Business, Marketing, & Management Career Field Specialist & DECA State Advisor (Education Specialist III)

The work we do matters!

Hiring Agency:

Education - Agency 13

Location:

Lincoln Job Posting

Hiring Rate:

$32.154

Classification Salary Range:

$32.15 - $46.84

Job Posting:

JR2024-00007047 Business, Marketing, & Management Career Field Specialist & DECA State Advisor (Education Specialist III) (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

06-14-2024

Job Description:

Are you looking for an engaging job, working with a team of passionate educators, impacting students statewide? Here it is! We are looking for a Business, Marketing, & Management Career Field Specialist and DECA State Advisor to collaborate with educators across the state and prepare resources for educators and provide opportunities for students to engage in these growing, hands-on career field areas!

A successful candidate for this position will be a connector and a visionary, and will be dynamic, innovative, and adaptable. This is a fun team full of leaders that communicate and work together to carry out the mission and vision of Nebraska Career & Technical Education.

 

Office Location & Schedule: This position is assigned to our office located at 84th & O St, Lincoln, NE, with potential for some telework after an onboarding and training period, contingent upon proper agency approvals.

Pay Rate:  $66,879.97/year

This rate is based upon available budget funds; any offer will be made at this rate.

Teammates Enjoy

In addition to being part of meaningful work and making a difference through public service, our Total Compensation package includes an approximate $27,800 in additional Benefits value! See full benefits information at https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

• Competitive benefits, paid time off, and retirement
  • 79% employer-paid health insurance, dental, vision, long and short-term disability, flex spending and health savings accounts, employee discount program, and more!
  • Generous vacation and sick leave earnings each year (starting at 12 days each!), plus a variety of other leave types
  • 156% state-matched retirement (yes, that’s $1.56 for every dollar!) with a guaranteed 5% return
• Thirteen paid holidays per year

Essential Functions

• Provides support related to content area standards implementation, assessment of learning, professional learning, and instructional resources within Business, Marketing, & Management and other related Career & Technical Student Organizations (e.g., DECA, FBLA).
• Develops, organizes, and coordinates the process to review and revise the Nebraska Business, Marketing, and Management and Entrepreneurship education standards, providing content area expertise to schools, ESUs, and postsecondary institutions related to implementing standards.
• Develops and facilitates professional learning experiences and resources related to Business, Marketing, and Management Career & Technical Education.
• Plans and coordinates resources, activities, and state conferences for Nebraska DECA, an Association of Marketing Students, and provides training for the DECA State Officer team.
• Provides guidance and technical assistance to schools and districts on selecting and implementing high-quality, standards-aligned, instructional resources (e.g., curriculum, digital and open resources, assessment resources), and develops quality assurance processes.
• Conducts desk audits and on-site visits to monitor federal Perkins Grant recipients and provide technical assistance related to the development and implementation of grants.
• Establishes and fosters strategic partnerships and serves as liaison among state agencies, nonprofit organizations, and businesses to achieve goals of Nebraska Career & Technical Education.
• Demonstrates commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.

Working Conditions and Travel:

This position requires approximately 70% of work time spent in an office environment (e.g., state offices, home offices); the remainder is spent traveling or working in alternative sites such as schools, educational service units, and other service agencies. There is also approximately twenty days of overnight travel per year.

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in the field of education or related subject area, two years of successful preK12 teaching or school administration experience in an approved or accredited Nebraska school, or equivalent teaching or school administration experience in another state or country, and eligib