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c k.rm Ste At, <br />a ' <br />X55 � C 1 dti <br />-x r <br />Lomax Center for Agricultural Education <br />Development Plan 2016 - 2026 <br />The Program Director will be responsible for the overall operation of the farm. <br />Duties will include budgeting, overseeing the collaborative network of individuals, <br />institutions and organizations at the farm. This person will work with the Lomax <br />Advisory Group to plan, manage and monitor the future direction of the farm as well as <br />provide relevant program outcome information to Cabarrus County staff, RCCC, UNCC, <br />Cooperative Extension, public officials, and the general public. <br />Key Activities <br />• Strategic and program planning: facilitating a strategic planning process for the <br />organization, gathering stakeholder input, and shaping annual work plans and <br />budgets; maintaining the Center's focus on mission - driven outcomes; developing <br />key programmatic objectives, goals, and work plans including staff <br />tasks/ activities and evaluation metrics <br />• Program Budget development: developing staffing plan for program activities, <br />supplies and materials and programmatic costs for all program areas; incorporate <br />budget needs into all funding requests and allocate proportionally all <br />overhead /administrative costs <br />• Grants management and reporting: tracking and maintaining monthly report of <br />program activities by all staff and developing financial and program reports to <br />funders; conduct funder meetings, site visits. <br />• Building and maintaining key community partnerships: represent project at <br />events, workshops, panel presentations, meetings, etc.; participate in working <br />groups for collaborative projects; engage in local, regional, and national policy <br />and advocacy work. <br />• Staff management: hiring, managing and evaluating staff performance; ongoing <br />coaching and supervisory "check ins" to assess progress toward goals; facilitate <br />staff cohesion and team building. <br />• Program Evaluation: evaluating project performance and impacts either via data <br />collection, discussions with participants, through participant surveys, focus <br />groups, partner feedback, etc. <br />37 <br />G -6 Page 209 <br />