Specialty and Emerging Crops Program Manager

University of Wisconsin Madison
$75,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
paid time off, remote work
United States, Wisconsin, Madison
21 North Park Street (Show on map)
Sep 20, 2024
Job Summary: About Extension: UW-Madison's Division of Extension serves the people and communities of Wisconsin by addressing local, statewide and national issues, improving lives through research-based education, fostering partnerships and action, and facilitating positive impacts. The Agriculture Institute is one of six Institutes in the Division. About the Agriculture Institute's Crops and Soils Program: The Agriculture Institute's Crops and Soils Program works hand-in-hand with row crop, forage, fruit and vegetable producers to implement best practices for every aspect of the growing phase. The Crops and Soils program provides timely resources and information to help Wisconsin crop producers and their agricultural consultants manage crops efficiently and profitably. About this Position: The Specialty and Emerging Crop Program Manager is an exciting, new position meant to provide leadership and programming to Wisconsin's fruit, vegetable, and emerging crop growers within Extension's Crops and Soils Program. The Program Manager will work with Extension faculty and staff and the state's agricultural producers to understand the fruit, vegetable, and emerging crop production-related challenges on Wisconsin farms in order to create connections, identify needs, and develop and maintain robust, high-quality outreach education programs. The Program Manager will also build connections between the Agriculture Institute's Crops and Soils Program and Horticulture Program in order to additionally serve consumer fruit and vegetable audiences. The Specialty and Emerging Crop Program Manager will: - Provide leadership for teams of faculty and staff that conduct fruit, vegetable and emerging crops-related programming in order to maintain strategic direction, build partnerships, and seek a diverse funding portfolio to support the work. - Mentor, support and supervise educators and outreach specialists in the Agriculture Institute that are engaged in programming related to fruit, vegetable and emerging crops production. - Collaborate with Extension colleagues, industry, and other stakeholders to identify needs and develop and maintain robust, high-quality outreach education programs that provide solutions to critical issues facing commercial fruit and vegetable producers in Wisconsin. - Build connections between faculty and staff in the Extension Crops and Soils Program and Horticulture Program in order to serve the needs of consumer fruit and vegetable producers. - Develop and maintain expertise and deliver programming related to vegetable production systems. - Build trust-based relationships with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have experience with developing and evaluating educational programming and a track record of building positive relationships. The Division of Extension has a deep and profound commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity, believing that these values are foundational elements to eliminate disparities and expanding access for all. As Extension, we acknowledge the need for strategic and coordinated actions that help us form a more equitable, anti-racist, non-biased, and inclusive organization. (https://blogs.extension.wisc.edu/oaic/call-to-action/) As such, all Extension employees are expected to foster and promote the values of diversity and inclusion. Responsibilities: Provides guidance for program planning, implementation, and evaluation, and/or supervises outreach staff. Monitors budget and appropriate funding for programming. Promotes stable and productive relationships between the university and community. Strives to expand and ensure access to programs, facilities, and educational services to diverse audiences. 25% Supervises the implementation of outreach-program-focused strategic planning initiatives and objectives 10% Develops and implements operating policies and procedures to promote the outreach program in alignment with the strategic plan 5% Monitors the unit or program budget and approves program expenditures 15% Reviews recommendations for and provides input on the design and development of new outreach programs or services 10% Determines outreach program needs and the personnel resource allocation plan 15% May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees 10% Delivers outreach program content and materials to community members 10% Researches, develops, and facilitates outreach program content and materials Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion Education: Required Master's Degree in a field related to this position's focus Preferred PhD in a field related to this position's focus Qualifications: Required: - Five or more years of relevant professional experience - Experience with mentoring and/or supervising - Demonstrated educational program development skills including planning and implementing programs, evaluation, and communicating program impact and value to stakeholders - Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, through a variety of technologies - Demonstrated ability to effectively work with people from different cultural backgrounds, including those associated with race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, socioeconomic status, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and other aspects of human diversity Preferred: - Two years of supervisory experience - Strong interpersonal relationship and problem-solving skills in a team setting - Demonstrated experience with building diverse, collaborative partnerships - Demonstrated experience in a leadership role - Demonstrated ability to write grants and establish partnerships that pool or leverage public and private funds in support of the Institutional mission Work Type: Full Time: 100% This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. Appointment Type, Duration: Ongoing/Renewable Salary: Minimum $75,000 ANNUAL (12 months) Depending on Qualifications Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/). Additional Information: Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. Division of Extension headquarters are located within Madison, WI but the position location is flexible within Wisconsin and will be determined based on programmatic needs, successful candidate's preferences, and availability of suitable space. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has a remote work policy that offers the potential for remote or hybrid work. More about that policy within the Division of Extension can be found here: https://kb.wisc.edu/extension/113536. How to Apply: We are eager to learn more about how your experience and passion may align with this position. To begin the application process, click the "apply now" button. You will be prompted to upload the following documents: - Resume - Letter of Qualifications (cover letter) Please submit a cover letter referring to your related work experience and a resume detailing your educational and professional background. Your cover letter should communicate your interest in the position and how your skillset aligns with the role. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine who may advance to preliminary interviews. For additional guidance and resources on how to tailor your application materials to the job posting, please click https://extension.wisc.edu/careers/. Contact: Anne Pfeiffer anne.pfeiffer@wisc.edu 608-263-1095 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. Official Title: Outreach Program Manager(OE008) Department(s): A47-EXTENSION/ANRCD/AGR/HORT/HORTICLTURE Employment Class: Academic Staff-Renewable Job Number: 306150-AS The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, click here If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment. 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