Market Manager (Contract Position)

Sector: Agriculture

Posting Date: April 22, 2025

Closing Date: May 2, 2025

Location: Powell River/qathet Regional District

Salary Or Wage: $25.00 per hour

Start Date: May 12, 2025

Job Type: Temporary

List of Requirements

• Preferred 1+ year of work experience in a similar role or equivalent
• Education or experience working in management, community-building, communications, or other related disciplines
• Passionate and knowledgeable about farmers’ markets and the local food sector in BC
• Strong time management skills and detail-orientation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (with experience in social media)
• Strong event planning and customer service skills
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and being outside in all weather conditions
• Self-directed, reliable, responsible, and flexible
• Hold a valid BC driver’s license with a good driving record
• Familiarity with the qathet Region
• Experience or familiarity with the not-for-profit sector
• Awareness of policies and guidelines related to farmers’ markets

List of Duties

• Responsible for ensuring the smooth onsite operation of our weekly outdoor farmers’ market and representing the market in the community
• Responsible for operational, administrative, and communication duties, the Market Manager must be committed to the local food movement, be friendly and energetic, have excellent communication skills, a keen eye for detail, and numerical proficiency
• Oversee and aid in market set-up, arriving before market opens and remaining until the end of tear-down and clean-up (9 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
• Enforce vendor rules and regulations
• Maintain excellent relationships with vendors and address and resolve any conflicts
• Liaise with municipal officials and comply with their requirements
• Collect and organize vendor applications
• Schedule pop-up and rotational vendors as required
• Maintain lists of vendors, volunteers, community groups, and musicians
• Together with the Central Farmers’ Committee, develop a budget and track it throughout the season to ensure spending it within set amounts
• Invoice for and collect vendor fees, and provide receipts
• Maintain basic financial records and some bookkeeping
• Make bank deposits
• Report to the Committee on key financial indicators and ongoing market progress
• Reply to e-mail inquiries and maintain contact with vendors and the community
• Maintain and regularly update social media accounts
• Maintain mailing lists
• Promote the market in the community and media
• Execute marketing and promotional initiatives to increase business at the market
• The Central Farmer’s Market Committee is a working committee of the Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative
• The new centrally located market at Willingdon Beach will provide space for over 30 farmers, food processors, and artisans who share a common vision of “BC Grow It, Make It, Bake It”
• HOURS OF WORK: 50 hours during pre-market launch (May 12-June 13), then 10 hours per week (20 weeks), including being at the Saturday market, from June 14-Oct. 18, 2025

How to Apply

Please e-mail your resume and a cover letter describing how your background/experience meets the above criteria in PDF format on or before NOON May 2nd, 2025. Please include “Market Manager” in the e-mail subject line.

Please note that interviews may be conducted during the recruitment period and only candidates invited for an interview will be contacted.

The Central Farmers’ Market Committee values equity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

This job posting is for an independent contractor position. The employer will not be managing payroll, tax deductions, or contributions such as Employment Insurance (EI). Job seekers are responsible for understanding and fulfilling their own tax and legal obligations as self-employed individuals. For more information, visit the Canada Revenue Agency’s website at www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency.html and search for “Self-Employed Individuals.”