Address: 5000 West Carefree Highway Phoenix Arizona 85086

Hiring salary range: $50000 - $65000

Grade: 21

Closing Date: 05/25/2026

COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Shooting Sports Program Coordinator
INFORMATION EDUCATION & RECREATION DIV / R3 BRANCH / PHOENIX AZ BASED
FLSA-Exempt / SALARY GRADE 21 (Hiring salary range $50000 - $65000)
CLOSING DATE: 05/25/2026

Why This Role Matters: This role matters because 95% of wildlife conservation funding in North America comes from sportsmen through excise taxes on firearms ammunition and archery equipment (Pittman-Robertson Act). Your efforts in recruiting youth and training volunteer coaches directly ensure the continued funding of habitat restoration species protection and outdoor recreation access for all Arizonans.

The Impact You Will Make: As the Shooting Sports Program Coordinator you are the architect of Arizonas future in outdoor recreation. By leading the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and statewide shooting initiatives you do more than manage a scheduleyou build a legacy. Your work directly ensures the safety skill and growth of the next generation of marksmen and conservationists. By cultivating a highly skilled cadre of coaches and volunteers you create a ripple effect that promotes responsible firearm ownership sportsmanship and a lifelong passion for Arizonas outdoor heritage.

What We Are Looking For:

Expertise: Deep knowledge of shooting sports industry trends firearm safety practices and Arizona hunting.
Management: Proficiency in program planning budget oversight and database management.
Leadership: Strong skill in motivating others conflict resolution mentoring and delegation.
Communication: Ability to create compelling reports and deliver professional public presentations to diverse audiences.
Coordination: Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and build consensus among stakeholders and partner organizations.

The Shooting Sports Program Coordinator is responsible for providing consultative services technical guidance and administrative expertise to statewide shooting sports program and Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) teams in Arizona. Provides outreach design development implementation and evaluation of youth recruitment shooting sports programs. Manages program budget and procurement and provides oversight of an extensive asset inventory. Role involves volunteer recruitment and coordination conducting on boarding and coach training.

Major duties include:

- Maintain existing AZGFD SCTP clubs and programs in the state. Monitors and evaluates program content safety compliance within laws and regulations expenditures and trends to assist in improving program focus developing annual work plans and composing performance reports.

- Recruits trains and supervises volunteers to conduct the Departments shooting sports programs within policy guidelines and safety standards.

- Conducts shooting sports workshops in-service training and public presentations to generate a well informed and skilled instructor cadre to support state shooting sports programs.

- Coordinates and schedules shooting sports program activities with coaches institutions and organizations to ensure program success and growth.

- Promotes the shooting sports program and represents the Department on external committees and work groups to maintain awareness of emerging trends and policies.

- Conducts shooting sports events to promote outdoor recreation and programmatic expansion.

- This position will require frequent statewide travel

- Perform multiple tasks and priorities statewide while meeting assigned deadlines and other duties as assigned.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely within Arizona based upon the departments business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures with a requirement to come into the office a minimum of 3 days each week at 5000 W. Carefree Hwy. Phoenix AZ 85086.

The candidate should have knowledge of/in: program planning design implementation and evaluation. Knowledge in volunteer recruitment coordination and supervision. Experience in the shooting sports industry trends and regional trends. Basic computer skills including database management presentation development and data management. Knowledge of procurement functions and budget management. Basic firearm safety practices coaching and mentoring techniques and asset management. Knowledge of state and federal resources related to shooting sports. Understanding of hunting in Arizona.

The candidate should have skill in/to: program management managing multiple priorities and the ability to motivate others. Basic familiarization with firearms. Experience in developing formal communications correspondence and presentations for public speaking. Interpersonal skills in working collaboratively to build consensus. Must have skills in conflict resolution and customer service; supervision; mentoring; delegation.

The candidate must have the ability to: plan coordinate and establish priorities; create compelling reports and presentations. Ability to manage data to report on program execution.

The preferred candidate will have two years of experience related to competitive shooting industry event management or similar industry trade associations.

A Level 1 fingerprint clearance card is required within 6 months of hire.

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job and the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current valid class-appropriate drivers license complete all required training and successfully pass all necessary drivers license record checks. The license must be current unexpired and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license record checks must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R.11).

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business then the following requirements apply:Drivers License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
Sick leave
Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Health and dental insurance
Retirement plan
Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance deferred compensation plans and supplemental life insurance

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave programhere. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Milani Barron at for assistance. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.