Agriculture, Arts and Education Director

Job Description and Duties

Under the administrative direction of the COO, the duties nclude, but are not limited to, developing and implementing strategies, goals, and plans aligned with the District’s mission and vision, having significant responsibilities in executing, managing, and directing a wide variety of educational, agricultural and competitive exhibits programs for the annual San Diego County Fair as well as overseeing the team planning design and décor and execution of the San Diego County Fair to increase attendance, revenue, community participation, and education, providing support and policy advice managing the activities of the Ag and Education Department, and doing other related work. This position is a member of the Senior Leadership Team and the Strategic Planning Team that has direct impact on the formulation of District’s policies and collaborates in developing and implementing policies that affect the entire operations of the District . The position oversees 3 full time managers and 3 full time event coordinators who in turn manage many part-time sub-departments including: Garden Show, Flower Show, Fine Art, Design in Wood, Gems, Minerals & Jewelry, and others , entry programs, fairtime office staff and more.

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Working Conditions

Work environment is primar ily performed in a standard office with artificial light and climate control . Work activities involve working in an office setting; sitting for prolonged periods of time; bending neck in an upward and downward flexion and side-to-side turning of neck; pushing and pulling file drawers; moving items up to 25 pounds; and operating standard office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine finger dexterity and fine coordination including the use of a computer keyboard, mouse, calculators, telephone, and radio. Work activities involve the abilities to verbally communicate and hear to express and exchange information, see to perform assigned tasks, and read, write, and speak English at a level required for successful job performance.

Special Requirements

Applicants must complete the Manager I exam. The exam can be found at this link here: CalCareers

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Preferences:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Possess a valid California Driver’s License.

Familiarity with the San Diego County Fair/ Del Mar Fairgrounds and/or the fair industry is helpful but not required

Benefits

Our Amazing Perks!

There are many benefits to joining our team, we have a Comprehensive Employee's Benefits Package which includes: Health and wellness benefits (e.g., medical, dental, vision, etc.); Time off benefits (e.g., paid vacation, sick leave, professional development days, personal holidays, 11-paid holidays per year, etc.); Financial security benefits (e.g., California Public Employees' Retirement (CalPERS) pension upon retirement, 401(k), life insurance for excluded employees: supervisors / managers, etc.).

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Statement of Qualifications

When preparing your Statement of Qualifications, you must adhere to the following guidelines:

• Responses to the Statement of Qualifications must be addressed and numbered in the same order as listed below.

• Resumes, letters, and other materials will not be considered as responses to the Statement of Qualifications.

QUESTIONS / STATEMENTS:

1. Describe how your education and experience qualifies you as the best person for this job.

2. Describe your experience with fairs or the fair industry. What role do exhibits play in a fair?

3. Describe your leadership style and approach and your experience leading a team. Include the number of full time and part time or seasonal employees.

4. Describe your plan to grow the participation in competitive exhibits.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications - REQUIRED – Please see the Statement of Qualifications section below on the job advertisement for details and instructions.