| Description: The Associate Administrator's office is the central point for overseeing programming within Cooperative Extension at North Carolina A&T State University. Its core function is to guarantee the development and delivery of extension educational programs, products, and services that are high-quality, relevant, and impactful, utilizing diverse formats that align with the organization's vision. This office also ensures that programming objectives are consistent with the mandates of funding partners, including the USDA, state government, and local government entities. It steers the organization's focus on essential programming competencies, evaluation, promotion, and strategic goals. The position facilitates coordination and connection with subject matter program leaders and program development specialists, while also providing oversight for the instructional design team, evaluation and accountability staff, program marketing support staff, and the organizational development manager. This office engages in collaborative efforts with North Carolina State University, our Cooperative Extension partner, to coordinate statewide programming and administrative actions related to the management and programming for staff located in Cooperative Extension county centers throughout the state. The position collaborates with diverse faculty, extension agents, and others in academic departments to ensure the alignment of research efforts and extension programming.
This role is expected to deliver critical administrative management support to the Associate Administrator. This includes managing the calendar, coordinating travel, planning and organizing meetings both on campus and across the state, and providing support for major regional, statewide, and national Cooperative Extension events. It also serves as a liaison with organizational partners and stakeholders.
Primary Function of Organizational Unit: N.C. A&T is a public, land-grant, doctoral research institution and has been the largest historically Black university in the country for the past decade. With an enrollment of 14,311 students in Fall 2024, the university offers 59 undergraduate degree programs, 36 master's programs, and 12 doctoral programs. It is America's top producer of Black graduates in Engineering and Agricultural Science bachelor's programs, as well as a top five producer in numerous additional disciplines, including Liberal Arts and Communications/Journalism. It also ranks no. 3 in master's degrees awarded to Black graduates in Engineering Technologies and Related Fields, no. 4 in master's degrees in Engineering, and no. 11 best business school for women in the nation. Nationally recognized for its leadership and excellence in STEM education and research, N.C. A&T is classified as |