Facilitation Program Associate

Facilitation Program Associate

Job Category: Producer Guidance Requisition Number: FACIL
001112 Posted: May 1, 2026 Position Type: Full Time Location: Ardmore, OK 73401, USA

Will consider hiring at the senior level if minimum qualifications for that level are met.

Salary Range: Facilitation Program Associate $59,721-$74,654;
Senior Facilitation Program Specialist $80,192-$

At Noble, we believe the health of soil, plants, animals, and humans is one and indivisible. We believe in rebuilding healthy soils and helping producers maintain a strong bottom line. Through these two actions, we can transform degraded grazing lands across the United States, benefiting the environment and society as a whole.

Our focus is to help farmers and ranchers apply regenerative ranching principles to the nation’s 654 million acres of grazing lands. This monumental undertaking requires thousands of producers across the U.S. to overcome significant barriers and change their current practices to work with nature, not against it.

Our education program is at the heart of our mission. It is the glue that connects our internal research discoveries and outreach activities. We live to find new ways to generate usable information so farmers and ranchers can leave their land better at sunset than  education program is the inflection point for transformation. Education has always been a part of who we are, but we know new opportunities exist for us to expand our reach.

So, do you want to join us? We are looking for a Facilitation Program Associate
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• Build a “we-not-me” culture by actively considering the needs, objectives and impact on others in daily responsibilities and team collaboration. Value collective success, cultivate meaningful relationships and recognize the contribution of others.
• Be able to travel up to 25% of the time and sometimes more during busy periods, including overnight travel.
• Have solid knowledge of adult learning principles, facilitation methodology, and facilitator development best practices. Knowledge of instructional design methodology is desired.
• Demonstrate proficiency in facilitation craft, including the ability to model, observe, assess, and develop facilitation skills in others.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships by communicating consistently, adapting as needed, and establishing rapport to collaborate effectively and achieve shared goals.
• Contribute to a positive team environment by advocating for team success, supporting group decisions, and maintaining a positive attitude.
• Assist individuals in recognizing strengths and areas for growth by asking insightful questions that encourage learning, development, and discovering personalized solutions.
• Encourage others to achieve goals, inspiring commitment to their work and encouraging a team mindset.
• Set expectations, establish accountability, monitor performance, and provide feedback to support continuous improvement.
• Acknowledge efforts and recognize contributions by celebrating individual and team achievements and offering feedback, praise, and credit where due.

• Supporting and facilitating cohort‑based learning sessions that surface field observations, build peer learning, and drive continuous improvement across the facilitator pool. Developing and delivering facilitation workshops and skill‑building sessions as needed.
• Supporting the facilitator certification process, including practice sessions, walk‑throughs, certification assessments, and record‑keeping across all advisor types:
  New, Certified, Cross‑Training, and Contract/Partner.
• Conducting structured observations of facilitators during live and practice sessions and delivering timely, actionable feedback grounded in Noble's facilitation competency framework.
• Maintaining individual development plans for facilitators in active training and directing facilitators to appropriate learning resources.

• Supporting the tracking and documentation of facilitation performance records at the individual facilitator level. Contributing to data collection that informs development priorities.
• Assisting with the contract…