Extension County Coordinator, White Pine​/Eureka Counties; Ely or Eureka, NV

Job Description

The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for an Extension County Coordinator with excellent management and interpersonal skills. This position's home base can be either Ely or Eureka, NV, depending on the successful candidate. It is expected that the County Coordinator will split their time between the two counties evenly. The position reports to the Extension Northern Area Director. The primary role of the Extension County Coordinator is to work with community members and staff to identify beneficial community-based education and bring in statewide programs for impactful programming in agriculture, children, youth and families, horticulture, community development, natural resources, and health and nutrition in assigned counties.

The incumbent will build positive, strong relations with the county commissions and community agencies. Through entrepreneurial leadership, program areas of need will be addressed through collaborations with experts statewide. One role of the position is managing the offices in assigned counties. The position will supervise some office staff to ensure programming addresses community needs. This position requires working effectively with diverse cultural and community interests and developing and maintaining solid working relationships.

A joy of Extension work is revitalizing communities and improving individuals’ lives in Nevada.

• Bachelor’s Degree and four (4) years of related professional work experience, OR Master’s Degree and two (2) years of related professional work experience
• Related
  
  Experience:
  
  Community education programming and office management or a related field
• This position requires candidates to complete a fingerprinting/background check.

• Candidates with knowledge of community education and management processes
• Skills in leadership, fiscal management, and communication with the public, faculty & staff
• Ability to work with diverse audiences, make oral and written presentations, and provide social media interactions

• A valid Class “C” driver’s license or higher operator’s license within 30 days of appointment.

Variable work schedule. Moderate travel within the state with some overnight stays is required. Occasional out-of-state travel is required for conferences and meetings.

Administrative Faculty –

C. This position’s budgeted salary is $72,150. To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit:
Salary Schedules and select Administrative Faculty by Grade. Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

• Health insurance options including dental and vision
• Health Insurance Generous annual, sick leave, long term disability and life insurance
• Faculty Benefits
  
  E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.
• E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center Reno is proud to be a University town!
• Many local businesses offer discounts to Wolf Card holders
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments.
• Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty.
• Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University.
• Faculty Senate No state income tax!
• Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees. The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents.
• Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate.
• Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be…