State Relations Specialist

National FFA Organization; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The National FFA Organization is seeking a liaison to connect state FFA associations with internal staff, focusing on educational services and program improvement.

The role emphasizes relationship building, project leadership from concept to distribution, and strong communication and customer service across diverse groups.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of related educational or extensive staff experience.
• Ability to understand trends in agriculture education and FFA programs.
• Strong project management and reporting abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, and written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a frequently changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with state leadership and local teachers to support educational services.
• Understand trends within program areas of agriculture education and/or FFA.
• Develop and manage projects from start to finish using needs assessments and collaboration.
• Complete reports summarizing travel, communication and information between states and the organization.
• Provide stakeholder trainings using approved national FFA materials and methods.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Written communication

Project management

Public speaking

Customer service

Job description

The primary responsibility of this position is to serve as a liaison between National FFA Organization and state FFA associations while working to initiate, build, and maintain relationships within the organization. Duties include establishing and maintaining relationships with state leadership while collaborating with internal staff who manage and operation programs and instructional materials for local and state program improvement.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Establish and maintain relationships with state leadership and local teachers with a primary focus on educational services as a liaison and support for FFA staff.
• Understand the trends within program areas of agriculture education and/or FFA.
• Work to understand state initiatives and needs.
• Develop and manage projects from start to finish utilizing needs assessments, content, collaboration and distribution.
• Facilitate relationships within state leadership, teachers and colleagues at FFA.
• Complete reports to summarize travel, communication and information between states and the organization.
• Manage budget to ensure financial responsibilities.
• Perform the mental and physical demands of the position.
• Team player with the ability to work independently in a frequently changing environment.
• Outstanding interpersonal, listening, written and verbal communication, and project management skills.
• Interact, influence and work with a diverse group of internal/external people.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and/or external customers.
• Effectively prioritize, organize, use time-management skills, and be adept at multi-tasking.
• Accurate, detailed-oriented, and able to problem solve/analyze.
• Computer proficient and be able to make and receive phone calls.
• Confident in speaking in front of small and large groups.
• Provide stakeholder trainings utilizing approved national FFA materials and methods.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE:

5-7 years of related educational experience or extensive state or national staff experience.