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Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society in Vancouver, British Columbia is seeking an Executive Director!
ABOUT Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society
We cultivate educational farms and programs where students dig into meaningful connections with the land, food, and each other, inspiring communities to build just food systems. Fresh Roots cultivates schoolyard farms and programs that catalyze healthy eating, ecological stewardship, and community celebration. Operating 4 sites on 8.5 acres across Metro Vancouver, the schoolyard farms are experiential learning spaces providing youth with education, leadership development, and job-skills training. In 2022, Fresh Roots worked with over 4,500 youth, engaging in over 26,000 learning hours, ran 4 weekly farm markets and grew over 200 different crop varieties. We take pride in creating spaces where an incredibly diverse group of young people can come together to learn, grow, and develop relationships with peers from different backgrounds and with different abilities
VISION
Good Food For All, which is realized when youth have the skills, capacity, and will to act as food citizens and land stewards, to grow and share healthy food for themselves, their families, and the planet! We follow organic practices, however, we do not have an organic certification.
OUR CORE VALUES
Our core values are at the heart of everything we do here at Fresh Roots. They are joy, community, inclusivity, empowerment, and lifelong learning.
Our beliefs drive us toward our vision and direct our activities.
- We believe that good, healthy food is a right for all people.
- We believe that food is an inspiring and mobilizing force for good.
- We believe that education is the first step toward positive personal and systems change.
- We believe that healthy food systems are dependent upon a healthy environment and empowered communities
- We believe that how we work together is as important as the work we do.
- We believe that collective action is imperative for food systems change.
OUR LEARNING GOALS
The core of our work is fostering healthy relationships with food, with land and waters, and with community, in our participants and ourselves. Our learning goals all support those essential relationships. As in everything, these relationships are interconnected and reflect one another!
DESIRED QUALITIES
The ideal candidate has passion for and experience with the work, is a strategic thinker, a
natural connector, and comfortable communicator. They thrive in a flexible work environment and happily adapt to the different rhythms and work requirements that come with the seasonality of a farming organization. They are confident in leading the administrative and governance aspects while also capable and willing to support and lead an operational team.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors and is responsible for the overall
success of Fresh Roots. They provide effective leadership and oversee the development and implementation of strategic and operational plans, finance, fundraising, risk management, stakeholder relations, and administration. This position leads the team to deliver on the mission, vision, and strategic plan of the organization and is the lead staff-person for organizational governance.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and ensure implementation of the strategic plan alongside the Board and staff team
- People and culture with a focus on fostering a diverse and inclusive learning organization
- Lead effective and efficient programs and operations
- Develop and manage the organization’s budget
- Ensure financial success through fundraising, donor prospecting, cultivation, and
engagement - Communications and community engagement
- Act as the spokesperson and public face of the organization
JOB DETAILS
Term: January 2024. This is a permanent position.
Hours per week: Full-time (37.5 hours a week), with some evenings and weekends as required; flexible schedule with a mix of ~50% in-person (on sites and in office) and ~50% home office/remote work.
Salary: $85,000-$110,000 with annual increases in line with the approved compensation policy.
TO APPLY
Applications (resume and cover letter) can be emailed in PDF format (as one document) to
info@thevantagepoint.ca. Please use the format of “Fresh Roots – ED Application” in the subject line of email. You will receive an email confirming the receipt of your application. Please note, first-round interviews are anticipated to take place the week of Mon, Nov 20, 2023.
Fresh Roots is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from
underrepresented groups.
Deadline to apply: Tues, Nov 14, 2023 (5pm PST)
When applying, please mention you saw this posting at youngagrarians.org
LEARN MORE ABOUT Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society
Website: https://freshroots.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freshrootsfarms
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/FreshRootsFarms/