Position Overview
The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) invites applications for a Cal Fresh Healthy Living, UC Statewide Academic Coordinator (Academic Coordinator II).
Location Headquarters: UC ANR, Davis, CA or County Office (Location TBD)
Purpose:
The Cal Fresh Healthy Living, UC (CFHL, UC) Statewide Academic Coordinator will provide statewide leadership, coordination, and oversight with the Cal Fresh Healthy Living, UC program consisting of ongoing support to the approximately 180 program staff and local leadership implementing this program in approximately 36 counties across California The CFHL, UC Statewide Academic Coordinator position will be based at UC ANR and will work closely with the Statewide Director, Community Nutrition and Health, Business Manager, and the UC Davis CFHL, UC State Office team to bring consistency and clarity on a myriad of UC ANR policies/procedures and serve to centralize the people management components of this large and complex statewide program. This position will support a streamlined and centralized people management structure and provide high level management and administrative functions for the CFHL, UC program with guidance from the Statewide Director, Community Nutrition and Health and with coordination with local Advisors and County Directors. Additional responsibilities include demonstrating impacts of effective employee engagement, development, wellness and retention efforts of Community Nutrition and Health programs, University and public service, as well as demonstrated professional competence through development and dissemination of scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles, educational materials, impact reports, blogs, and conference presentations.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide supervision, coaching, mentorship and support for all CFHL, UC regions including local Project Investigators (PI), Managers, Supervisors, Educators and Administrative staff to deliver impactful programming with optimal operational efficiency, consistency, clarity and compliance.
• Provide programmatic and administrative support to CFHL, UC programs, including sharing of program successes and providing feedback and addressing areas of improvement, when necessary.
• Manage clear communication and accountability of compliance with all relevant UC policies and procedures, in coordination and with guidance from administrative units: Human Resources, Risk and Safety, Policies, Compliance, Programmatic Agreements, Contracts and Grants, etc.
• Develop and maintain effective techniques for measuring impact of strategies designed to facilitate career pathways, strengthen our working environment, staff retention, satisfaction and professional growth to increase program quality and impact.
• Engage strategies to increase within our work culture support for and practice of stress management and flexibility to increase staff wellness, productivity and sense of belonging where everyone can thrive.
• Initiate and explore workforce development opportunities or models with program participants to advance their economic opportunities and strengthen our programs' talent development and community-wide impact.
• Collaborate with ANR Human Resources and CNH Business Manager to train hiring managers to mitigate bias in the recruitment process and further our ability to build a workforce that represents the demographics of our diverse state.
• Engage in supporting local staffing planning with a focus on leadership development opportunities and increasingly complex programming that can expand our ability to serve all Californians and address social drivers of health.
• Coordinate statewide efforts across Community Nutrition and Health programs and initiatives, and with other statewide programs where relevant.
• Demonstrate CFHL, UC program expertise and thorough understanding of the USDA SNAP-Ed Guidance, policies, procedures, and required reporting.
• Prepare high quality written materials for project impact statements, peer-reviewed publications, blog posts, briefings, posters, and presentations.
• Coordinate with local programs to host visits with elected officials to experience our programming in action and see, hear, and feel the positive impacts they make in the lives of Californians.
Counties of Responsibility: This position is focused on work across the State of California and will coordinate activities across multiple counties and regions.
Reporting Relationship: The CFHL, UC Statewide Coordinator serves under the administrative and programmatic guidance of the Statewide Director, Community Nutrition and Health.
Qualifications and Skills Required