Company description MESA cultivates a global grassroots network of food and farming leaders to revive community food systems. Through on-farm exchanges and online popular education in agroecology, MESA links ancestral knowledge with innovation rooted in earth stewardship, equitable economies, and multicultural alliances worldwide. The world we are working towards is a world where farmers and indigenous knowledge are respected as core to community resilience and where thriving food and farming systems nourish the earth and her people. Job description

This position coordinates and supports general organizational and project management, technology, financial administration, and grants. This role ensures that project teams communicate effectively and function smoothly, that grants are tracked and managed, and that operational matters are handled in a timely manner. The Operations and Project Coordination position helps build productive working relationships with staff and constituents and supports reporting and project assignments as needed.

Responsibilities

Operations Management

• Ensure effective program implementation through staff coordination and engagement with organizational technology tools and managing internal and external communications
• Ensure smooth operations through online technology, file management, and communication systems
• Provide on-boarding of new employees/volunteers receive initial orientation to systems, policies, office access, and computer technology as needed
• Guide processes of strategic planning, organizational growth, and streamlining

Project and Grants Coordination

• Support project lead staff in grant reporting, monitoring and evaluation
• Assist project lead staff in the prospecting, development, and submission of grants
• Coordinate MESA’s 7 part-time staff across three programmatic areas: Local Food Sovereignty Mobilization, Experiential Exchange, and the Online Learning Network

Administrative Coordination

• Ensure a minimum of two days per week of office coverage: greeting visitors, answering and directing phone calls, receiving mail, etc.
• Assist in basic office functions: invoicing and expense tracking, scheduling, reimbursement processing, preparation of regular and ad hoc reports, etc.

Qualifications

• Effective project and people management skills
• Organize and prioritize projects, tasks, and processes
• Effectively set and efficiently deliver on individual and team goals
• Positive, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving
• A high degree of reliability and integrity
• An interest in supporting a multicultural work environment
• Proficiency and/or strong capacity to learn standard office technology / software and web applications such as Google Nonprofit Suite, CiviCRM, Wordpress, and Quickbooks
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. Proficiency in Spanish or other languages is also a plus.
• 3+ years of experience with office management / administration. Experience with democratic workplaces is a plus.

Compensation this position is : hourly, varies DOE, $22.00 - $30.00 Application instructions Deadlineno deadline