Agricultural Promotional Coordinator (Agricultural Fair Coordinator) - 0695
About The Position
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is recruiting to fill a full-time Agricultural Promotional Coordinator (Agricultural Fair Coordinator) position with the Division of Agricultural Resource Development at its Augusta headquarters. Remote work options are available subject to management approval. The person in this position plays a meaningful role in Maine’s agricultural fair community and in connecting people to local food and agricultural products. This position requires experience in marketing, promotion, project management, and/or agricultural fair exhibitions and operations. This position involves researching, designing, implementing, and evaluating effective resources to support the promotion of Maine’s agricultural fairs, local foods, and agricultural products. Responsibilities include developing and implementing strategies to increase awareness of Maine agriculture and agricultural products; developing and implementing forms and procedures for agricultural fair evaluation, financial reporting, and fund disbursements; providing technical assistance to fairs on relevant statutes, rules, policies, and reports, administering seasonal stipends and fair licensing procedures, assisting with agricultural promotion marketing and special events, and reporting to Department leadership, legislature, and the fair community.
Requirements
- A Bachelors’ Degree in Agriculture Production, Natural Resources Management, Marketing, Media/Communications, or directly related field and four (4) years’ experience in agricultural management, marketing, and/or related field.
- Curriculum development and implementation skills to deliver responsive technical assistance.
- An understanding of market economics and experience in areas such as agricultural marketing and promotion, supply chain coordination, and/or agricultural fair exhibitions and operations.
- Robust project management experience and ability to action plan and achieve benchmarks.
- Experience in covering stakeholder groups and helping such groups achieve consensus.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex projects under a deadline.
- Experience developing policies for an organization or network.
- High degree of comfort with public speaking.
- Highly organized written communication skills, including conveying program outcomes and objectives.
- Familiarity with state and/or federal funding processes and program management.
- Knowledge of monitoring, reporting, data collection, audit practices, and analysis.
Nice To Haves
- Excellent organizational, writing, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, consensus-building, and process skills are essential.
- Those with a bachelor’s degree in sustainable agriculture, food systems, natural resources management, public policy, or a directly related field and four (4) years of professional experience in agricultural promotion and/or agricultural fair exhibitions and operations.
- A master’s degree would be helpful.
- Related training and experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
Responsibilities
- Developing and implementing strategies to increase awareness of Maine agriculture and agricultural products
- Developing and implementing forms and procedures for agricultural fair evaluation, financial reporting, and fund disbursements
- Providing technical assistance to fairs on relevant statutes, rules, policies, and reports
- Administering seasonal stipends and fair licensing procedures
- Assisting with agricultural promotion marketing and special events
- Reporting to Department leadership, legislature, and the fair community
Benefits
- 13 paid holidays
- 12 days of sick leave
- 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually
- Health Insurance Coverage (State pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums)
- Health Insurance Premium Credit (decreases employee-only premiums by 5%)
- Dental Insurance (State pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums)
- Retirement Plan (State contributes 14.06% of pay to MainePERS)
- Gym Membership Reimbursement (up to $40 per month)
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- Living Resources Program (employee assistance program)
- Parental leave (forty-two (42) consecutive calendar days of fully paid parental leave)
- Voluntary Deferred Compensation (MaineSaves 457(b) account)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
