Company description Square Roots is an urban farming company. We grow and sell local, real food, year round, using indoor vertical farms. Our mission is to bring local, real food to people in cities by empowering next-gen leaders in urban farming—because the more of us working to shape the future of food, the better. Job description

We created the  Square Roots Next-Gen Farmer Training Program to share the nuances of indoor urban farming and bring fresh, locally-grown food to ever-increasing populations in cities. If we’re going to change the food system, we need to create more pathways for young people to launch successful careers in farming. Each year we recruit and train a cohort of Next-Gen Farmers, providing an onramp into the agriculture industry and a world of opportunity.

We’re a young company (just pushing three years old) with the potential and ambition to change the way people connect to their food. Everyone on the Square Roots team—from farmers to software developers, from brand strategists to financial analysts—is ready to make a massive impact  in urban farming and the future of the global food industry.  
 

About the Role

We’re now looking for a Program Manager to fit seamlessly into our mission-driven, busy team and help us launch our first satellite campus. This position is responsible for coordinating and administering the Next-Gen Farmer Training Program as developed by SR HQ.

In collaboration with the Farm Manager, the Program Manager will prepare for, implement, and act as co-lead educator and coordinator for our Next-Gen Farmer Training Program utilizing training materials developed by Square Roots HQ. The Program Manager will be accountable for farmer success throughout the program and will also help farmers explore what comes after. This position reports to the Head of Programming in Brooklyn.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Program management / administration:
  • Onboard and offboard each cohort of farmers.
  • Run weekly program check-in meetings.
  • Coordinate farmer schedules.
  • Review and manage farmer PTO requests, timesheets.
  • Manage Program budget, deploying resources as needed. 
• Program implementation:
  • Lead and support educational programming including lectures, hands-on training, workshops, and farm visits on the topics of farming, entrepreneurship, communications, and marketing. 
  • Coach and mentor farmers to support their professional growth and development, including guidance around industry networking.
  • Coordinate field trips and other offsite learning experiences.
  • Provide feedback and help to iterate existing program curriculum.
  • Interface with sales team to coordinate farmers’ involvement in sales and marketing activities. 
  • Build and maintain relationships with local organizations in order to execute program and support the long term success of farmers, including local CRAFT, mission-aligned non-profits, and other partners.
• Program evaluation 
  • Ensure KPIs are met through data collection and analytics. 
• Communication
  • Communicate regularly with broader team for data reporting, company updates, and issue escalation.
• Recruitment
  • Actively participate in recruiting and hiring each new cohort of the Next-Gen Farmer Training Program.
• Farming
  • Floating labor for harvest, transplanting, seeding
  • Willing and able to take the reins and manage farm operations in the event the farm manager is absent.
  • Promote culture of food safety as a member of farm management team

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher and 2 year relevant work experience in program management, education, agriculture, environmental studies, public health other related field OR 3+ years relevant work experience
• Demonstrated experience managing educational, vocational or training programs
• Strong interpersonal skills and capable of communicating with individuals and groups throughout the organization.
• Willingness to work occasional long hours
• Proven ability to take direction and meet required deadlines
• High level of integrity with strong emphasis on result oriented outcomes
• BIG PLUS: Food service or on farm experience
• BIG PLUS: Familiarity with and connections to local/regional food scene 
• BIG PLUS: Fan of local, real food & excited to transform the industrial food system

Please note, this is a physical job, so the right candidate should be able to lift 40 lbs and comfortable standing for long hours. 

Work Style

• Ability to move and iterate quickly
• Flexibility to switch focus between multiple projects, with a willingness to contribute to tasks and activities outside of a prescribed job description (i.e. comfortable with a startup environment)
• Nimble, calm under pressure, and a master problem solver
• Naturally inclined to take initiative with a motivated, proactive attitude 
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively 
• Super-organized, energetic all-rounder, with a positive outlook on life and a belief in the power of for-profit companies to change the food system for the better. 
• Transparent and honest approach to problems
• Expert in taking projects through to completion 

The full compensation package includes mid-level salary, healthcare, and other benefits - including as many locally grown greens as you can possibly eat.

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