This position is located at UNH Extension’s Merrimack County office in Boscawen, N.H.
The Extension field specialist for community and economic development in Merrimack County will provide educational outreach, technical assistance, community planning, and project implementation support that builds community and regional leaders’ capacity to implement effective strategies to grow and sustain the economy and strengthen communities.
Areas of focus include, but are not limited to, local and regional economic development strategy development, cultivating entrepreneurial communities, Main Street/downtown revitalization, business retention and expansion, regional collaboration, leadership development, and stakeholder engagement in community plans and projects.
The community and economic development field specialist is supervised by the program team leader for community and economic development on matters related to performance and job responsibilities; developing effective external working relationships with clientele groups, other agencies, departments, and organizations; professional development; and planning and reporting. The field specialist will collaborate with staff across the community and economic development program team as well as other Extension program teams, including natural resources, health and well-being, 4-H youth development and education, and food and agriculture. This is a full-time, benefited position.
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