Policy Director (interim, potential to become permanent), National Family Farm Coalition

Policy Director (interim, potential to become permanent); National Family Farm Coalition

Location: Washington, D.C.

Organizational Description
National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) unites and strengthens the work of its diverse grassroots member organizations to demand viable livelihoods for family farmers, fishermen and workers; safe and healthy food for all; and economically and environmentally sound rural communities. Founded in 1987, NFFC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization committed to fair prices and equitable access to credit, USDA programs and other essential resources for all, including minority, producers.

Job Description

NFFC seeks a determined, committed and creative individual as Interim Policy Director to bring the concerns of NFFC member organizations to Capitol Hill and the Administration and to track family farm-related legislation, including the next Farm Bill. The candidate should have extensive knowledge of farm policy (or closely related issue) and Capitol Hill advocacy, as well as enthusiasm for and expertise in building membership capacity and alliances working for fair federal policies.

Position will be based at the NFFC office in Washington, DC; periodic travel is required.
                                                                                      
Primary Job Functions

Advocate for a strong family farm and rural agenda in Washington, DC:

Support member organizations’ priorities on federal farm and fishery policy through direct and grassroots advocacy to Congress and federal agencies;

Facilitate training and travel for Coalition members making lobby visits to DC;

Coordinate and/or conduct research and analysis on the implications of federal legislation and budget appropriations on family farmers and fishermen;

Maintain regular communications with Coalition staff, membership and key allies, including actions and responses around policy advocacy;

Develop and maintain relationships with key allies and public officials.

Experience and Knowledge

3-5 years of public policy, legislative, communications, and/or grassroots organizing, including work with rural communities and in Washington, DC;

Existing relationships with key players at the federal level in family farm/fisheries, food and trade policies;

Demonstrated commitment to racial, social and economic justice with significant experience working with persons of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages and personalities;

Coordinating and nurturing geographically dispersed and culturally diverse coalitions, including leadership development;

Excellent written and verbal communications skills;

Professional attitude, strong ethics and willingness to learn and grow;

Social media platforms and MS Office (or similar) software.                             

Salary and Benefits

This is a nine-month interim position with the potential to become permanent. Compensation is commensurate with experience; please submit salary requirements. A competitive benefits package is included.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We carefully consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, class, national origin, family status, age, disability, marital status, ancestry, veteran status, or sexual orientation. 

Contact Information

Interested parties should send cover letter, resume, salary requirements and three references to familyfarmcoalition@gmail.com  at their earliest convenience.

 

Senior Manager II, Sustainability, Corporate Affairs, Walmart Corporate

This is a Senior Manager II role in Corporate Affairs. The role involves being a subject matter expert in sustainability, requiring an ability to understand complex sustainability science and emerging issues and make thoughtful judgments for the company. This role involves managing external relationships with suppliers and NGOs, being an consultant for the business teams on more sustainable products and supply chains and being a strong corporate affairs athlete in supporting communications and stakeholder relationships on behalf of the company. The portfolio of work with focus on leading our company strategy to more sustainably source key commodities. It will also support the sustainability program in our global produce business, including produce specs, local sourcing, small holder sourcing, pesticides, etc.


To view the full posting and to apply, visit the Walmart careers website.

Program Officer, Wallace Center, Winrock International

POSITION TITLE: Program Officer, Wallace Center

LOCATION: Arlington, VA

GROUP: Agriculture & Enterprise

UNIT: Wallace Center

REPORTS TO: Programs Director, Wallace Center

DESIRED START DATE: April 2017 (exact dates flexible)

 BACKGROUND:

The Wallace Center at Winrock International is a national leader in sustainable and equitable food systems development that supports entrepreneurs and communities as they build a new, 21st century food system that is healthier for people, the environment, and the economy. To achieve this vision, the Center builds and strengthens linkages in the emerging chain of businesses and civic efforts focused on making good food—healthy, green, fair, and affordable food—an everyday reality in every community. The Wallace Center is a unit within the Enterprise and Agriculture Group of Winrock International and works across the United States on national level initiatives as well as regionally in partnership with other organizations.

Through the Pasture Project, the Wallace Center at Winrock International is addressing barriers to and developing solutions for water and soil quality issues in the upper Mississippi River Watershed with particular emphasis on adaptive rotational grazing and multi-species cover cropping. Grass-based production strategies can offer farmer’s economic benefits while simultaneously reducing the impact of agriculture on water and soil quality.

The Wallace Center helps farmers use effective and profitable approaches to improve conservation on working lands by integrating pasture and intensive rotational grazing into farm operations. Engaged throughout the Upper Mississippi River Basin, we focus direct technical assistance in watersheds that are conservation priorities. Geographically our activity is focused in WI, MN, IA, IL and IN working with regional organizations and farmers developing a comprehensive path to conservation-minded farming. Our path to change integrates tried and true approaches to technical assistance with designed to address pressing needs.

Together, these approaches form a comprehensive client-centered approach that starts by building awareness of the combined economic and environmental impact of integrating livestock and follows through with peer to peer support and direct technical assistance. While we build a path for farmers, we also build the capacity of supporters at each step, helping ensure sustainability and scalability of these efforts. Wallace Center works regionally and nationally to reduce the barriers to raising grass-fed beef and increase the number of stakeholders supporting sustainable farm management.


To view the full posting and to apply, visit the Wallace Center website.

Clinical Director, Natural Resource Users Law and Policy Center; Univ of Arizona

Clinical Director, Natural Resource Users Law and Policy Center


Title:               Clinical Director, Natural Resource Users Law and Policy Center
Department: Law Instruction (3603)
Location:  Main Campus


The University of Arizona College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS) and the James E. Rogers College of Law have partnered to create the University of Arizona Natural Resource Users Law & Policy Center (NRULPC). The Center’s mandate is to support research, education, and outreach to the resource users community, and to establish a law clinic at the College of Law that will help to address the currently unmet legal needs of ranchers, farmers, the timber industry, miners, groups with common issues, and others whose business involves the use of natural resources and whose business often takes place on “working landscapes.”

With an Executive Director in place, the University now seeks applicants for a Clinical Director who will establish and manage a public interest law clinic for resource users at the College of Law. The clinic will offer College of Law and CALS students experiential learning opportunities by providing legal services and policy advice to resource users. The Clinical Director will work closely with the Executive Director in establishing and directing the clinic, with a “dotted-line” report to the Executive Director and the College of Law’s Director of Clinics, and a direct report to the College of Law’s Dean. This is a full-time fiscal year-to-year appointment, renewable up to two-years.

For more information, see the complete job posting and application information at https://uacareers.com/postings/17530

Contact information:  Cindy DeLancey
Executive Director, Natural Resource Users Law & Policy Center
cdelancey@email.arizona.edu

Intern, Community-Based Food Systems, Wallace Center at Winrock International

POSITION TITLE: Intern, Community-Based Food Systems

LOCATION: Little Rock, AR

UNIT: Wallace Center

GROUP: Enterprise & Agriculture Group

REPORTS TO: Program Officer, Community-Based Food Systems, Wallace Center

BACKGROUND:

The Wallace Center at Winrock International is a national leader in sustainable and equitable food systems development that supports entrepreneurs and communities as they build a new, 21st century food system that is healthier for people, the environment, and the economy. To achieve this vision, the Center builds and strengthens linkages in the emerging chain of organizations, businesses and civic efforts focused on making good food—healthy, green, fair, and affordable food—an everyday reality in every community. The Wallace Center is a unit within the Enterprise and Agriculture Group of Winrock

International and works across the United States on national level initiatives as well as regionally in partnership with other organizations. www.wallacecenter.org

Through its Community-Based Food Systems initiative area, the Wallace Center supports and builds the capacity of community-based organizations who are working to increase access to healthy, fresh, affordable, and fair food in vulnerable communities. To achieve this, the team designs targeted training and technical assistance to partner organizations delivered through a number of modalities, including webinars, conference calls, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, peer and expert site visits, group trainings, web resources, workshops, and one-on-one support. In 2017, the team will launch a new national Community of Practice (CoP) for food systems organizations to build capacity, foster linkages and relationships, share best practices and lessons learned, and solve challenges resulting in more viable local food systems and healthier communities. The Community-Based Food Systems team is also developing new projects in Arkansas, an area of work that is expected to grow in the coming years.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As part of the Community-Based Food Systems team, the Intern will play a key role in planning for and launching the new national Community of Practice (CoP) while providing day-to-day administrative support for existing programs. She/he will help design and implement an outreach and marketing campaign to recruit CoP participants, support the development of an interactive online learning platform and resource portal, and research and generate content for the Center’s trainings and technical assistance programs. The Intern will work with other members of the Wallace Center team in support of these projects as well as independently to achieve project and initiative goals.

This position offers the successful candidate a diverse and meaningful experience with a dynamic and leading organization in the field. While primarily office based, this position will offer the successful candidate a high level of engagement with critical issues and strategies in the expansion of sustainable and equitable food systems and with those leading this work across the US.

This full-time, paid, 6-month internship opportunity will begin Monday June 5, 2017.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with the design and implementation of a targeted marketing and outreach campaign to recruit and engage community-based organizations in the new CoP
• Support the development of an interactive online learning platform and resource library
• Research and collect relevant materials, resources, publications and tools/toolkits
• Draft content for press releases, social media posts, blogs, and websites
• Provide administrative and logistical support for technical assistance and training provision
• Provide support at meetings, including coordinating schedules and taking notes
• Other duties as assigned 

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Professor of Practice, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Tufts University's Friedman School is looking for a Professor of Practice (no PhD necessary) in Food Policy and Policy Implementation: 

The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy (http://nutrition.tufts.edu) at Tufts University (http://www.tufts.edu/) seeks candidates for a faculty position in the field of food policy and policy implementation for Professor of the Practice (PoP).  Appointments for Professor of the Practice are reserved for individuals whose outstanding expertise and contributions to the Friedman School are derived from the relevant professional experience, such as in government, non-governmental organizations, or business.  Candidates should ordinarily have a doctorate degree. Significant experience as a practitioner in government, advocacy, law, political science, public policy, business, economics, psychology, health sciences, industry or a closely related field is required.  Candidates for this position should have a strong advocacy, policy change, and public impact record in food and nutrition.

https://apply.interfolio.com/ 41322

The position is designed for a senior experienced high-profile person who does not necessarily have a Ph.D., but who does have useful policy or industry experience to share that would be of interest in research and teaching. The person is slated to be a leader in Friedman School initiatives to have a real-world "public impact."

Director of Operations, Farm Fresh HQ, Kansas City

Fresh Farm HQ is hiring a Director of Operations!!  Come be part of a very exciting farmer owned business that is truly adding value to Kansas City's food system.  You have the opportunity to help our mission driven food hub thrive and grow. Applications are due April 17th! 

Brief Company Overview:  Fresh Farm HQ is a Cooperative Association owned and operated by farmers, which started operations in early 2016.  FFHQ is a mission driven organization that will strengthen the local food system by expanding opportunities for regional farmers wanting to scale-up and meet the demand for local nutritious food.  We aggregate and distribute locally produced vegetables, fruits, and proteins from producers, with a focus on small to medium size farms that are within a 150 mile radius of Kansas City, MO, and selling to wholesale outlets including corporations, institutions, grocers, and restaurants. (more info at www.freshfarmhq.com) 

The goals of Fresh Farm HQ are to: 

• Provide an aggregation point for local producers, spurring increased production of locally-grown products.
• Provide small to medium sized producers a market through which they can receive competitive prices.
• Increase viability of local family farms through a cooperatively-managed and producer- owned food hub.
• Enable corporations, grocery stores, restaurants, and regional institutions to consistently and reliably secure local food.
• Support increased regional food security and healthy eating.

The Director of Operations will report directly to the Board of Directors President and have the following responsibilities:   

• Run the Day to Day operation of Fresh Farm HQ
Be the main representative of Fresh Farm HQ in the regional buyer’s market
Marketing the business to farmer/producers
Marketing the business to buyers, (corporations, restaurants, grocery stores, and institutions such as hospitals and schools)
Coordinating sales and distribution along the chain from farmer to buyer.
Work closely with the board of directors to strategically plan for ongoing sales and operations.
Communicate effectively with the Board to allow the Board to make informed and timely decisions. 
Maintain a positive and visible presence in the community working closely with other professional, civic and community leaders and organizations.
Lead the development of strategic partnerships with community groups like After the Harvest

Position Info: 

• Job Location:  Kansas City, with some regional travel required
• Start Date:  End of April         
• Wage: Negotiable
• Hours:  Full-time, with a need for flexible scheduling

Professional Qualifications: 

• Bachelor degree with a preferred focus in food systems, value chain management, regional planning, or agriculture.  Experience can be substituted for education.
• Strong time management skills
• Excellence in organizational management with the ability to complete tasks and implement programs Computer competency in the use of standard office software programs, internet programs and social media
• Preference given to candidates with experience in local food sector
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong public speaking ability
• Communicate the mission and vision of Fresh Farm HQ
• Other duties as assigned

Apply by April 17^th

Submit a cover letter and resume including at least 3 business references to:  info@freshfarmhq.com

Thanks for your interest,

Katie Nixon

FFHQ, Board of Directors Secretary

816-809-5074

Analyst in Natural Resources Policy, Library of Congress

The Resources, Science and Industry Division (RSI) of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) is seeking an Analyst in Natural Resources Policy to join its Natural Resources and Earth Sciences Section. The analyst will conduct analyses that inform congressional deliberations on natural resources policy as applies to fish and wildlife and the biological sciences. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of the history, trends, and current status of natural resources policy and interrelationships with other key ecosystem, conservation, and multi-use issues.

This position requires the ability to utilize analytical methods and techniques to analyze policy issues for the U.S. Congress. Applicants should be comfortable with quantitative approaches in research and familiar with natural resources policy issues with an emphasis on fish and wildlife and the biological science and interrelationships with other key ecosystem, conservation, and multi-use issues. Strong writing and presentation skills, including the ability to synthesize complex analyses into easy-to-understand language for a non-technical audience, are required.

Analyst duties include preparing objective, non-partisan analytical studies and descriptive background reports on issues of national significance; providing personal consultation and assistance to congressional committees, Members, and staff on public policy issues throughout the legislative process; and participating in or leading team research projects and seminars. The employee is also expected to develop over time the skills necessary to provide public policy and legislative analysis and consultation to congressional committees, Members, and staff at increasingly sophisticated levels.

CRS works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for more than a century.

CRS is well known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective, and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has immediate access to the nation's best thinking on public policy issues of interest to its Members and Committees.


For the full posting and to apply, visit the USAJobs website.