Community Food Coordinator

GoodWork.ca; Blacks Harbour; On-site; CAD 38,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Eastern Charlotte Waterways Inc in Blacks Harbour, NB, seeks a Community Food Coordinator for a 6-month contract to lead food security initiatives across Blacks Harbour, Charlotte County and Southwest NB. The role covers pantry development, bulk-buying research, and farm-food projects.

You will build connections with regional partners, coordinate volunteers and logistics for our hydroponic farm and distribute produce while expanding our indoor farming social enterprise and related programming.

Qualifications

• Formal education or training in community studies, public health, sustainability, business administration, environmental studies, or similar is preferred.
• Equivalent combinations of post-secondary education and relevant experience will be considered.
• Preference will be given to applications demonstrating prior experience in food security, social enterprise, and/or outreach.

Responsibilities

• Research and planning of community food security programming, including bulk buying and pantry development, and reporting on project outcomes.
• Building connections with organizations across the Atlantic provinces.
• Coordinate with project partners and clients.
• Ordering, organization, storage, packaging, volunteer coordination, and distribution logistics for food grown in our farm and other food; hands-on support in our indoor hydroponic farm as needed.
• Assistance with project development and funding applications for further food security programming and educational initiatives.
• Outreach and education pertaining to food and food security, including occasional presence at markets and fairs.

Skills

Outreach

Volunteer coordination

Project coordination

Food security

Education

Post-secondary education in community studies / public health / sustainability / business administration / environmental studies

Job description

Position: Community Food Coordinator

Term: 6-month contract with opportunity for extension.

Organization: Eastern Charlotte Waterways Inc

Location: In person, Blacks Harbour, near Saint John, New Brunswick

Compensation: Commensurate with experience.

Eastern Charlotte Waterways (ECW) is an environmental not-for-profit research organization based in Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick.

The Community Food Coordinator will work on food security initiatives for Blacks Harbour, Charlotte County, and broader Southwest NB. This currently includes the development of a community pantry in Blacks Harbour, research and development of a bulk buying program, mapping and aggregation of food resources, food forest maintenance, and a program which connects job seekers with work in the fisheries, agriculture, and aquaculture sectors. In addition, the Community Food Coordinator will work with other members of the team at ECW on the growth and sales of produce as part of our indoor farming social enterprise, and they will work with ECW's Executive Director on the development of more food security-related programming for the region. The role is dynamic and has some flexibility to be tailored to the successful candidate’s interest and expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and planning of community food security programming, including bulk buying and community pantry development, and reporting on that research and project outcomes.
• Building connections with other organizations across the Atlantic provinces.
• Coordination with project partners and clients.
• Ordering, organization, storage, packaging, volunteer coordination, and distribution logistics for food grown in our farm and other food; hands-on support in our indoor hydroponic farm as needed.
• Assistance with project development and funding applications for further food security programming and educational initiatives.
• Outreach and education pertaining to food and food security, including occasional presence at markets and fairs.

Qualifications

• Formal education or training in community studies, public health, sustainability, business administration, environmental studies, or similar is preferred. Equivalent combinations of post-secondary education and relevant experience will be considered.
• Preference will be given to applications which demonstrate prior experience in food security, social enterprise, and/or outreach.