[Hiring] Agricultural Promotional Coordinator @State of Maine

Role Description

Do you have a passion for connecting people to farms, fairs, and agritourism activities? Would you like to design promotional strategies to increase awareness of Maine agriculture, local foods, and agricultural products at fairs and special events? If so, this job may be your future!

The person in this position plays a meaningful role in Maine’s agricultural fair community and in connecting people to local food and agricultural products. This position requires experience in marketing, promotion, project management, and/or agricultural fair exhibitions and operations. This position involves:

• Researching, designing, implementing, and evaluating effective resources to support the promotion of Maine’s agricultural fairs, local foods, and agricultural products.
• Developing and implementing strategies to increase awareness of Maine agriculture and agricultural products.
• Developing and implementing forms and procedures for agricultural fair evaluation, financial reporting, and fund disbursements.
• Providing technical assistance to fairs on relevant statutes, rules, policies, and reports.
• Administering seasonal stipends and fair licensing procedures.
• Assisting with agricultural promotion marketing and special events.
• Reporting to Department leadership, legislature, and the fair community.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Production, Natural Resources Management, Marketing, Media/Communications, or a directly related field.
• Four (4) years’ experience in agricultural management, marketing, and/or related field.
• Related training and experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

Requirements

• Curriculum development and implementation skills to deliver responsive technical assistance.
• An understanding of market economics and experience in areas such as agricultural marketing and promotion, supply chain coordination, and/or agricultural fair exhibitions and operations.
• Robust project management experience and ability to action plan and achieve benchmarks.
• Experience in covering stakeholder groups and helping such groups achieve consensus.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex projects under a deadline.
• Experience developing policies for an organization or network.
• High degree of comfort with public speaking.
• Highly organized written communication skills, including conveying program outcomes and objectives.
• Familiarity with state and/or federal funding processes and program management.
• Knowledge of monitoring, reporting, data collection, audit practices, and analysis.

Benefits

• Work-Life Balance: 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually.
• Health Insurance Coverage: The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums.
• Health Insurance Premium Credit: Participation decreases employee-only premiums by 5%.
• Dental Insurance: The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums.
• Retirement Plan: The State of Maine contributes 14.06% of pay to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).
• Gym Membership Reimbursement: Up to $40 per month to offset gym expenses.
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax money set aside for out-of-pocket health care and daycare expenses.
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness: The State of Maine is a qualified employer for this federal program.
• Living Resources Program: Employee assistance program for navigating challenging work and life situations.
• Parental leave: 42 consecutive calendar days of fully paid parental leave.
• Voluntary Deferred Compensation: Save additional pre-tax funds for retirement.