Director- Agriscapes #654759685

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises Employment Services

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION VACANCY

SUMMARY: The AGRIscapes Outreach and Community Engagement (AOCE), reporting to the dean of the Huntley College of Agriculture (HCOA), is responsible for coordinating outreach and event activities at AGRIscapes; supporting Urban and Community Agriculture (UCA) engagement, community education, and research efforts. These operational, educational and outreach efforts will be outcomes-oriented and align with the mission and values of CPP and the Huntley College of Agriculture.

The AOCE creates an evolving strategic plan utilizing AGRIscapes resources to meet goals in a fiscally and environmentally sustainable manner with a commitment to community engagement and education. The AOCE meets regularly with the Dean/Associate Dean, Director of Farm Operations, Academic Department Chairs and selected faculty, and Farm Store Manager to support development and implementation of Outreach and Community Engagement goals and assess progress towards goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This person will participate in the following activities. Other duties may be assigned.

• Create and implement in collaboration with the HCOA Dean, Associate Dean, Director of Farm Operations, Department Chairs and selected faculty, a master strategic plan that includes plans for land utilization, petting farm (petting zoo), outreach, community engagement, and marketing.

• Serve as the liaison between the public and AGRIscapes maintaining positive relationships, fostering collaborative partners including industry, community organizations and schools and cultivate new supporters.

• Coordinate with HCOA Faculty and staff to support research projects at AGRIscapes

• Oversee AGRIscapes social media and website (currently www.agriscapes.cpp.edu).

• Manage community engagement to include in-person and virtual events at AgriScapes ranging for a few dozen to thousands of visitors. Oversee planning, scheduling, advertising, implementation, budgeting, and evaluation.

• Develop, plan, manage and oversee annual Foundation budget for the AgriScapes operating account.

• Direct the farming operations of the Discovery Farm and the Children’s Garden.

• Ensure operations are compliant with sanitation standards and comply with State and Federal environmental, USDA and Cal OSHA regulations.

• Ability to adhere to a regular work schedule to include evenings, holidays and weekends.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage full and part-time employees. Maintain staffing oversight including hiring, job and safety training, scheduling, work assignments, work performance standards, approve time off requests, time changes and bi-weekly timecard approval.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Agriculture related fields, Communications, Marketing or Education.

• Minimum three years of experience in community engagement with an agriculture focus.

• Demonstrated ability to plan and organize small and large events.

• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets

• Demonstrated ability to manage and supervise full-time and part-time employees.

• Ability to develop relationships internally and externally.

• Must be able to manage to the values of the organization.

• Have critical thinking skills and ability to adapt to unexpected situations.

• Must be organized and detail oriented.

• Be open-minded – open to feedback, new ideas and diverse perspectives.

Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. offers a rich benefits package that constitutes a major portion of total compensation (paid medical/dental/vision, retirement, educational reimbursement, etc.).

CSU along with Cal Poly Pomona Foundation strongly recommend faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare an exemption from doing so. The systemwide policy can be found at COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Policy and any questions may be sent to fdnhr@cpp.edu.

Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodation with the employer.

BACKGROUND CHECK POLICY:
Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises is committed to protecting the health, well-being, and safety of its campus community and assets. In furtherance of these goals, Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises will make a conditional offer of employment to final job candidates, pending the satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check).

The conditional offer of employment may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.

In determining the suitability of the candidate for the position, Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises will give an individualized assessment to any information regarding the criminal conviction history that the applicant submits for consideration such as the nature, gravity and recency of the conviction, the candidate’s conduct, performance or rehabilitation efforts since the conviction and the nature of the job applied for.