Director of Impact Center - St. Louis

PURPOSE: The Director of Impact Center will provide strategic leadership, operational oversight, and represent Cooperative Extensionwithin the county. Key responsibilities include designing and implementing county-specific strategies; managing staff andbudgets; ensuring compliance with university and United States Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food andAgriculture (USDA-NIFA); securing funding; and engaging stakeholders. Also, design, implement, and evaluate educationalprograms in one of the following Extension program areas: agriculture and natural resources; community development; familyand consumer sciences; and 4-H Youth Development. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, & RESPONSIBILITIES: Strategic Leadership (20%): Develops the county plan of work aligned with organizational goals to enhance program growth andimpact. Program Development and Evaluation (10%): Design, implement, and evaluate educational programs. Operations & Compliance (20%): Oversees daily operations, ensuring programs are delivered within budget and promptly;comply with university and USDA-NIFA compliance. External Representation & Funding (15%): Builds relationships with government officials, partners, and donors to securefunding and enhance the county Extension office. Human Resource Management (20%): Recruits, leads, develops high-performing teams, and evaluate Extension educators. Financial & Risk Management (15%): Manages the Extension office budget and allocates fiscal resources.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

Experience: Previous leadership role and/or experience as an Extension educator. Skills: Strong strategic planning, fiscal management, and leadership (ability to lead teams). Knowledge: Strong understanding of the local political, social, and economic environment. Communication: Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills.

QUALIFICATION:

Earned bachelor's degree in agriculture, community development, education, educational administration/leadership, and/orrelated field and seven years' experience. Valid driver's license and clean driving record.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Earned master's degree in agriculture, community development, education, educational administration/leadership, and/ororganizational leadership and three years' experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Prolonged periods of sitting at desk and working on a computer. Prolonged periods of standing and walking, sometimes outdoors. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. Position involves occasional travel and evening or weekend work. This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the job and issubject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of Lincoln University. Sinceno job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performanceof a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to thechanging nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility. #J-18808-Ljbffr Lincoln University of Missouri