Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
1001-5000 employees
Education
Agriculture
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About Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is a state agency that provides research-based educational programs and services to Texans in agriculture, natural resources, youth development, family and community health, and economic development. As part of the Texas A&M University System, it aims to improve the quality of life for individuals and communities through outreach and extension programs. The agency collaborates with local governments, organizations, and volunteers to deliver practical knowledge and solutions that address the needs of Texas residents. Its mission is to empower people to improve their lives through learning and application of science-based information.
5 months ago
Project Manager III
Amarillo, Texas - Office
Full-time
Mid Level
Project Manager III
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Description
- Manages complex, high-visibility Extension and outreach projects of medium to large scope for the Agricultural Economics and Range, Wildlife and Fisheries programs.
- Leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs, publications, digital content, and stakeholder engagement initiatives that advance production agriculture economics across Texas and beyond.
- Oversees project timelines, budgets, deliverables, grant development, and team performance while maximizing program impact, scholarly outputs, and national recognition for faculty and the unit.
- Defines project mission, vision, and strategic goals; aligns initiatives with unit, AgriLife, and land-grant priorities; identifies and engages key stakeholders (producers, agribusiness, policymakers, commodity groups, and peer institutions).
- Manages multiple concurrent project portfolios using contemporary project management methodologies (Agile/Scrum when appropriate); tracks budgets, timelines, milestones, and deliverables; prepares periodic progress reports and impact evaluations for leadership and funders.
- Coordinates human, financial, and physical resources across multiple specialists, county agents, and external partners.
- Supervises and mentors project staff and student workers.
- Designs, implements, and evaluates innovative Extension programs (workshops, short courses, field days, webinars, certificate programs, multi-state collaborations) focused on production agriculture economics, risk management, marketing, finance, and policy.
- Creates and implements social media strategies (X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok) to grow audience reach, engagement, and program brand recognition.
- Produces short-form video content, infographics, podcasts, and live broadcasts.
- Develops and maintains blogs, websites, newsletters, and email campaigns; manages content calendars and analytics.
- Writes, edits, and produces high-quality Extension products including fact sheets, guides, articles, peer-reviewed publications, grant reports, and impact statements.
- Leads grant proposal development, identifies funding opportunities, writes narratives and budgets, manages teams, and handles post-award reporting.
- Designs and executes survey instruments and applied research projects; manages data collection, analysis, and visualization.
- Oversees technical editing, graphic design, video production, and web development for all publications and digital resources.
- Tracks and reports program impacts using KPIs such as reach, engagement, knowledge change, practice adoption, economic benefit, media mentions, and peer citations.
- Prepares impact reports and success stories for donors, legislators, and national systems.
- Represents the unit at conferences and builds collaborative relationships with other institutions and agencies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an agricultural related field with coursework in animal science, farm and ranch management, agricultural marketing, finance, and/or policy.
- Seven years of related professional experience in project management, Extension programming, agricultural communications, or applied agricultural economics.
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Benefits
- Retirement programs
- Opportunity to work in a leading agricultural extension program
- Collaborative work environment
- Potential for professional development and growth
- Participation in land-grant university outreach and research initiatives