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The Executive Director provides overall leadership for the Association — setting local program priorities in collaboration with the Board of Directors. This position also ensures equitable, diverse, and inclusive programs and practices, operational compliance and risk management, fiscal oversight, and effective people management. The Executive Director successfully navigates competing priorities while also building and maintaining tactful, collaborative relationships with multiple audiences. This position can sometimes be “hands-on” with no task too big or too small to tackle, helping to ensure constituents value the expertise and vital work of CCE of Tompkins County.
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The person in this role will assist in the development and implementation of grant-funded parenting education projects, implement evaluation tools, and assist with administrative tasks for the program. They are responsible for delivering community-based family programming for parenting skills, parent/child interaction, and family social support of all family forms, including biological and adoptive parents, custodial and non-custodial parents, relative caregivers, and foster parents. This person collaborates with existing community-based organizations for optimal learning opportunities.
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The Move Together New York Program Manager is responsible for restarting Way2Go’s regional transportation program, Move Together New York, which has been on hold since 2021. The MTNY project reaches up to seven counties to extend Way2Go’s Transportation Education online platform, identifies programmatic needs, and develops resources available to the region that solve these needs.
The Program Manager will support the development of innovative education and outreach tools and content that can easily be shared in a multi-county region of upstate New York. The Program Manager will act as a subject matter resource on regional transportation issues for regional partners, decision makers, and community members.
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The Senior Program Manager will coordinate a community- and school-based 4-H Youth Development program for a specific town within Tompkins County and in conjunction with similar programs throughout Tompkins County. A primary responsibility for this individual will be coordinating a workforce development program for youth across several communities, and direction of a large volunteer base. This person may also be responsible for the operation and direction of a certified Summer Camp, including supervisory duties of camp staff.
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The Urban Outreach Program Lead will provide 4-H youth development programing to children ages 5-19 in after school and summer program settings, providing creative programs that promote positive youth development in areas such as social and emotional learning, citizenship, career preparedness, literacy, life skills, mastery, self-knowledge, STEM and teamwork. The Program Lead will also cultivate working relationships with community members, parents, community leaders and other stakeholders, and deliver positive youth development programs that are relevant to community needs. This position provides youth with programming on a daily basis and will include some night and weekend programming.
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The Ag Energy NY Program Manager is responsible for the programmatic and administrative direction, management and coordination of Ag Energy NY, a state-wide energy education program for farmers, in collaboration with multiple CCE associations across the state. This position provides administrative support, program guidance, and manages and guides the Ag Energy NY team in their delivery of programs in communities, negotiates and develops program agreements with county associations and regional agriculture teams and trains and supports ag educators on those teams.
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4-H Archivist Internship (8/24/2023)
As an Archivist Intern with Tompkins County 4-H and Cornell Cooperative Extension, you will play a crucial role in preserving and organizing historical documents, photographs, and artifacts related to the organization’s rich history. Responsibilities will include:
Position is part-time (20 hours/week) for two semesters or a calendar year. Read the full position description, qualifications, and how to apply.
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Last updated September 19, 2023