(Hybrid) Temporary Program Manager - Youth and Community Engagement

West Virginia University

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This hybrid position (with part of time remote and part of time in Morgantown, WV) is responsible for working with a team to plan, implement, and evaluate grant funded youth-focused community and workforce development initiatives through WVU Extension.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
A minimum of one (1) year of experience involving:
Working with youth or young adults
Required proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), Canva, and other standard platforms
Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.
All qualifications must be met by the time of employment.
Strong organizational and time management skills including managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
Resource management skills.
Meeting facilitation skills.
Partnership/relationship development skills.
Assertiveness and conflict resolution skills to maintain a healthy and safe environment.
Basic computer skills for input and output of data, electronic communication, and extracting programming resources.
Ability to clearly articulate concepts to broad and diverse audiences.
Ability to keep accurate records and reports for grant management and partnership development.
Ability to recruit program clientele and to recruit program resources.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Ability to operate an automobile to travel independently as needed
Ability to conduct or participate in educational programs or professional development experience that require travel and/or overnight stays.

Nice To Haves

Working in a higher education setting preferred
Familiarity with youth workforce development, entrepreneurship education, or similar preferred

Responsibilities

Review, maintain, and/or develop program materials as needed for outreach efforts
Develop and/or revise program implementation guides to be shared with organizations delivering Extension developed efforts
Establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Facilitate communication with partner within West Virginia and across the U.S. to support partner planning/development of shared efforts.
Foster collaboration among existing Extension programs to ensure alignment with ongoing initiatives.
Coordinate regular project team meetings to facilitate communication among Extension faculty/staff
Support the implementation of mini-grant funded pilot projects with partnering states through regular communication with partners and troubleshooting/problem solving
Maintain records of program activities, successes, and challenges to inform future program development
Coordinate the completion of partner memorandums of agreement and processing of invoice payments for community grants and pilot project support as needed.
Contact partners to schedule ongoing coaching sessions and/or individual meetings as needed.
Support youth focused community development projects with additional implementation tasks as needed.
Track and maintain program data to ensure thorough and accurate program evaluation.
Facilitate communication with partners to collect data.
Organize and maintain surveys, focus group discussion template, and other documents for use by program partners.
Work closely with project teams to analyze program evaluation data.
Develop program reports to share both internally and with program partners.
Support the development of required reports for private and public funders