Project Director for Education Equity and Extension

                                            JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Opening Date: October 29^th, 2026                                        Closing Date: Until Filled
Position: Project Director for Education Equity Extension   FLSA Status: Salary, Exempt
 
Department: Grants                                                                 Job Status: Full-time
 
Work Schedule: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.                                    Salary: $60,000 – $65,000
                                               
Reports To: Director of Grants
Organization and Location:
This position is located at Village Market Building, 509 Buffalo Trail, Winnebago, Nebraska 68071
 
Purpose of Position:
Under the general direction of the Director of Grants, the Project Director-Extension & Education Equity provides leadership, oversight, coordination, fiscal stewardship, compliance, evaluation, and reporting for Little Priest Tribal College's USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Tribal Colleges Extension Program-Capacity (TCEP-CA) and Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants (TCEG). The position serves as the day-to-day program lead for the Extension grant and provides administrative and grant oversight for the Education Equity grant, including monitoring progress, reporting, compliance, and ensuring approved goals and objectives are met. The Project Director coordinates staff, faculty, partners, and community stakeholders as appropriate and ensures both awards are administered in accordance with approved project narratives, budgets, timelines, institutional policies, award terms and conditions, and applicable federal requirements. This is a full-time, exempt position.
Job Responsibilities:
Core Function: Extension & Education Equity Grant Oversight and Management
Duties/Responsibilities:
• Provide overall leadership and day-to-day management for the USDA NIFA Tribal Colleges Extension Program-Capacity (TCEP-CA) and administrative/grant oversight for the USDA NIFA Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants (TCEG).
• Ensure both grants are administered in accordance with approved project narratives, goals, objectives, activities, timelines, budgets, performance measures, award terms and conditions, institutional policies, and applicable federal requirements.
• Lead implementation of the TCEP-CA Extension project, including community-based, informal education and outreach activities that respond to identified Tribal and local community needs.
• Supervise and coordinate Extension personnel, including the Community Education Coordinator, Youth Education Coordinator, and Extension Assistant, and other grant-funded staff, as assigned, provide guidance to ensure Extension activities are completed on schedule and within approved scope.
• Guide and coordinate culturally relevant, science-based Extension programming in approved areas such as agriculture, food systems, natural resources, healthy lifestyles, youth development, workforce/economic development, and related community priorities.
• Expand opportunities for community members and youth to participate in workshops, demonstrations, experiential learning, outreach events, and other nonformal educational activities supported by the Extension grant.
• Provide oversight of the TCEG award by monitoring implementation of the approved project and ensuring responsible faculty, staff, and project personnel are making appropriate progress toward grant goals, objectives, activities, milestones, and required outcomes.
• Review TCEG progress with appropriate academic and project personnel, identify concerns or delays, and coordinate corrective actions or follow-up needed to keep the grant on track and within the approved scope.
• Collect and maintain documentation needed to demonstrate completion of TCEG goals and objectives, including activity records, supporting materials, performance information, and other evidence required for USDA NIFA reporting.
• Prepare and coordinate required annual, progress, performance, continuation, and final reports for both grants in collaboration with the Director of Grants, Business Office, faculty, project personnel, evaluators, and other appropriate staff.
• Track progress toward grant objectives, performance indicators, participant targets, outputs, and outcomes; maintain accurate data and supporting documentation for evaluation, reporting, monitoring, and audit purposes.
• Monitor grant expenditures and budget-to-actual activity; coordinate purchasing, travel, contracts, drawdown documentation, budget revisions, and other fiscal matters with the Director of Grants and appropriate College offices.
• Maintain organized grant records, including award documents, budgets, procurement documentation, program records, participant information, evaluation materials, correspondence, and supporting documentation for reports and audits.
• Monitor compliance with USDA NIFA requirements, federal grant regulations, institutional policies and procedures, and award terms and conditions; promptly communicate significant programmatic, compliance, or fiscal concerns to the Director of Grants.
• Coordinate with evaluators, as applicable, to assess progress and program effectiveness and to use findings to support continuous improvement and required reporting.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships among LPTC faculty and staff, Tribal programs, schools, community organizations, producers, educational institutions, industry partners, and other stakeholders that support approved grant activities.
• Serve as a liaison for LPTC with USDA NIFA program contacts and other external partners as assigned and represent the Extension and Education Equity grants at College, Tribal, regional, community, training, and conference activities when appropriate.
• Promote awareness of grant-supported opportunities and accomplishments and support communication of program results to appropriate internal and external audiences.
• Assist with continuation applications, project modifications, budget revisions, grant closeout, sustainability planning, and development of related proposals as assigned by the Director of Grants.
General Duties and Responsibilities:

• All LPTC employees work to fulfill the mission, help to realize the vision, and to promote and support the preservation of the Ho-Chunk language and culture within the organization.
• Demonstrate ethical and professional leadership at all times, and address issues that arise in a manner that adheres to LPTC’s policies, guidelines, practices, and procedures.

• Ensure that all organizational, local, Tribal, state and federal program guidelines are being met and followed.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Attend required and assigned staff meetings and trainings.
• Cultivate an organizational culture of ethical behavior, positivity, professionalism, employee empowerment, satisfaction, productivity, retention, recognition, customer service, team building, communication, collaboration, trust, and participatory decision-making.
• All LPTC employees must carry out duties designed to successfully support the position’s/department’s/organization’s key performance indicators, goals, objectives, and strategic initiatives.
• All LPTC employees must know and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety trainings, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents or injuries.

• Bachelor’s degree in education, agriculture, natural resources, business/public administration, management, or a related field, with appropriate professional experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, supervision, project coordination, or management experience.
• Experience in federal grant administration, grant writing, program implementation, budget monitoring, compliance, and reporting.
• Must be proficient in the use of all Microsoft Office Applications.
• Must possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator’s license and be able to maintain an acceptable driving record to be an approved driver.
• Must champion change and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication skills (oral, written, and presentation if applicable).
• Strong interpersonal skills including tact, diplomacy, and flexibility to work effectively with administration, faculty, staff, students and the public.

• Master’s Degree in a related field.
• Experience working in tribal organizations in Native American communities, or for a Tribal College or University.
• Experience with USDA NIFA, Cooperative Extension, Tribal Colleges Extension Program, Education Equity Grants, or comparable federally funded education/Extension programs.

• This is a 100% on-site position.
• Must pass a pre-employment criminal background screen.
• Must be able to pass a drug screening.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable under our insurance.