Description:

The primary purpose of this position is to provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to Extension Specialists within the Youth, Family, and Communities Unit at Cooperative Extension, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. The role involves managing day-to-day activities, including answering calls, drafting correspondence, maintaining databases, coordinating travel arrangements and reimbursements, and handling mail. The position requires the independent execution of various tasks, including some technical duties, to support program functions. Additionally, the role involves applying in-depth program knowledge to provide guidance and advice regarding specific program operations, ensuring efficient and effective program delivery.

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 “R2-High Research Activity” in the Carnegie Classifications and is poised to achieve “R1-Very High Research Activity” status. It also holds Carnegie’s earned credential in Community Engagement and the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities ( APLU ) Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation. With an annual economic impact of $2.4 billion, N.C. A&T plays a vital role as a higher-education economic driver in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region and across a state that is ranked No. 1 in the nation for the second straight year as “best for business” by the CNBC financial network.

Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is an educational outreach organization within the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Cooperative Extension at A&T provides researched-based educational information, programming and technical assistance to limited-resource audiences that address a diverse range of issues in four programmatic areas – Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, Community and Rural Development, and 4-H Youth Development. Together with its partners – North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, state and county governments, a dynamic and resourceful system is formed. In addition to campus operations, Cooperative Extension at NC A&T has professionally staffed offices in almost half of the 100 counties in North Carolina and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

The primary purpose of the organization is to disseminate and encourage the application of research findings to the citizens of North Carolina. Our mission is to help people put knowledge to work for economic prosperity, environmental stewardship and an improved quality of life. Cooperative Extension is a unique and complex organization that continually responds to the ever-changing needs and demands of our citizens; which makes continuing education very important.

Internal job number: 009103

Requirements:

High School Diploma or equivalency; or demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Preferred:

Bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years of office experience

Job Closing Date: 03/01/2025