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Extension Programs

The Extension Program Manager provides administrative, financial, operational, and programmatic leadership to an Extension unit and program teams; ensures portfolios are effective, innovative, and responsive through strategic assessment and planning; fosters partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to advance program goals; and mentors and coaches program team members.

• Oversee Extension portfolios including the effective development, delivery, and marketing of program offerings and products; identify program gaps and recommend solutions; ensure alignment with the Extension mission and business model
• Administer, forecast, and plan program budgets; manage and approve expenditures; allocate resources; identify new revenue streams; and analyze financial data
• Establish and assess performance benchmarks; ensure that programs are relevant, innovative, and responsive to customer and community needs
• Develop relationships with extension leadership, college administrators, local governments, stakeholder groups, and community partners in order to promote, grow, and ensure the success of Extension programs
• Develop, implement, and evaluate processes and procedures; ensure compliance with college and University policies
• Hire, supervise, mentor, direct, and evaluate program team members; develop and deliver professional development opportunities

Level:

– Principal Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates awareness of broad issues and management trends. Applies exemplary management principles. Evaluates impact of policy and adjusts accordingly. Ensures appropriate skills are developed and maintained within team/unit. Realigns staff responsibilities to meet desired changes. Provides administrative and policy direction. Develops and articulates broad goals. Fosters collaboration between units. Engages in written and verbal communications that reach a university-wide and/or broad external audience. Develops and implements solutions to highly complex and often controversial problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees teams of other supervisors/managers
– Leads a business unit

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Plans, forecasts, develops, and/or approves budgets
– Typically has final signature authority for business unit

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that may have a significant impact on multiple units and/or the University
– Regularly develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve the most difficult problems
– Creates an environment that encourages imaginative solutions to problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined and may be frequently changing
– Sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Oversees completed work of others and is accountable for unit results
– Delegates advanced tasks to others and provides guidance to team members

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– May represent the University externally
– Collaborates closely with team members and other leaders across the University
– Communicates a compelling vision that inspires and motivates others

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00