PLANNING COORDIANATOR (PARKERSBURG, WV)
On-siteParkersburg, West Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Facilitate strategic planning, marketing, and brand development for agriculture products in regional territories while fostering relationships with universities, state, and private partners. Create and maintain confidential client files, assist producers with business plans for financial and risk management, and provide tools for accessing business development resources. Host collaborative partner assistance for local outreach activities, including new market development, funding opportunities, and farm-to-school programs to expand access to fresh foods for seniors. Coordinate high tunnel production planning, assist with product label approvals and permitting, and connect agribusinesses with resources to ensure statewide food security.
Required Qualifications
- Basic understanding of horticulture
- Advanced knowledge of computers and software including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Advanced ability to work collaboratively with remote technologies (i.e. cloud services, CRM, etc.)
- Skilled in performing calculations required for business planning
- Advanced attention to detail to maintain records of resources, client/producer files, and project records according to prescribed format
- Ability to take direction and work independently
- Excellent organizational skills and problem-solving ability
- Ability to tour producer businesses, including on-farm site visits
- Proficient in economic development activities including business and/or production planning, and project development and management
- Proficient in grant/project application, development and management
- Advanced written skills to compose correspondence, reports, etc.
- Excellent oral communications skills, including public speaking
- Excellent project management skills to handle multiple projects and meet established deadlines
- Ability to collaborate to plan, schedule, and organize local activities independently or with partners
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in economics, agriculture, agribusiness, food sciences/technology, agriculture finance, business administration, marketing or related field
- Two years of demonstrated success in economic and/or business development
- Valid driver's license
- Satisfactory completion of pre-employment drug testing
- Satisfactory completion of pre-employment law enforcement background investigation, including DMV records
- Must maintain a positive image of the Commissioner, West Virginia Department of Agriculture, and the State of West Virginia
Desired Qualifications
- Additional experience in agribusiness development or agribusiness marketing
- small farmer agribusiness capacity development
- knowledge of the agribusiness sector in West Virginia
- a strong background in private sector business administration and management
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