Company description

National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) was founded by our members in 1986, at the height of the 1980s farm crisis, to be a voice for farmers in Washington, DC – and we still are. Today, we are the only national coalition representing grassroots farm, ranch, and fishing organizations in the nation’s capital. Through our 30+ member groups, we represent farmers in 42 states. NFFC remains a farmer- and member-led and informed coalition committed to movement building and growing power as we mobilize independent farmers, ranchers, and fisher people to achieve fair prices, vibrant communities, and nourishing food free of corporate domination.

Job description

National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) seeks our next Executive Director to continue the successful movement-building and advocacy that have been the hallmarks of NFFC for the past forty years. In this era of challenges and threats across our food system, NFFC’s leadership is needed more than ever. The new Executive Director will inherit and enhance an already-strong coalition and organization, will center equity, justice, and the health of our communities, and will build coalition power and organizational effectiveness for the next phase of NFFC’s work.

Emerging from a Season of Shared Leadership: Since 2018, NFFC has been engaged in a shared leadership model with the North American Marine Alliance (NAMA), a bold endeavor that has leveraged shared capacity and created synergies that served both organizations well. For 8 years the two organizations have shared “backbone” functions and staff, including Niaz Dorry, who has served as the director of both organizations. This shared leadership model is now coming to a successful end. The two organizations will remain close allies and NAMA will continue as a member of NFFC with Niaz Dorry remaining NAMA’s Coordinating Director. Both organizations are emerging stronger with larger staffs, healthier budgets, and greater sustained impacts. NFFC’s Board of Directors and staff are collaborating to support a successful transition to ensure that NFFC’s incoming Executive Director has a strong and stable foundation from which to launch the next phase of the coalition’s ongoing work.

Roles & Responsibilities: We expect our Executive Director to engage, motivate, and inform our Board of Directors and Executive Committee, member organizations, staff, and funders to ensure consistent organizational effectiveness in alignment with NFFC’s mission, vision, guiding principles, and strategic plan through:

• Fiscal & operational management: Lead our development and operations teams in order to ensure that NFFC remains well-funded, fiscally responsible, and compliant with federal, state, and local regulations. Develop & manage annual budget of approximately $1.5 million to ensure that the organization is well resourced and to support appropriate growth.
• Staff leadership & management: Lead and unify a diverse remote staff of 10. Strategically develop roles, implement equitable hiring processes, ensure thoughtful onboarding and human resource practices, provide ongoing guidance, and support staff development.
• Strategic oversight: Guide the implementation of NFFC’s Strategic Plan, ensuring the development and implementation of systems to regularly evaluate progress, document progress and impact, and advance the mission of the coalition in partnership with allies while responding to changing circumstances. Cultivate relationships to deepen movement effectiveness.

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Compensation

this position is: salaried, more than $100,000

Location

job can be done remotely

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Deadline

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