Job Description
Director of Operations & Food System Engagement
Chatham University seeks an innovative Director of Operations & Food System Engagement with extensive experience in community-based food systems to support the Center for Regional Agriculture, Food and Transformation (CRAFT).
At CRAFT, we center community in our pursuit of transformative regional food systems that value the people who live and work within them. We envision a food system that is equitable, fostering fairness and transparency across the value chain. A system that is sustainable, actualizing economic, social, and cultural well-being as part of the food system. And a food system that is inclusive, valuing dignity, sovereignty, and the inherent power of all people. We aim to achieve this mission in concert with community members who live, work, and eat within the region.
Chatham University strives to promote a campus environment that understands and embraces multiculturalism while increasing individuals’ intercultural competence. We actively work to build and sustain a diverse and culturally vibrant campus, which promotes employee and student success and retention. Learn more at: https://www.chatham.edu/mission-and-values/diversity-and-inclusion/index.html.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Director of Operations & Food System Engagement will work collaboratively with the CRAFT team to develop, implement, and manage programs that support a robust regional food system within Appalachia and the surrounding areas to engage Chatham students in applied learning experiences with regional and national food system stakeholders and partners.
Specifically, the Director will be responsible for:
- Directing the collaborative development of inclusive center-wide policies, procedures, and cultural norms that center community within CRAFT and between CRAFT and the Falk School of Sustainability & the Environment and Chatham University.
- Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
- Budget management.
- Grant management and reporting with a focus on federal grants.
- Cultivating an applied learning space for student employees.
- Overseeing student employee, consultants, and other full-time staff within CRAFT, as well as supporting synergies between CRAFT’s monitoring and evaluation and food system research in developing regional resources and best-practices.
CRAFT’s mission and vision is actualized through a worker self-directed model in which all staff are included in decision-making processes about program design and implementation. As such, all staff are engaged to some extent in strategic planning and visioning, prospect research, grant writing and reporting, hiring, purchasing, and other administrative duties.
Additional duties within the Falk School of Sustainability and the Environment may include council participation, meetings, and other tasks as they ariseEnter a description of the position
Required Qualifications:
- Experience with non-profit budget management.
- Experience related to conducting prospect research and managing a diverse portfolio of government and private foundation grants and consulting contracts, including grant writing, administration, evaluation, and reporting.
- Ability to collaboratively manage short and long-term projects and teams that support a more equitable, sustainable, and inclusive regional food system.
- Ability to support employee relations and cultivate a culture that promotes community, creativity, innovation, and growth within an organization.
Compensation
$70,000 – $75,000 range
How to Apply:
Applications accepted only via www.chatham.edu/careers (direct link is https://chatham.applicantpro.com/jobs/3082345) and follow the instructions to complete the application process. To ensure full consideration, please include:
- Cover Letter outlining your qualifications for the position
- Curriculum Vitae or Resume
- Contact information for three professional references
All application materials should be uploaded at the same time at the time of application. The system will not allow applicants to make edits to their applications after submission.
Chatham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Persons of color, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Chatham University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.
