American Farmland Trust seeks an Outreach Coordinator
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POSITION SUMMARY:
AFT is seeking a Southeast Outreach Coordinator who can support the Women for the Land Initiative as we expand our work in the American Southeast, starting in North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and growing from there. This position reports to Women for the Land Initiative Director who oversees the national initiative and will also work closely with our Women for the Land Program and Policy Manager and other regional program staff who are implementing programming across the country.
The Women for the Land Southeast Outreach Coordinator will help advance AFT's programs across the country, with an emphasis on supporting extension and outreach, including planning, evaluation, and tracking of regional learning circles and their outcomes. Responsibilities will primarily focus on supporting our work with historically underserved women producers in the Southeast, where our activities are currently in North Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia, and expand into other parts of the region.
This position can be a remote position; however, in-person work in the region is expected. Therefore, the individual must be based in either North Carolina, Virginia, or Kentucky to support our programming in the region. If the Coordinator wants to work from an office, there is room in AFT's Louisville, KY office.
WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON:
- Implementing Learning Circle programming focused on farmland preservation, stewardship, and other resources that support women farmers/ranchers and farmland owners. Program planning will require event managing logistics, outreach, promotion, and enrollment of participants.
- Developing creative content for social media and other media communication efforts to recruit new women participants for Learning Circles and to build and grow important relationships with partners.
- Support for strengthening AFT's partnerships and networks among underserved communities in the region.
- Assisting with the writing and distributing of press releases, press advisories, and online and digital content to promote Learning Circles and share updates about the impacts of our programming.
- Supporting the delivery of national WFL program content, including representing the program at relevant conferences, responding to email inquiries, and helping develop content for national newsletter.
- Providing some support for analyzing evaluation data (from surveys and interviews) and assisting the WFL Director in other impact reporting tasks as needed.
- Supporting WFL Program and Policy Manager by advancing activities related to our policy-goals.
The WFL Southeast Outreach Coordinator must be entrepreneurial and a capable problem solver. They must be highly motivated with strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently or in a small team environment and possess:
- Creativity and strong communication skills.
- Experience working directly with communities of color.
- Experience engaging with historically underserved communities in agriculture.
- Experience working with women in agriculture, conservation agriculture, farmland preservation or other related topics is preferred.
- Lived experience and/or training exploring issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.
- Facility with Microsoft Office and Google suites – including Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint is essential.
- Experience and proficiency with a range of online social media platforms as well as social media strategy and research.
- Strong writing, public relations, presentation, and verbal communication skills.
- Experience coordinating logistics for events, community outreach or adult education and extension, both online and in-person.
- Experience managing relationships with a variety of external stakeholders, including farmers, ranchers, allied organizations, USDA staff and others.
- Must be detail-orientated with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Photography, videography, and graphic design experience is beneficial.
- Must be able to work productively with people at all organizational levels.
- Support a strong team culture of shared learning, innovation and problem solving among AFT staff.
- Must have a valid U.S. driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
- Willingness to travel in the region up to 25% of one's time.
Education and Experience:
- A BA or BS degree in agriculture, land conservation, gender studies, social sciences, or related fields.
- A minimum of 2 years of related work experience in project coordination, communications, evaluation, extension and outreach efforts.
Why you should apply:
- Be a part of a purpose-driven, committed, knowledgeable, high-performing, experienced and fun team
- A diverse and inclusive work environment
- A cause and mission you can be proud of
- Competitive compensation & Benefits
- Remote work opportunities
- Flexible scheduling
Compensation:
American Farmland Trust pays salaries that are competitive with nonprofits of our budget size, and offers meaningful vacation, medical, retirement and other benefits. The salary for this position starts at $48,000.
Application Deadline: November 15, 2021
Please include a cover letter with resume for consideration.
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