Duties Responsibilities Program Oversight, Leadership and Direction • Oversee Center related grant programming to ensure programming meets the goals and objectives as outlined in the grant plans or plans of work. • Actively recruit and hire staff to fill vacancies in coordination with the with Center leadership. • Monitor staff program delivery to support program outreach efforts and deliverables. • Provide guidance and feedback to staff on performance improvement. This may include going to programming sites and modeling improvement practices for outreach and engagement to partners and participants. • Participate in and reinforce content from staff trainings. • Establish feedback mechanisms to gather perspectives, advice and recommendations related to all aspects of the grant projects or special initiatives. Use information to implement any necessary changes to current programming. • Assist staff with gathering program participant demographic information to ensure compliance with civil rights reporting requirements. • Work with Center and HCW Leadership team to ensure optimal onboarding, programming, and program support. Supervision • Provides supervision of all assigned staff in adherence to University of Illinois Extension/ACES guidelines. • Provide leadership in coordinating the logistics and activities for program tasks. i.e., travel, equipment, and supplies. • Meet with the the team and individual staff on a regular basis to provide guidance on performance and program implementation. • Review and approve staff work hours and calendars. • Monitor and approve program expenses in keeping with the grant and Extension budget guidelines. Other Information • Comply with all reporting deadlines and requirements (e.g., plans-of-work, activity, and impact reporting, etc.). • Perform other duties that contribute to University of Illinois Extension programming, as assigned. • Local, regional, statewide, and (limited) interstate travel required.