Program Coordinator, 4-H Events

This entrylevel professional position supports the delivery and basic development of Cooperative Extension programs in assigned focus areas such as agriculture youth development (e.g. 4H) natural resources family and consumer sciences or community development. The role performs routine program and curriculum support data collection and analysis reporting and community outreach under the guidance of senior extension professionals and faculty.

This position will specifically address priority needs at the state and national levels and will facilitate the logistics of 4-H events that provide opportunities that support youth from all backgrounds to develop into competent confident and caring individuals who contribute to their community and demonstrate the character to be a responsible citizen. This role will focus on event logistics registration contracts finances and promotion of a wide array of all state level events. The Program Coordinator will implement the state level educational events and programs to include Arizona 4-H Summit Clover Ball J.O.L.T. Engaged Citizens Event Emerging Leaders Event and Arizona 4-H Stock Show & Expo. The Program Coordinator will be responsible for marketing recruiting and facilitating an in-bound international exchange program facilitating the Arizona 4-H State Ambassador program. and will work with AmeriCorps and undergraduate work-study students as they are available. The Program Coordinator will be responsible for supporting grant writing and implementation as well as implementing evaluation efforts. Must be able to work nights and weekends as needed during these events.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health dental and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation sick leave and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Program and CurriculumSupport:

• Assist inadapting and implementing established extension educational programs andcurricula delivered through local extension offices for assigned focus areas.
• Help organizetopics activities and schedules for workshops and learning sessions based onexisting researchbased programs.
• Coordinatebasic logistics (rooms materials equipment) to support effective programdelivery.

Data Collectionand Basic Analysis:

• Conduct routinedata collection activities such as distributing surveys recording attendanceand gathering simple outcome information from program participants.
• Enter and cleandata in spreadsheets or databases and perform basic analysis (for examplesummarizing counts percentages or simple trends).
• Use standardformats to compile findings into tables or charts to support programevaluation.

Reporting and Communication:

• Assist withpreparing standard reports presentations and summaries that describeextension program activities participation and basic results for internal andexternal stakeholders.
• Create simpleslides handouts or visual aids for meetings with community partners andadvisory groups.
• Maintain wellorganizeddocumentation so program history and results can be easily referenced.

Community Outreachand Relationship Support:

• Supportoutreach efforts for extension programs by sharing information with communitymembers schools and local organizations about offerings in assigned focusareas.
• Attendcommunity events and meetings to help staff tables answer straightforwardquestions and refer more complex inquiries to senior staff.
• Help identifycommunity resources venues and potential partners that can enhance programdelivery.

Operations and VolunteerSupport:

• Support daytodayoperations for extension facilities events or markets in assigned focusareas including scheduling space monitoring supplies and tracking basicresource use.
• Assist withrecruiting orienting and providing basic instructions to volunteers andinterns who contribute to extension programs.
• Help withsimple marketing and promotion tasks such as drafting short announcements orsocial media posts under supervision.

Knowledge Skillsand Abilities

• Basic knowledgeof extension or communitybased education principles andfamiliarity with researchbased programming.
• Skill inorganizing information performing routine data analysis and preparingstandard reports or presentations.
• Ability tocommunicate clearly in writing and verbally with colleagues community membersand partners who may not be familiar with technical topics.
• Ability tomanage multiple tasks follow established procedures and seek guidance whenencountering unfamiliar issues.
• Comfort working with various communities and a commitment to audience responsive engagement.
• Proficiencywith common office software (word processing spreadsheets presentation tools)and willingness to learn programspecific systems.
• Ability toestablish plans of work and create strategies to improve team functionality andcustomer service experiences in ambiguous environments.
• Ability to establish plansof work and create strategies to improve team functionality and customerservice experiences in ambiguous environments.
• High competency in people-relatedskills in regard to logistics problem analysis conflict managementcommunications human relations and leadership development.
• Desire and capability of workingwith various youth and volunteer audiences possess self-confidence andself-efficacy exhibit a positive view of others and their capabilities beentrepreneurial use good time management and show good judgment and usesensitivity while working with peers and community members alike.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent advanced learning attainedthrough experience required.
• One (1) year of relevant workexperience required.

• Demonstrated ability managing budgets and utilizing grants and contracts.
• Teaching and volunteer management experience formal or informal.
• Experience working in remote teams to implement events and engagement strategies.
• Experience with multiple forms of social media and web strategies to encourage event attendance and to create engaging experiences during the event.
• Experience coordinating and implementing international exchange programs.
• The ability to read write and speak Spanish or Native American languages spoken by Arizona tribal communities.