Company description CitySeed is a dynamic, community-based nonprofit organization based in New Haven, Connecticut, whose mission is to engage the community in growing an equitable, local food system that promotes economic development, community development, and sustainable agriculture.
Our values include:

1. supporting community rights to access healthy and culturally-appropriate food and recognizing the know-how, celebration, and/or history that each community member brings to food and cooking;
2. dismantling privilege, oppression, and racism in the food system;
3. collaborating with community partners on food justice and inclusive growth projects and toleverage resources and programming to better serve the community at large.

For more about CitySeed and our mission visit our website: www.cityseed.org Job description The Sanctuary Kitchen Program Director will lead Sanctuary Kitchen’s programs and internal operations, including: team management, program strategy and implementation, partnership building and outreach, and communications.
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The Sanctuary Kitchen Program Director will be a mission-focused, strategic, and community-oriented leader. They will lead the Sanctuary Kitchen team - including colleagues, immigrant and refugee chefs, and volunteers. They will work closely with a broad network of stakeholders, including advisory board members, non-profit and community partner organizations, and social enterprise partners (such as catering customers or workforce development partners). The Sanctuary Kitchen Program Director will be a leader who can build on the success of the program over the past four years, and scale its growth to deliver measurable results in the future. The Program Director will contribute creativity, organization, and cultural humility to the team, and bring a lens of racial equity and economic opportunity to the work. Formalizing the chef training program’s curriculum and pipeline, and forging partnerships with potential job-placement sites will be at the forefront of the Program Director’s work. Equally important will be to further develop Sanctuary Kitchen’s food business model in close collaboration with Sanctuary Kitchen’s Culinary Manager. This position reports to CitySeed’s Managing Director, and works closely with CitySeed’s Executive Director and Sanctuary Kitchen’s Culinary Manager.

Qualifications
We anticipate that a successful candidate will have management experience in a nonprofit or values-driven organization, and direct or lived experience working with immigrants and refugees. CitySeed recognizes that experience and expertise come in many forms. If you have different experiences that you think are a good fit for the role, please apply so we can learn more about you.

For the full list of duties and responsibilities please see the full job description here.

Required Qualifications

• Belief in the mission and core values of Sanctuary Kitchen and CitySeed
• 5+ years of relevant experience, such as: culinary experience, food business management,cultural programming, workforce development, non-profit management, etc.
• Program leadership experience including: budget and fiscal management, goal-setting, team building and staff management, monitoring and evaluation, program growth and outreach
• Lived experience and/or direct experience working with immigrant and refugee communities
• Strong written communications skills including: writing and editing, developing proposals, newsletters and social media content, and crafting outreach materials
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with many stakeholders, including Sanctuary Kitchen chefs, colleagues, board members, customers and partners
• Experience taking initiative and managing complex projects that require organization, attention to detail, prioritizing activities, and meeting deadlines
• Entrepreneurial mindset, ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Passion for community-level food systems and a commitment to racial and economic justice

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with higher-level organizational strategy and organizational growth
• Flexibility, maturity and a sense of humor
• Have experience working with individuals from a diversity of backgrounds
• Basic understanding of Arabic, Farsi/Dari and/or Spanish
• Knowledge of the New Haven food system and/or nonprofit landscape
• Basic social media, website and design experience (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar)
• ServSafe Food Manager or equivalent certification
• Able to lift/carry up to 50 pounds for kitchen management, events, farmers markets, etc.

Details:

• Desired Start Date: Early June 2021
• Location: New Haven, CT
• This position is full-time and salaried. Salary is commensurate with experience, starting at $45,000.
• Benefits include vacation and holidays, parental leave, health care and a flexible work schedule.
• The Sanctuary Kitchen Program Director will be expected to work some evenings and weekends, to support events and programs, as needed.

Compensation this position is : salaried Application instructions DeadlineMay 15, 2021