Extension County Coordinator, White Pine/Eureka Counties (Ely or Eureka, NV)

University of Nevada, Reno; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 61,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options including, in

Dental and vision coverage

Fitness center access

Tuition benefits

Paid leave and disability

Employee discounts

Job summary

University of Nevada, Reno is seeking an Extension County Coordinator to lead community education efforts across Ely and Eureka, NV, splitting time between both counties. You’ll supervise offices, build relations with local agencies, and coordinate statewide programs in agriculture, youth and families, and health.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree (or master’s) with several years of related experience and a fingerprinting background check. Travel within Nevada is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and four years of related professional work experience, OR Master’s Degree and two 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.

Responsibilities

• Identify community education needs and coordinate statewide programs for agriculture, youth and families, horticulture, and health.
• Supervise offices and staff to ensure programming meets community needs.
• Develop and maintain relationships with county commissions and community agencies; collaborate with statewide experts.
• Travel within the state for conferences and meetings as required.

Skills

Community education

Office management

Leadership

Public speaking

Social media

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

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.

Required Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Licensure

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

Schedule and Travel

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.

Compensation

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.

Perks of Working at UNR

• 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 WolfCard 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 unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.
• Faculty Grants-in-Aid Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs.
• No state income tax!

EEO Statements

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).

The University of Nevada, Reno does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that it operates.

The University’s commitment to nondiscrimination in its education programs and activities extends to applicants for admission and employment.

About Us

The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s original land‑grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries. Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (“Very High Research”) university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is a community partner through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics. The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Founded where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290‑acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. The University’s physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building, set to open in fall 2025. Groundbreaking is also planned for a new State Public Health Laboratory Building on campus, alongside the recent acquisition of 16 parcels near campus.

We are a member of the Nevada System of Higher Education. We are committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).

For more information, please visit the University’s website.

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