Location: SPUR’s San Francisco office, with periodic visits to SPUR’s San Jose and Oakland offices
Job type: Full-time (approximately 40 hours per week)
Start date: August/September 2018
Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience. Benefits included.
Reports to: Food and Agriculture Policy Director
Summary
SPUR seeks a policy associate to support the work of our Food & Agriculture program through research, education and advocacy. This position is an excellent opportunity for someone who likes to build coalitions, persuade policymakers, and engage the general public to improve the health and sustainability of the Bay Area’s food system.
The Food and Agriculture Policy Associate will primarily focus on advancing a number of policies at the city, county, and state level; the Policy Associate will also develop public programming and communications for SPUR’s community, and support program grant writing and reporting. The Policy Associate will be responsible for managing existing advocacy campaigns as well as initiating new ones. The Policy Associate will report to the Food and Agriculture Policy Director and work closely with SPUR staff, public agencies, other advocacy partners, funders, and SPUR board members to accomplish SPUR’s work.
For more information, go to https://www.spur.org/about/work-or-volunteer/food-and-agriculture-policy-associate
To apply, send a cover letter and resume, with "Food and Agriculture Policy Associate" in the subject line, to jobs@spur.org.