NASDA NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service) Program Position
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Job Location:
Arlington, TX - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 55000 - 650000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
NASS Program Job Description
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) is seeking a new team member who is passionate about American agriculture to join its National Agriculture Statistics Survey (NASS) cooperative agreement team. This position will work closely with the Senior Director NASS Program providing administrative support and project management coordination
NASDA employees earn acompetitive salary and enjoy an excellent work culture at an organization with exceptional perks includinga flexible schedule and an incredible mission.
ABOUT NASDA
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture is a nonpartisan nonprofit association representing the elected and appointed commissioners secretaries and directors of the state departments of agriculture. NASDA enhances American food and agriculture communities through policy partnerships and public engagement.
We recognize that to achieve our goals we need employees who are as passionate about agriculture as we are. We strive to create apositive work environmentthat our employees can be proud of and where they can build their careers.
ABOUT THE POSITION
The position reports to the Senior Director working with other NASDA team members in the NASS Program and NASDAs Human Resources and Administration areas.
NASDA is recruiting either a Program Coordinator or Program Manager for this position that will be determined based on the selected candidates background and demonstrated expertise.
- Coordinator level: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
- Manager level: Minimum 6 years of relevant experience
The essential functions of the position include but are not limited to:
Administrative (30%)
- Support the Senior Director in managing correspondence scheduling and meeting preparation.
- Manage financial data entry and reporting for NASS program.
- Maintain documents and files within NASS program.
- Other duties as assigned
Project Management (60%)
- Human Resources
- Collect and maintain information on recruitment pipelines such as from universities with agricultural programs and job placement programs.
- Manage internal HR systems for NASS program including garnishments workers compensation reporting and state & federal employee reporting.
- Operations
- Assist in implementing and managing new cloud-based platforms for shipping and financial operations.
- NASS Data Collection
- Participate in and support data collection efforts within the NASS program
- Communications
- Coordinate with internal teams on communications projects focused on NASS programs.
General Duties (10%)
- Provide feedback to the Associate Directors and Senior Director for increased efficiency with systems used in data collection and human resources
- Perform other duties covered by NASDA-NASS Cooperative Agreement
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent years of relevant full-time work experience
- 4 years of human resources experience (payroll processing employee support recruiting and development)
- 4 years managing agricultural operations or projects with demonstrated expertise in agriculture data collection or related government programs.
- Adept working with Microsoft Suite applications (Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint or similar applications) cloud-based accounting and/or human resource systems and remote work technology (Zoom Teams).
- Excellent written verbal and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and levels.
- Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented work environment.
- Ability to travel nationally several times per year.
- Able to pass a federal background check.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5 years of human resources experience including payroll processing onboarding/offboarding and/or HRIS reporting.
- 5 years supporting projects on a team focused on budgeting communication and workflow.
- Knowledge of agricultural practices and USDA or NASS surveys is desired
- Demonstrated experience supporting projects related to agriculture
- Consideration will be given to candidates who explicitly address how their professional experience meets the above qualifications in their cover letter and resume. Applications without a cover letter and/or resume will not be considered.
INTERVIEW PROCESS
- Applications will be accepted until October 31 2025
- Interviews are expected to take place by December 5 2025
- Anticipated start date January 5-8 2026
SALARY RANGE
Coordinator - $55000 - $65000; Manager $65000 - $85000
WORK SCHEDULE
This is a full-time (40 hrs/week) exempt remote position. Working hours are generally Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm local time.
BENEFITS:
- PTO for vacation sick leave and volunteer hours
- 401k - 100% match up to 4%
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development
- Employer-paid: Medical Dental Vision and Life Insurance
NASDA does not discriminate in employment practices or programs on the basis of race color national origin religion sex disability age marital status family/parental status income derived from a public assistance program political beliefs or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
You will have to pass a background check
Key Skills
- GIS
- Engineering
- Engineering Practices
- Data Collection
- Irrigation Systems
- Agriculture
- CAD
- GPS
- Water Quality
- Biology
- Nursery
- Emergency maitenance
- Technical Assistance
- Watetr conservation
- Agricultural Equipment
About Company
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) grows and enhances agriculture by forging partnerships and creating consensus to achieve sound policy outcomes between state departments of agriculture, the federal government, and stakeholders.
