Company description

Founded in 1979, the Washington State Farmers Market Association (“WSFMA”) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. We support farmers markets as thriving marketplaces for local agriculture, enriching community life, and bringing good food to all. Our programs focus on member services, market promotions, training and education, including an annual conference, food access, research, and advocacy. The WSFMA currently has a small staff with an office at Pike Place Market in Seattle and two remote offices.

Job description

The Farmers Market Food Access Coordinator is a core member of the Washington State Farmers Market Association staff. The WSFMA supports 115 member farmers markets to realize their goals as vibrant economic and community assets. Founded in 1979, the WSFMA is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that works statewide, primarily through member services, training and education (including an annual conference), and advocacy. The WSFMA currently has a small staff with an office at Pike Place Market in Seattle and remote offices. Please review our website to learn more about our organization.

Core Responsibilities
The Food Access Coordinator is responsible for working with the Executive Director to support organizational and programmatic activities of the WSFMA. This includes helping with office and financial management, organizational planning, training, developing and following internal controls, communications, support with annual membership and other member services, the WSFMA Boot Camp and Conference, fundraising, and occasional board support.

The Food Access Coordinator leads our food access work that supporting farmers markets with food access programs including FMNP, SNAP EBT, SNAP Ed, and SNAP Market Match. The Food Access Coordinator manages a team of Regional Leads, part-time contractors who have specific duties relative to supporting farmers markets in their regions. This position manages contracts with the Department of Social and Human Services for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP Ed) and the Department of Health, as well as programmatic work related to the WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.

Specific Duties
Lead, manage, and support a team of 8 part-time contractors (“Regional Leads”) located throughout the state and support farmers market food access programs primarily their designated geographic area. Regional Leads provide direct-service to farmers markets seeking support with food access programming and, establish partnerships with regional agencies that work with low-income populations to educate and promote food access benefits at farmers markets.

Ensure that all requirements for the WSFMA’s annual contract with DSHS for the Statewide Regional Leads Program is fulfilled to the highest professional standards and in full compliance with SNAP Ed Guidance and WSFMA policies.

Ensure that all requirements for the WSFMA’s annual contract with DOH for the Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program and SNAP Market Match is fulfilled to the highest professional standards.

Responsible for leading specific deliverables such as production of regional Food Access Brochures; development and facilitation of Food Access Forums; and planning food access workshops for the annual WSFMA conference and Boot Camp that increase the effectiveness of food access programs at farmers markets.

Provide support to member farmers markets to help problem-solve real-time challenges and opportunities regarding their food access programs including FMNP, SNAP EBT, and SNAP Market Match.

Research, review, and design WSFMA training/educational materials for farmers markets on food access programs for print and the WSFMA website.

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of food access programs at farmers markets, including SNAP, the Farmers Market Nutrition Program, matching programs, donations to food banks, and others. This includes understanding all USDA and state program rules and administration; technical components including EBT equipment, related policy initiatives, and funding mechanisms. It also includes familiarity with all key agency, public health, nonprofit partners at local, regional, and state levels.

Desired Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Direct experience and demonstrated understanding of farmers markets, direct marketing, community-based organizations, and/or related work.
• Experience with farmers market food access programs including FMNP, SNAP, SNAP Market Match or other Incentives as well as EBT technology, vendor applications and third-party processors.
• Experience in developing and managing grant- or contract-funded projects with multiple goals, objectives and activities, including budget management, report writing, and evaluation.
• Ability to understand requirements and guidance dictated by state and federal contracts and grants, and to provide necessary oversight to ensure proper stewardship of funding.
• Ability to identify and cultivate strong partnerships across the state and with wide variety of local partners and state agencies.
• Experience hiring, training, and managing contractors in remote locations.
• Highly organized, with excellent information management skills, and able to juggle multiple projects while maintaining attention to detail and accomplishing tasks in timely manner.
• Excellent communication skills, participating in virtual meetings, writing, emailing, and use of other virtual communication tools. Includes ability to provide technical assistance and communicate effectively and courteously with a diverse audience.
• Experience as public speaker and facilitating meetings, both in person and online.
• Able to travel statewide.
• Strong working knowledge of modern office practices, equipment, and computer applications including MS Office 365 (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point), Dropbox, Adobe Creative Suite, Zoom, and other software. Experience with graphic design and website content a plus.
• Education in food systems, social sciences, community development, nonprofit management, public health, or related discipline.

Compensation

this position is: salaried, $50,000 - $75,000

Location

job can be done remotely

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline