Fresh Roots Program Manager Job Vacancy in Canada

hbours, students, and teachers to engage
first hand with their food and community. We are community-engaged farmers:
sharing our knowledge of food systems and helping people experience vegetables
growing first-hand. Our market gardens are neighbourhood food assets – a place
of connection for people across cultures and generations.

We’re looking for the right person to help us build sustainable urban food
systems. This position is fundamentally creative, where you will design, build,
and grow. You will see your dreams enacted. We are outside, engaging with
neighbors, stakeholders, and friends to connect our communities to their food,
their environment and one another. We hope that you join us.

The Job

Working directly with the Co-Directors, the Program Manager (PM) animates Fresh
Roots’ market gardens: providing educational, volunteer, and food celebration
opportunities for the school community.

The PM will manage Fresh Roots’ engagement strategy. You will dream, develop,
fund, and execute Fresh Roots’ strategy to activate the gardens. The PM will
strategically develop Fresh Roots programming, and then direct those programs;
ensure that funding is available; communicate the strategy to stakeholders;
improve the market garden’s educational infrastructure; and recruit and manage
other Fresh Roots team members towards the engagement strategy.

The Job Entails:
• Manage Fresh Roots’ existing programs
• Strategize, refine and assess programs for the coming year – answering the
question “How can Fresh Roots better provide educational, volunteer, and food
celebration opportunities for the school community?”
• With Co-Directors, finalize upcoming program plan
• With Co-Directors, finance programs through: fundraising, grants, and
fee-for-service opportunities; experience in writing grants/proposals is an
asset
• Develop and provide programming to teachers, students, and neighbours.
• Promote programs to teachers, community members, and corporate stakeholders
through various mediums such as social media and direct engagements
• Ongoing evaluation of programming

PM Must Have’s (the Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications)
• Three years experience or more in program development and execution
• Prior experience fundraising: donor cultivation, grant writing, events
• Knowledge, experience, and expertise in food systems; i.e. agriculture
• Highly motivated and energetic; able to handle an ambitious workload, with
attention to setting priorities and meeting deadlines
• Ability to think creatively and strategically
• Ability to understand financial aspects of planning annual program budget and
tracking program accounts
• Ability to cultivate and work with volunteers
• Prior experience working with youth
• Prior experience with communications: newsletter development, social media
strategy and execution, public presentations.

Compensation

We are a young, growing organization and are excited to bring in the right
person who will thrive with Fresh Roots.
• Base wage: $18/hour; and opportunities to grow salary
• Flexible work times
• Flexible vacation times

How to Apply

E-mail a cover letter and resume clearly detailing your experiences and
qualifications for this position to Marc Schutzbank:
marc@freshroots.ca
• Applications must be received no later than July 25th. Review of applications
and interviews will begin immediately upon reception
• We regret that due to the high volume of applicants only those selected for
interviews will be contacted

Fresh Roots hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity.
We encourage all qualified persons to apply. However, Canadians and permanent
residents of Canada will be given priority.