Contract Staff Coordinator (Wyandotte & Leavenworth Counties)
About The Position
Supports and develops county Farm Bureau membership and programming by building relationships, developing programs, planning events and managing county communications to promote agriculture in the local community. Provides administrative assistance for the assigned county associations, their meetings and activities. Full-time remote position, working 40 hours split between the assigned county Farm Bureau associations of Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties. Candidate must be a resident of Kansas and reside within 30 miles of Wyandotte or Leavenworth county. Administration Assists the Board with clerical/administrative support through duties such as: creating board meeting agendas, taking minutes, and distributing board materials. Enters and maintains the County’s accounting system, including but not limited to, check writing, making bank deposits, reconciling the bank account(s), and distributing monthly financial reports to the Board. Manages county correspondence and works with KFB design services to create, produce and distribute printed communication pieces. Manages county association social media accounts, with the assistance of KFB Communications. Membership Processes membership and creates membership reports for the Board. Coordinates activities to elevate the value of membership in the community. Responds to members inquiries, questions and concerns. Develops and maintains positive relationships with Farm Bureau Financial Services agencies within the counties served. Programming and Event Planning Develops community partnerships by cultivating relationships with educators, elected officials, business owners, and others in the community. Organizes events with local, state and federal elected officials to facilitate open communication and strong advocacy networks between the boards of directors and their representatives, as directed by each board of directors. Develops, presents, and manages programs that promote and teach agriculture lessons in the county. This may include programs for schools, 4-H and FFA programs, and community outreach, as directed by each board of directors. Designs, and coordinates events or other opportunities to educate consumers about the food system and connects them to local producers, as directed by each board of directors. Develops and coordinates service projects in the community, as directed by each board of directors. Works with vendors on contracts, venues and food. Informs local media outlets, develops those relationships, and encourages their presence at all Farm Bureau events. Monitors, evaluates, and records outreach activities and program impact. Recruits and manages volunteers for events and presentations. Tracks and maintains program, event and activity budgets. Completes other duties, as assigned.
Requirements
- Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- Requires proficient writing skills.
- Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively.
- Self-starter, organizer and possesses excellent leadership, interpersonal relationship, communication, and time-management skills.
- Maintains a high level of professionalism and developmental growth.
- Exercise a high level of character, morality, and good judgement.
- Dependable and able to adapt to various situations.
- Must have and maintain reliable transportation.
- Travel reimbursement will be provided at the federal mileage rate.
- Must be a Kansas resident and reside within 30 miles of Wyandotte or Leavenworth county.
Responsibilities
- Creating board meeting agendas
- Taking minutes
- Distributing board materials
- Entering and maintaining the County’s accounting system
- Check writing
- Making bank deposits
- Reconciling the bank account(s)
- Distributing monthly financial reports to the Board
- Managing county correspondence
- Working with KFB design services to create, produce and distribute printed communication pieces
- Managing county association social media accounts, with the assistance of KFB Communications
- Processing membership
- Creating membership reports for the Board
- Coordinating activities to elevate the value of membership in the community
- Responding to members inquiries, questions and concerns
- Developing and maintaining positive relationships with Farm Bureau Financial Services agencies within the counties served
- Developing community partnerships by cultivating relationships with educators, elected officials, business owners, and others in the community
- Organizing events with local, state and federal elected officials to facilitate open communication and strong advocacy networks between the boards of directors and their representatives, as directed by each board of directors
- Developing, presenting, and managing programs that promote and teach agriculture lessons in the county
- Designing, and coordinating events or other opportunities to educate consumers about the food system and connects them to local producers, as directed by each board of directors
- Developing and coordinates service projects in the community, as directed by each board of directors
- Working with vendors on contracts, venues and food
- Informing local media outlets, develops those relationships, and encourages their presence at all Farm Bureau events
- Monitoring, evaluating, and records outreach activities and program impact
- Recruiting and managing volunteers for events and presentations
- Tracking and maintaining program, event and activity budgets
- Completing other duties, as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
