Company description

Siena Farms is an award-winning, 50-acre market farm growing diversified produce on the fertile soils of the Sudbury River valley, twenty-five miles west of Boston. We grow over 100 varieties of vegetables for our year-round CSA, our farmstores in the Boston Public Market and Boston’s South End, and area restaurants including family-owned Oleana, Sofra, and Sarma. We use regenerative, biological agricultural practices to build our soil’s health and productivity, free of chemical herbicides, pesticides, and synthetic fertilizers.

Job description

We are seeking a hard-working, committed, talented individual motivated by a career interest in food systems to join our 2026 team as an Assistant Business Manager.

Siena Farms’ Assistant Business Manager is a core member of the year-round team for our 50-acre non-certified organic vegetable farm. They are supervised by the Business Manager and Owner, and work closely with other managers and members of the Siena Farms’ team to help professionally manage and operate the farm’s CSA membership, marketing and outreach, events, people management, and key administrative and business development tasks.

The Assistant Business Manager, like all of our employees, are held to high standards for respect, kindness, organization, communication, positive attitude, work quality, work ethic, work pace, and work schedule. Of all of these values, respect and kindness for coworkers is the top priority, as everything else follows from that.

Primary responsibilities of our Assistant Business Manager include but are not limited to the management and execution of the following areas:

CSA Management

• Manage CSA pack counts, member schedules, and distribution lists
• Participate in weekly box pack, as needed
• Serve as primary contact for home delivery service and CSA host sites
• Provide CSA customer service and coordinate schedule changes for members

Marketing and Outreach

• Compose weekly newsletters and promotional e-blasts
  Maintain a marketing plan and calendar
• Assist in creating engaging social media posts and advertising content
• Develop and manage customer recruitment and retention strategies
• Analyze marketing data to strengthen outreach and engagement
• Develop Employer Sponsored Farm Share program and lead outreach and sales efforts of the program
• Collaborate with Retail Managers on retail marketing initiatives and promotions

Human Resources

• Assist with biweekly payroll, employee onboarding, and benefits administration
• Maintain and track employee time-off records
• Support worker compensation, liability, and vehicle insurance management
• Help interview & hire new employees, draft job postings & descriptions, and update employee policies
• Coordinate employee reviews and assist in maintaining HR documentation

Business Development

• Support grant writing and business planning initiatives
• Participate in business management and financial planning meetings
• Assist with monthly and annual budgets and financial reports in collaboration with the Business Manager, bookkeeper, and accountant
• Help track and analyze CSA and retail sales data to inform crop planning and goal setting

Community Engagement

• Help manage and grow the Community Sponsored Farm Share program, maintain the program’s data, and coordinate distribution
• Plan and coordinate events, such as volunteer harvest days, farm dinners, staff events, etc.
• Manage community inquiries and develop new ways to engage with the community
• Serve as liaison with family restaurants and develop new ways of engagement, including Community Supported Restaurant shares
• Collaborate with the Retail Manager on retail food security efforts

Secondary Responsibilities of the Assistant Business Manager, when and if the primary responsibilities described above are accomplished and/or based on priorities of the farm as a whole, include:

• Assisting with crop harvest, wash-up, CSA and order packing, deliveries, field work, and farm facility and infrastructure care and maintenance.

Qualifications

• Several years of professional experience in administrative, business management, or operations roles with supervisory or leadership experience preferred
• Experience with the CSA model and operations of a farm business
• Career interest in sustainable agriculture, local food systems, or community-based small businesses
• One or more seasons of hands-on farm work preferred
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs repeatedly
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and balance multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to problem-solve independently while collaborating effectively within a small, close-knit team
• High-level proficiency with Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including comfort with customer correspondence
• Experience with Shopify web maintenance is a plus, but not required

Schedule

Our Assistant Business Manager position is considered a full-time, year-round position, averaging 40 hours/week spread over 4 days per week in the “cold months” (December through March), and averaging 50 hours / week spread over 5 days in the “warm months” (April through November).

Core schedule during December through March is 7am – 5pm four weekdays per week (either M-H or T-F). Core schedule during April through November is Monday through Friday, 7am – 5pm. One paid hour of lunch break per day is allotted to all farm staff on any given work day.

Compensation

• Competitive salary, generous PTO package, and fully covered health insurance benefits 90 days after start date.
• Perks include a weekly veggie farm share to take home, additional access to surplus produce, plus employee discounts at Siena Farms' retail sites and family restaurants Oleana and Sofra.

Other

• We do not offer on-farm housing
• The farm in Sudbury is only accessible via car (we are located in an area that lacks sufficient public transportation).

Compensation

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

Application instructions

Deadline

April 30, 2026