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This job expired on May 01, 2015

Food Truck Intern Mayor's Office of Food Initiatives

  • Date Posted March 02, 2015
  • Location Boston, MA
  • Category Business / Culinary
  • Job Type Part-Time
Job Description City of Boston - Office of Food Initiatives
POSITION: Mobile Food Truck Intern

The Mobile Food Truck Intern (part time) is responsible for implementing specific activities aimed at strengthening and expanding the City of Boston’s Food Truck Program, including:
  • Responding to email and phone inquiries from constituents, food truck operators and partners to:
  • Answer questions about permitting process
  • Facilitate quarterly and monthly scheduling process
  • Manage three types of permitting (public, private and special vending)
  • Solve problems as necessary
  • Conducting annual spot checks (initial and follow-up) on truck participating in the public program
  • Conducting new vendor information sessions for new vendors
  • Researching new public vending locations, with the goal of establishing 5 before July 1, 2015
  • Conducting outreach for special vending opportunities
  • Liaising with associations wishing to incorporate food trucks at events
  • Drafting agendas, conducting monthly Food Truck Committee meetings and executing follow-up
  • Maintaining current food truck schedule (internal and web-based)
 Minimum Qualifications

Required:
  • Strong Organizational Skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Bachelor’s degree in related field
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Ability to work well with people
 Preferred:
  • Completion of at least one semester of food system course work
  • Experience working in the food industry
  • Interest in, and understanding of the difficulties of owning and operating a food business
  • Interest in food trucks and the City of Boston’s culinary offerings
  • Basic social media skills
  • Experience with organizational development and grant-writing are a plus
Compensation
This is a PAID position - $15 per hour for roughly 15 hours per week. This position will last from April 1 (earlier is desirable) to July 1, 2015, with an option for extension, subject to funding.  Compensation this position is : hourly How to apply
This job expired on May 01, 2015
DeadlineMarch 27, 2015

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