Nutrition Connections Project Coordinator (Open to Internal Candidates)
Job Description
Operating Title
Nutrition Connections Project Coordinator (Open to Internal Candidates)Long Classification Title
Educational Program Coordinator IICampus Location
DurhamDepartment
UNH Cooperative Extension Youth and Family [UXYTFM]Summary of Position
The Nutrition Connections Project Coordinator organizes and coordinates the timely implementation and reporting of multilevel interventions that promote nutrition equity and physical activity. This position is part of the UNH Cooperative Extension Nutrition Connections team working with the USDA-FNS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) and the USDA-NIFA Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). The project coordinator also works in close collaboration with other UNH Extension staff and local community partners. Responsibilities include guiding, training and supporting Nutrition Connections team members and community partners implementing programs that target diet quality, physical activity, nutrition access, food safety, and food resource management skills and behaviors of N.H. youth, adults, families, community sites and organizations, and sectors of influence. Programs include direct education; policies, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes; and social marketing campaigns. This position works closely with UNH Extension’s healthy living state specialist to provide leadership for supporting and improving overall SNAP-Ed and EFNEP project planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting efforts.
This is a remote position funded by SNAP-Ed and EFNEP grants.
Acceptable minimum level of education
Bachelor'sAcceptable minimum years of experience
2 yearsPosting Number
PS4974FY25Other minimum qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, public health, or a related field with at least two years of relevant experience; OR master’s degree in nutrition, public health, or a related field
- Experience using quantitative and qualitative data analysis for program design and evaluation.
- Experience using the SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework and program guidance.
- Must have a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel for work. Mileage will be reimbursed at the current federal rate.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced skills for capturing and analyzing data using Microsoft Excel.
- Advanced skills for site development and maintenance using Notion.
- Experience assessing needs, monitoring programs and sharing information using ArcGIS.
- Experience with participatory research methods.
- Experience with N-PEARS annual planning and reporting modules.
Salary Information
Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.
Quicklink for Posting
https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/63988Percent Time Information (FTE)
0.80Grade
18EEO Statement
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Institution Information
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide
Posting Date
11/07/2024Open Until Filled
NoClosing Date
11/17/2024Posting Open to Internal Candidates Only?
YesInterested Internal Candidates Exist?
YesJob Category
Salaried Staff (Exempt)Appointment Type
Grant FundedDrivers License and Physical Requirements. Please check all items that apply.
Valid Drivers License and Safe Driving Record, Other - Travel for workDuty/Responsibility
Project Management
- Coordinate Implementing Agency (IA) activities and deliverables for annual planning (NH SNAP-Ed needs assessment and NH EFNEP five-year plan), project implementation, and reporting (NH SNAP-Ed Annual Report and NH EFNEP Annual Update).
- Support the alignment of Nutrition Connections program goals and objectives with relevant SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework indicators and EFNEP priority outcomes.
- Support implementation of Nutrition Connections program and project monitoring tools with trainings, resources, and technical assistance.
- Administer and evaluate SNAP-Ed and EFNEP overall program improvement and qualitative and quantitative evaluation efforts.
- Improve and maintain the Nutrition Connections program resource site.
- Ensure programmatic involvement of underserved and underrepresented audiences and that all educational programming is designed and conducted in full accordance with civil rights, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Affirmative Action (AA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) policies and procedures.
Duty/Responsibility
Professional Development
- Develop and implement a professional development plan to maintain and enhance competence in appropriate subject areas and professional skills such as leadership, group process and facilitation, use of technology and evaluation design.
Duty/Responsibility
Other Duties
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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