Regional Director (Region 7)

Regional Director (Region 7)

The Department of County Services in Extension and Outreach with Iowa State University is seeking qualified candidates for an Assistant Director County Services, known as the Regional Director!

The position will serve Cherokee, Buena Vista, Ida, Sac, and Calhoun counties, also known as Region 7. The primary office location for this position will be a county extension office in one of the counties served and the location will be dependent on the successful candidate and office availability. Because the position will support multiple counties, travel is required.

What You'll Do :

• Provide leadership to the county Extension councils to meet their legal obligations as an elected body and to carry out the roles and responsibilities of an Extension District.
• Supervise the county staff as detailed in a Memorandum of Understanding between the council and the University.
• Oversee program delivery that meets the programmatic needs of the region.
• Initiate strategies for the Extension council's implementation of fiscal management, grant and contract management, human resources and program needs assessment, and oversight.
• Work with the councils to initiate strategies to develop and oversee volunteer networks and assist the Extension council and staff to identify innovative ways to reach under-served and under-represented audiences and ensure compliance with civil rights requirements.

The Regional Director uses a proactive approach within the region to identify needs and cooperates with Extension Program Specialists to determine the appropriate programmatic response. They coordinate with Program Specialists and County Extension Councils for the future program direction, inter-disciplinary programming, secures resources to support identified needs, and assists in reporting program outcomes.

The Regional Director is responsible for the appropriate administration of resources and oversees completion of all system reports for the region. They establish, organize, and facilitate networks and coalitions at the regional level to build community capacity and may also be involved in regional or multi-state partnerships or programs.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a wide variety of individuals and groups. The ability to establish partnerships with community leaders along with strong organizational, supervisory, and leadership skills are also needed for success in this position.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as : retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans; generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans; onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa); life insurance and long-term disability; flexible spending accounts; various voluntary benefits and discounts; employee assistance program; and wellbeing program.