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Outreach and Training Specialist
Job Details
Compensation: $30.00 per hour (DOE)
Job Type: Part-Time
Position: Remote
Pay Schedule: Bi-weekly
Travel Required: Some
Job Description
Responsible for the successful execution of outreach and training activities for the organization in a variety of agricultural programs.
Responsibilities
Agriculture Program Outreach and Training
- Implement and revise outreach process for connecting potential farmer and rancher candidates with United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) services and technical assistance.
- Implement and revise outreach process for connecting potential farmer and rancher candidates with partner services and technical assistance (NOFA, Global Village, and Nichols College).
- Support website upgrades and recruitment video design.
- Provide program/outreach content for website.
- Use research database to find and conduct outreach to potential candidates.
- Identify and record farmers and ranchers’ resource conservation needs and barriers to accessing USDA services.
- Conduct surveys/questionnaires/listening sessions with farmers to identify resource conservation needs and barriers preventing them from accessing support services.
- Determine candidate eligibility for USDA programs.
- Communicate regularly with research staff. Provide surveys to research team for data analysis and reporting.
- Design training tools and methods for connecting farmers with services.
- Conduct 1:1 and group training sessions with farmers/rancher candidates about USDA services.
- Attend regular team meetings with PPLT team members.
Requirements/Qualifications
- B.A. or B.S in management, agriculture, education, or related field (preferred, but not required)
- 3 years relevant experience in agriculture, community outreach, teaching, and/or training
- Proficient with MS Office applications
- Proficient with online meeting applications (Zoom, Teams)
- Proficient with social media navigation and content creation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Bilingual: Spanish/English (preferred)
- Valid driver’s license
- Reliable transportation
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