Position Announcement
February 19, 2010
Position Title: County Program Director
Position Summary: Working collaboratively with a team of extension professionals and the St. Louis County Extension Council, the county program director will be responsible for giving programmatic leadership to University of Missouri Extension programs in St. Louis County. Programmatic leadership includes community partnerships and capacity assessment followed by program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Linkages will be developed for both the University of Missouri System and Lincoln University campuses as well as external resource people.
The County Program Director is expected to work in program development, public relations, and resource development in the metropolitan area.
Minimum Qualifications: This position requires demonstrated leadership ability, supervisory experience, and a minimum of an earned master’s degree in public administration, public affairs, non-profit organizations, public policy, business administration or similarly related field of study that relates to the responsibilities of this position. Experience in adult education or resource development is preferred.
Ability to travel and to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends is required to fulfill assigned responsibilities.
Position Location: Headquartered in St. Louis County, Clayton, Missouri in the East Central Region.
County/Regional Profile: St. Louis County is the most urban and culturally diverse county within the East Central Region. The 2008 population of 991,830 in St. Louis County defines this as one of the three major centers of trade in the region and state. There are unique educational needs and opportunities for extension programming. Currently, there are 11 faculty and 15 nutrition education staff located in three physical locations. These staff members deliver programs in five program areas. The St. Louis County Program Director (CPD) locally works with the members of the St. Louis County Extension Council in the headquarter county as well as the local faculty and staff.
University of Missouri and MU Extension: University of Missouri provides teaching, research and service to Missouri and beyond. The university was the first publicly supported institution of higher education established in the Louisiana Purchase territory. Its philosophy of education was shaped in accordance with the ideals of Thomas Jefferson, who was an early proponent of higher education. Today, the University of Missouri System is one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious public research universities.
University of Missouri Extension, an academic division of University of Missouri-Columbia, is dedicated to improving people’s lives, communities and the economy by providing relevant, responsive, and reliable research-based education. MU Extension faculty and staff continually work to find more effective and efficient ways to develop and deliver research-based educational programs to enhance the success and well-being of individuals and families, businesses and public-sector organizations through Missouri.
Salary/Benefits: $36,500-46,500 (based on applicable experience)
This position offers paid time off, including 17–22 vacation days, 12 sick days, 4 personal days, and 8 paid holidays each year. Enrollment in health, dental, vision, life, and accidental insurance, retirement, work injury benefits, disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts are available. In addition, a 50% reduction of educational fees is available for eligible spouse or dependent child of eligible employees for up to six credit hours of University of Missouri college level courses per semester. For more information about our benefits, please visit http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/hr/benefits/.
Application Procedure: All interested applicants must submit a completed application, cover letter, current resume and copies of all academic transcripts to: MU Extension, Human Resource Development, 205 Whitten Hall, Columbia, MO 65211. If you have any questions, please call (573) 882-4721 or email hrdext@missouri.edu. An application form and complete position description are available at http://extension.missouri.edu/careers. Review of applications will begin March 22, 2010.
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