Extension Specialist, Value-Added Financial Analysis

The Center for Profitable Agriculture is a department within UT Extension and a partnership with the Tennessee Farm Bureau
Federation. The Center staff work to help farmers analyze and develop value-added farm enterprises across the state. The
Extension Specialist – Value-Added Financial Analysis position provides leadership for planning, implementing, and evaluating
statewide educational programs in value-added financial analysis and farm enterprise development. The Extension Specialist –
Value-Added Financial Analysis position is a full-time, non-tenure track, 100% Extension position. Success in this position
requires a high level of individual initiative and in-person collaboration, teaching and consultation prompting overnight travel
and work beyond the normal work schedule, including some evenings and weekends.
To achieve the mission of the Center, the Extension Specialist – Value-Added Financial Analysis will:
• Develop a statewide Extension educational program based on financial analysis fundamentals in support of value-
added agriculture development.
• Plan, develop, implement, evaluate, and report value-added educational programs focusing on value-added financial
analysis and farm enterprise development.
• Provide leadership for a program of activities that meets the needs of eligible clientele regardless of race, color,
national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, or veteran status.
• Provides training in value-added farm enterprise development for county Extension agents and teaches in-service
training for agents and multi-county programs, while also supporting and participating in county-based Extension
programs.
• Work closely with other members of the Center’s faculty and staff as well as program partners in the Tennessee
Department of Agriculture and the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation.
• Secure external funding for projects that promote and strengthen value-added and direct-marketing activities
through grants, collaborations, contracts, gifts and/or fees.
• Author Extension educational publications, fact sheets, and reports to support educational programs and outreach.
• Develop effective teaching tools
• Plan, implement, evaluate, and report various teaching methods such as presentations in workshops, seminars, and
conferences.
• Provide consultations and assistance to clients and contacts through on-site visits and distance communications.
• Conduct financial analysis for value-added projects submitted to the Center by farmers and agri-entrepreneurs.