Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Advancement Program Coordinator
Full Time
Edinburg, TX
Posted
Job description
Location
Edinburg, Texas
College
N/A
Department
College of Sciences/ Sustainble Agr & Rural Advncmt
Division
Division of Research Grad Studies New Programs
FTE
0.5
Scope of Job
To assist in the operations of the Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Advancement Center (SARA) related projects/programs.
- Coordinates project programing to ensure that implementation and prescribed activities are carried out in accordance with specified objectives.
- May assists others in writing and developing proposals for funding grants.
- Must be able to coordinates the various activities of the SARA projects/programs including outreach, trainings, technical assistance, and the creation of informational materials regarding cooperatives, businesses, and farm and ranch operations.
- Helps coordinate long and short-term programs, including performing feasibility studies.
- Drafts brochures, letters, and agendas.
- Develops, plans, and creates social media communication and campaigns related to the SARA project/programs.
- May plan, develop, organize, and coordinate research and survey designs.
- Attends meetings, conferences, and seminars related to the SARA project’s/program’s mission and goals.
- Helps supervise and organize seminars, conferences, and presentations.
Provides appropriate reports as required for the projects/programs to SARA Project Manager.
- May provide support in the coordination of general community and school gardens and related small-scale farm plots in an agricultural environment.
Discipline Specific Required Qualifications
- Ability to interact in a professional manner with faulty, staff, students and the public.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills.
- Independent decision making and problem solving ability.
- Must demonstrate effective project promotion skills, and, the ability to develop and maintain strong working relations with internal and external agencies and entities.
- Project/program may require ability to drive a car for local or distant travel for client consultation, training, meetings or small-scale farming on site demonstrations.
- Must be able to bend, stoop, reach and lift for retrieving/maintaining files and for setting up multimedia equipment.
Preferred Qualifications
Business, Life Sciences, Communications, Public Affairs, Social Work, Sociology or other Agriculture-related field. Bilingual/Spanish proficiency preferred, but not required.
Salary
$1,250.00 month
Number of Vacancies
4
Desired Start Date
03/28/2022
Posting Detail Information
EEO Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964, the title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Open Date
03/25/2022
Special Instructions to Applicants
Dear Applicant,
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:
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Social Security Number
Gender
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Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:
Date of Birth
Social Security Number
Gender
Ethnicity/Race
Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
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