.
  • Provide leadership for systems that ensure family and community wellness program evaluation and identification of program outcomes; maintain accountability; and ensure use of effective strategies to share program vision, mission and outcomes with public and private sector stakeholders.
  • Lead or contribute to efforts to write grants, generate revenue and establish partnerships that leverage public and private funds to support family and community wellness programming.
  • Provide supervision and annual evaluation of all family and community wellness specialists and staff who reside outside of academic departments.
  • Serve on the Extension Leadership Team, and provide input to group issues and suggest visionary opportunities for the organization.
  • Liaise or coordinate representation with North Central Region peers in affiliated program areas.
  • Manage the budget for family and community wellness programs and personnel.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • An earned doctorate in a discipline related to human sciences, family consumer sciences education, nutrition, education, community development, or other related discipline.
  • Five or more years professional experience within Cooperative Extension
  • Understanding of measuring and assessing the impact and effectiveness of Extension/outreach programs.
  • Understanding of the educational process, i.e., developing, managing, and evaluating educational programs with a demonstrated ability to promote creativity and vision in program development.
  • Understanding of the administration and leadership of educational programs, including strategic planning.
  • Evidence of the ability to lead, manage, and supervise people.
  • Understanding of the fiscal management process and efforts to secure funding to support new and existing programs.
  • Experience developing and maintaining effective partnerships and serving as a skilled liaison between and among groups with the ability to engage in successful negotiation, collaboration, and relationship building.
  • Demonstrated commitment to inclusion and to the promotion of equal opportunity, diversity and affirmative action.
  • Superior interpersonal skills, the ability to work in a collegial manner to solve problems, and the ability to develop and maintain positive relationships.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a highly effective team.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Ten or more years professional experience within Cooperative Extension
  • Experience and success in measuring and assessing the impact and effectiveness of Extension/outreach programs.
  • Demonstrated fiscal management and success in securing funding to support new and existing programs.
  • Demonstrated experience in leading the educational process, i.e., developing, managing, and evaluating educational programs with a demonstrated ability to promote creativity and vision in program development.
  • Demonstrated experience in the administration and leadership of educational programs, including strategic planning.
  • Demonstrated experience leading, managing, and supervising people.
  • Extensive experience developing and maintaining effective partnerships and serving as a skilled liaison between and among groups with the ability to engage in successful negotiation, collaboration, conflict resolution, and relationship building.
  • Demonstrated leadership in working with legislators and the legislative process.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead highly effective teams.
  • Understanding of the history and mission of the Land Grant University System.

Applicant Materials Required:

Application letter, vitae (20 page max), one-page leadership statement, and list of five professional references.

Screening will begin 4/4/22.

Salary and Benefits:

Salary is commensurate with qualifications.

NDSU offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes single or family health insurance coverage with premiums paid for by the university - with an effective date for new employees the first of the month following the date of hire. Other benefits include wellness benefits, basic life insurance, retirement plan, tuition waiver, annual leave, Employee Assistance Program, sick leave and holiday pay. Optional benefits include supplemental life, dental, vision and long-term care insurance, flexible spending account and supplemental retirement plans. Information about employment benefits is available at www.ndsu.edu/hr/benefits/ .

Land Acknowledgement

We collectively acknowledge that we gather at NDSU, a land grant institution, on the traditional lands of the Oceti Sakowin (Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda) and Anishinaabe Peoples in addition to many diverse Indigenous Peoples still connected to these lands. We honor with gratitude Mother Earth and the Indigenous Peoples who have walked with her throughout generations. We will continue to learn how to live in unity with Mother Earth and build strong, mutually beneficial, trusting relationships with Indigenous Peoples of our region.

About Us

NDSU Extension

NDSU Extension provides science-based education that improves the economic, health and community conditions for North Dakotans. Our emphasis is on strengthening agriculture, stimulating communities, developing youths' potential, building strong families and protecting the environment.

Striving to provide North Dakotans with the held they need, we believe:
  • In lifelong learning through transformational education
  • That all people belong and deserve respect
  • In stakeholder input to guide program development
  • In science-based, locally relevant information
  • In the value of partners and collaborations.

We are also committed to creating an inclusive and multicultural organization.

We are the link between the public and our land-grant university, North Dakota State University. You will find NDSU Extension at work in every North Dakota county, at Research Extension Centers and at the main NDSU campus. Our team of more than 250 dedicated professionals is committed to serving North Dakota's citizens.

Our goal is to be the premier lifelong education network that helps North Dakotans improve their quality of life. As the issues facing North Dakotans become increasingly complex, NDSU Extension will continue to meet people's needs as they adapt to this changing environment. Extension is committed to being innovative, adaptable and willing to listen to people's needs and concerns to create new ways of thinking, learning and addressing issues today and in the future. To learn more visit https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension

The University

North Dakota State University is distinctive as a student-focused, land-grant, research university. Our main campus is in Fargo, N.D., with Extension Service and Research Experiment Station locations across the entire state. NDSU has been listed in the Top 100 public research universities in the U.S. for research and development in agricultural sciences, psychology and social sciences, based on reported research expenditures.

NDSU is an exciting place to work, offering a stimulating and diverse environment richly populated with people pursuing lifelong learning and personal growth. Employees often attend on-campus cultural events, lectures and athletic events and enjoy walks through our beautiful campus.

NDSU employs more than 6,000 full-time and part-time employees across the state, making it the second largest employer in the community. NDSU is the best college in North Dakota, according to Money Magazine (September 2018). NDSU was named a 2019 Best Value College by Forbes. Fargo made Livability.com's top 10 list of cities to find a job and was ranked at No. 11 for best places to live overall.

NDSU offers a wide array of professional opportunities, including faculty, executive, managerial, professional, technical, paraprofessional, office support, servers and crafts/trades. Like a small city, NDSU operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Full-time employees are offered a superb benefit package to include 100% company paid health insurance premiums and tuition assistance for employees and immediate family members. All of us at NDSU play an important role in serving our students and public constituencies. We encourage motivated and talented team members who thrive in a higher ed environment to join our university.

Mission - We provide transformational education, create knowledge through innovative research and share knowledge through community engagement that meets the needs of North Dakota and the world.

The Community

The home of NDSU, Fargo is a bustling metropolitan area that often is listed as one of the best places to live in the country. Fargo-Moorhead is the largest community between Minneapolis and Seattle. Nearly 250,000 people make their home in Cass and Clay counties, which are in the rich farmlands of the Red River Valley. Often cited as a leader in economic development and job creation, the area is noted for its entertainment options, wealth of activities, excellent schools and parks, and outstanding shopping. Safe and clean, the community is receiving national acclaim. In a ranked listing for Businessweek.com, Bloomberg Rankings said Cass County is the “best affordable” place in the country. To learn more about the Fargo-Moorhead area, visit www.fmwfchamber.com/.

The State

North Dakota enjoys one of the best economies in the nation. That economy is built on historically strong and increasing agricultural productivity that leads the nation in 12 commodities. That economy is bolstered by an energy industry that recently has become the third most productive in the nation and made North Dakota the second largest oil-producing state. The viability of this industry is anticipated to extend several decades into the future. North Dakota's economic strength is providing a springboard for steadily increasing opportunities to apply the university's research and discoveries. As a result, North Dakota is experiencing unprecedented economic diversification. To learn more, visit https://commerce.nd.gov/ .

Additional Information

No Smoking Notice:

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.

EO/AA Statement:

North Dakota State University is an Equal Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off-campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable.

Veteran's Preference Notice:

This position is subject to North Dakota Veteran's Preference requirements.

Company

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 108 public and private universities.

North Dakota State University is an employer of choice with a commitment to offer a well-rounded benefits package for employees and their families.

NDSU is listed at 95 among 404 public universities based on the university’s research expenditures reported to the National Science Foundation. In addition, NDSU is listed in the National Science Foundation’s top 100 in several areas, including: agricultural sciences; business management and business; communications; materials science; natural resources and conservation science; social sciences; sociology, demography, and population studies; and visual and performing arts.

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