WNYSFFA Team Leader - Lockport, NY
About The Position
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County has an opening for a full-time Team Leader working within the Western NY region and based from the Niagara County CCE office. The Team Leader for Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Niagara County is responsible for providing leadership in the assessment, development, planning, delivery, and evaluation of WNY Solutions for Farming and Food Access (WNYSFFA) programming and connections for low-income individuals and families. The Team Leader will lead efforts to increase food access throughout the Western New York region (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, and Orleans) focusing on urban and rural communities with high food security and access needs.. The Team Leader will identify regional needs, formulate programs and plans, and coordinate staff at the region-wide level to meet identified gaps by scaling existing successful programs and engaging farmers and other partners to strengthen and widen the farm-to-families pipeline, stabilize struggling farm economies, and increase food availability across the region.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Nutrition, Public Health, or related discipline relevant to the role of the position.
- 2 years volunteer or related work experience.
- Ability to meet travel requirements associated with this position.
- Ability to work flexible hours, which may include evenings and/or weekends, as appropriate.
- Ability to clearly communicate (speak, read, and write proficiently) in English.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, manage, and participate in professional team efforts and highly functioning work teams.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, supervision, management, and guidance to staff.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and secure funding that supports programs, including grant writing, developing public and private partnerships.
- Demonstrated experience and ability to work independently and as part of a team with internal and external partners at multiple levels within organizations and across communities.
- Ability to organize, manage, and prioritize multiple tasks, deadlines, requirements, and priorities to complete work in a timely manner and within established deadlines.
- Proficiency with windows-based software including use of the internet and Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Ability to work in a typical office environment which may include lifting, moving, and/or transporting office supplies, work related materials, and equipment with or without accommodation. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Cooperative Extension or other similar educational organizations.
- Background or course work in leadership, management, education, and/or grant writing/management.
- Experience in both educational program design and delivery.
- Experience in grant writing.
Responsibilities
- Program Assessment
- Program Development
- Program Delivery
- Program Evaluation
- Administrative Direction
- Administrative Management
- Administrative Coordination/Operation
- Professional Improvement
- Health and Safety
- Policy and Other Duties as Assigned
Benefits
- Paid Vacation, Sick, and Personal leave
- Paid Holidays
- NYS Health Insurance Program (including Dental Insurance)
- NYS Retirement (NYSERS)
- Tax Deferred Annuity Plan
- Long-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Term Life Insurance
- Personal Accidental Insurance
- Legal Plan Insurance
- Auto and Homeowner’s Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- New York’s 529 College Savings Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
