Produce Prescription Extension Associate

Produce Prescription Extension Associate

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Posting Number: PG193950EP

Internal Recruitment:
No

Working Title:

Produce Prescription Extension Associate

Anticipated Hiring Range:
Commensurate with Experience ($62,000 - $67,000)

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM

Job Location:

Raleigh, NC (Option of flexible work arrangement)

Extension at NC State University partners with communities to deliver education and technology that enrich North Carolinians’ lives, land, and the economy. We focus on food and nutrition programming, and our Extension agents deliver evidence-based programming in nutrition, health, food safety, food preservation, and local foods. NC State is working to improve health equity in ten central and eastern NC counties.

A primary goal for this project is to engage, leverage, and amplify community resources to implement evidence-based strategies for food and nutrition security through scaling and spreading produce prescription and fruit and vegetable voucher programs.

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Perks and Benefit eligibility is based on Part-Time or Full-Time Employment status. Eligibility and Employer Sponsored Plans can be found within each of the links offered.

The Produce Prescription Extension Associate will provide organization and programmatic oversight to scale nutrition access programs across the state (a produce prescription program and fruit and vegetable (FV) voucher incentive programs). The Extension Associate will also lead the communication efforts with community stakeholders. The Extension Associate must be organized and dependable and possess excellent communication skills. This position will be located in Raleigh, NC, with the option of a flexible work arrangement.

• Oversee scaling NC State’s produce prescription and FV voucher incentive programs across the state.
• Expand the produce prescription and FV voucher incentive programs across the state while maintaining timely communication with the Principal Investigators (PIs), food hubs, clinical partners, FCS Agents, and other community stakeholders on all activities.
• Establish relationships with regional food hubs/banks and food producers in North Carolina.
• Identify and establish partnerships with clinical partners throughout the state to provide referrals to the produce prescription program or FV voucher programs.
• Identify and establish partnerships with existing FV voucher incentive programs across the state to increase voucher redemption (i.e., NC Farmers Market Network SNAP Double Up Bucks participants, NC WIC Farmers Market Nutrition participants, NC Medicaid Healthy Opportunities Pilot).
• Help identify external funding sources to support produce prescription and FV voucher programming through grant writing, proposal development, and stakeholder presentations.
• Train Extension agents, in areas related to FV voucher programs, produce prescription programs, and community-based nutrition access strategies in collaboration with Extension Specialists.
• Review, summarize, and stay current on existing literature related to FV voucher programs, produce prescription programs, and community-based nutrition access strategies.
• Oversee program delivery in non-HOP participating counties, ensuring that programs are taught as outlined in the curriculum, participants are recruited, required data is collected accurately, and program-specific budgets are adhered to.
• Support all Institutional Review Board approvals through NC State University as needed.
• Assist in the writing of manuscripts and presentations for professional dissemination at the regional, national, and international levels in accordance with grant activities.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Earned master’s degree in nutrition, public health, or a closely related field.
• At least five years of experience with health promotion programs or an equivalent combination of education and…