Montana State University Extension Looking for Director, Extension Program Development & Evaluation Full Time

The Director of Program Development & Evaluation is responsible for providing leadership and coordination for, and staff development
related to the entire program development process including assessing needs, evaluating programs, reporting outcomes, and communicating
impacts. The Director will also lead reporting efforts for the organization providing leadership for use of Faculty Success, compiling data
and writing legislative reports, and working collaboratively with Extension Administration and the Montana Agricultural Experiment Stations
to write and submit federal plans of work, accomplishments, and impacts.

• Provide leadership, orientation, and ongoing
  professional development to Extension faculty in the program development process including coordinating assessments to identify community
  needs, evaluating program efforts, reporting outcomes, and communicating impacts.
• Establish and maintain ongoing relationships with
  internal Extension leaders and Extension faculty in order to create new and expanded opportunities to quantitatively and qualitatively
  showcase the successes and impact of the organization.
• Collaborate with Extension faculty across the state on the development of
  evaluation tools, instruments, systems, and strategies.
• Identify, develop, and disseminate educational resources on program
  development and evaluation to assist faculty in all program areas.
• Collaborate with University professionals providing leadership
  for faculty impact reporting within the Faculty Success tool (formerly Digital Measures) to ensure software features and enhancements are
  optimized for evaluation efforts.
• Work collaboratively with the Extension Administrative Team, Communications unit, and others to
  synthesize information and maximize the utility and effectiveness of Faculty Success in order to provide outcome and impact information for
  a variety of reports.
• Facilitate alignment and lead preparation of the Federal reporting including the Plan of Work, and Annual
  Report of Accomplishment for MSU in collaboration with Extension Administration and the Montana Agriculture Experiment Station.

Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

1. Master’s degree in
   discipline related to the work of Extension (e.g. Education, Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, Positive Youth Development, Public
   Health, Natural Resources, Community Development and/or program development and evaluation).
2. Demonstrated experience utilizing the
   program development process including assessing needs, evaluating programs, reporting outcomes, and communicating impacts.
3. Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and evaluating training and professional development for adult learners.
4. Demonstrated experience compiling and synthesizing data and communicating impacts to stakeholders.

For complete
information and to apply: www.montana.edu/extension/careers