NKFND Program Coordinator (Located in Kearney, NE)
Role Overview
LOCATED IN KEARNEY , NE The Nebraska Rural Transformation Initiative (NE Dept HHS ) has funded Dr. Heelan and her respective colleagues to package the Nebraska Kids Fitness and Nutrition ( NKFND ) program. This program provides nutrition education and physical activity programs throughout rural Nebraska communities. The Project Coordinator will work directly with faculty and established researchers at UNMC and UNK to assist in the development of nutrition and physical activity curriculum in accordance with this program. The coordinator will assist Dr. Heelan with administrative responsibilities regarding this project, including but not limited to:
Development of supplies, ordering, organization, and delivery of materials and equipment to each of the communities.
Recruiting and training communities; evaluating implementation of the program. This will include travel throughout greater Nebraska.
Coordinating and organizing training materials, equipment, renting space, processing reimbursements, as well as other administrative tasks.
Coordinate and organize weekly meetings, manage meeting minutes, maintain timelines, and ensure the project meets objectives.
Assist with the development of educational materials, ensuring use and proper implementation beyond the event.
Tracking budgetary expenses in conjunction with Dr. Heelan and her respective team.
This position is located in Kearney, Nebraska.
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Position Summary
LOCATED IN KEARNEY , NE The Nebraska Rural Transformation Initiative (NE Dept HHS ) has funded Dr. Heelan and her respective colleagues to package the Nebraska Kids Fitness and Nutrition ( NKFND ) program. This program provides nutrition education and physical activity programs throughout rural Nebraska communities. The Project Coordinator will work directly with faculty and established researchers at UNMC and UNK to assist in the development of nutrition and physical activity curriculum in accordance with this program. The coordinator will assist Dr. Heelan with administrative responsibilities regarding this project, including but not limited to:
Development of supplies, ordering, organization, and delivery of materials and equipment to each of the communities.
Recruiting and training communities; evaluating implementation of the program. This will include travel throughout greater Nebraska.
Coordinating and organizing training materials, equipment, renting space, processing reimbursements, as well as other administrative tasks.
Coordinate and organize weekly meetings, manage meeting minutes, maintain timelines, and ensure the project meets objectives.
Assist with the development of educational materials, ensuring use and proper implementation beyond the event.
Tracking budgetary expenses in conjunction with Dr. Heelan and her respective team.
This position is located in Kearney, Nebraska.
Position Details
Additional Information
Review Date Information
Initial application review will begin on the date provided in the field above. Applications received prior to this review date will be considered. Applications received after the review date may be considered.
If any degree major/training is required, please specify the type. (NOTE: Concentration and minors are not equivalent to a major)
Business Administration, Exercise Science, Public Health, or a related field. (Will consider six years related education/experience)
If any experience is required, please specify what kind of experience
Project/program coordination, community outreach, and/or workforce development experience (Will consider six years related education/experience)
Required Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- 1. Positive interpersonal skills are essential.
- 2. Requires knowledge of the NKFND Program, specifically, program components, how it is implemented, program expectations, and recruitment and staffing requirements. 3. Must have the skills for the development of education and the ability to work with a team.
- 4. Must have the skills necessary to coordinate meetings, communicate with community partners, and the ability to organize multiple project components and people.
- 5. The ability to understand, interpret, apply, and communicate information within a specialization and the ability to apply limited analysis in the completion of general functional procedures. May possess knowledge of work activities outside functional area. May require the operation of moderately complex equipment/tools.
- 6. Decisions/problem resolutions require gathering/reviewing information from several sources. Simple analysis of facts determines course of action to be taken within the limits of standard operating policies and procedures/ practices. Tasks are varied and may cross several disciplines.
- 7. Regular contact that involves exchanging advice and opinions as well as occasionally conveying conceptual ideas of a critical and/or long-range nature. Requires the use of judgment, timing, and persuasion to gain cooperation in the face of differences of opinion or controversy.
If any degree/training is preferred, please specify the type
Experience with NFKND is preferred
Requirements
- 1. Positive interpersonal skills are essential.
- 2. Requires knowledge of the NKFND Program, specifically, program components, how it is implemented, program expectations, and recruitment and staffing requirements. 3. Must have the skills for the development of education and the ability to work with a team.
- 4. Must have the skills necessary to coordinate meetings, communicate with community partners, and the ability to organize multiple project components and people.
- 5. The ability to understand, interpret, apply, and communicate information within a specialization and the ability to apply limited analysis in the completion of general functional procedures. May possess knowledge of work activities outside functional area. May require the operation of moderately complex equipment/tools.
- 6. Decisions/problem resolutions require gathering/reviewing information from several sources. Simple analysis of facts determines course of action to be taken within the limits of standard operating policies and procedures/ practices. Tasks are varied and may cross several disciplines.
- 7. Regular contact that involves exchanging advice and opinions as well as occasionally conveying conceptual ideas of a critical and/or long-range nature. Requires the use of judgment, timing, and persuasion to gain cooperation in the face of differences of opinion or controversy.
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