Director, Young Agricultural Professionals

GOEBEL FIXTURE COMPANY; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cell phone stipend

Vacation time

Sick time

Family sick time

Holidays (nine observed)

401(k) with company match

Health plans

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation is seeking a dynamic program leader to drive the Young Agricultural Professionals (YAP) and Collegiate Farm Bureau initiatives. You will guide statewide programs, develop leadership experiences, and collaborate with volunteers, members, sponsors, and agricultural partners across Ohio and beyond.

The role emphasizes relationship-building, event planning, and program evaluation to deliver high-impact experiences for young professionals and collegiate members while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Minimum of five years in program planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Experience in project management, training, facilitation, or leadership development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Young Agricultural Professionals (YAP) program statewide.
• Manage the State YAP Committee onboarding, meeting planning, and development.
• Plan objectives, goals, and budgets for annual programs.
• Develop marketing strategies to grow participation and sponsorships.
• Coordinate collegiate and emerging leader programming across Ohio.

Skills

Leadership development

Project management

Facilitation

Communication

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

• Location 280 N High Street,6th Floor,Columbus, OH, 43215,United States
• Employee Type Exempt FT
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Travel 35%
• Manage Others No

Contact information

• Name Human Resources
• Phone [phone]

Description

Ohio Farm Bureau Federationis seeking a dynamic, relationship-focused professional to lead programs that engage and develop the next generation of agricultural leaders across Ohio. This position will provide strategic leadership for ourYoung Agricultural Professionals (YAP)andCollegiate Farm Bureauprograms while helping strengthen the leadership skills of volunteer leaders throughout the organization.

The ideal candidate is an energetic program leader who enjoys bringing people together, developing meaningful experiences, facilitating learning, and turning ideas into well-executed programs and events. This role offers the opportunity to work with young professionals, collegiate members, volunteers, agricultural organizations, sponsors, and leaders from across Ohio and nationally.

What You’ll Do

Lead the Young Agricultural Professionals Program

• Serve as director of Ohio Farm Bureau’s statewideYoung Agricultural Professionals (YAP) program.
• Provide leadership and support to theState YAP Committee, including member onboarding and offboarding, meeting planning, professional development, and participation in organization-wide initiatives.
• Collaborate with the State YAP Committee to establish annual program objectives, goals, priorities, and budgets.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate two signature annual leadership programs:
• Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience
• Coordinate statewide YAP contests and prepare winners for participation at theAmerican Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)level.
• Support Ohio members participating in theAFBF Annual ConventionandYF&R/FUSION Conference.
• Develop and execute marketing and promotional strategies to build participation and awareness of YAP programs and events.
• Assist in developing and maintaining program sponsorships and partner relationships.
• Manage program revenues, expenses, and budgets.
• Serve as the YAP liaison to Ohio Farm Bureau field staff and coordinate local YAP grant opportunities.

Grow Collegiate and Emerging Leader Engagement

• Implement and strengthenCollegiate Farm Bureauprogramming across Ohio.
• Develop and deliver training and resources for Collegiate Farm Bureau chapter officers.
• Plan and host theCollegiate Discussion Meet.
• Create meaningful connection points for4-H and FFA membersto engage with Ohio Farm Bureau, with an emphasis on building a pathway from youth involvement to collegiate participation and ultimately into YAP programming.
• Partner with Membership Department leadership to identify leadership development needs across the organization.
• Develop and maintain a robust portfolio of leadership development workshops, lesson plans, facilitation materials, and resources for volunteer leaders.
• Facilitate up to10 leadership development workshops annually.
• Create engaging learning experiences designed specifically for adult learners and non-formal educational environments.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Minimum offive years of experiencein program planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Experience inproject management, training, facilitation, or leadership development.

Skills & Attributes

• A motivatedself-starterwho can move projects from concept through successful execution.
• Strong project management, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with teams toward common objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively engage a broad range of audiences, including volunteer leaders, young professionals, sponsors, agricultural organizations, and statewide agricultural leaders.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
• Experience developing workshops and educational programming fornon-formal learning environments.
• Excellent budgeting and financial management skills.
• Proficiency with commonly used computer software and technology platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple programs, events, deadlines, and stakeholder relationships simultaneously.

Summary

Ohio agriculture's future depends on developing leaders who are prepared to serve their communities, strengthen the agricultural industry, and step into leadership roles within Ohio Farm Bureau. This position plays a central role in creating those opportunities — connecting young people to the organization, developing emerging leaders, and providing experiences that can shape their involvement in agriculture for years to come.

If you are passionate aboutanimal agriculture, agricultural policy, member service and building relationships across the agricultural community, we invite you to consider joining Ohio Farm Bureau.

OFBF offers a generous benefits package that includes a cell phone stipend, vacation, sick, and family sick time; nine observed holidays with additional time off between Christmas and New Year’s; a 401-k retirement plan with company match; three health plans to choose from, a company contribution to a health savings account, dental, vision, life insurance, voluntary insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability; employee incentive plan, tuition reimbursement and bonus for employee referrals.