The Executive Director is responsible for providing overall leadership for the North Coast Food Web (NCFW), with work falling primarily into five broad categories: financial management and fundraising, maintaining the organization’s public face and community partnerships, strategic planning and implementation, staff development and management, and organizational needs assessment and meeting. The ED needs to understand the historical and present-day workings of local food systems in rural communities, and the context of racialized capitalism that those systems operate within.
The ED’s work is carried out within the context of our commitment to equity and justice work, and is conducted in partnership with the Board of Directors. While the Board makes high level decisions for the organization (including developing and approving the Strategic Plan, annual budget, and guiding policy such as the Employee Handbook and reserves policies), the ED is responsible for carrying out the daily operations of the organization within the parameters of those decisions. One of the ED’s main roles is to act as a liaison between the Board and staff. The ED is responsible to the Board for the organization's consistent achievement of its mission and financial objectives, and has full discretionary power to implement the policies and directives of the Board to those ends.
Key Responsibilities:
Ensure the implementation of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) practices and goals within the organization and its partners in the course of carrying out the following responsibilities:
Financial management and fundraising:
Strategic planning and organizational thought leadership:
Staff leadership and development:
Public Face and Partnerships:
Organizational Needs Assessment and Meeting Needs
Other responsibilities:
Experience and Skills needed:
Ideal candidates will also have:
We encourage all interested applicants to apply and present your ideas for the evolution of the NCFW.
The Executive Director is responsible for providing overall leadership for the North Coast Food Web (NCFW), with work falling primarily into five broad categories: financial management and fundraising, maintaining the organization’s public face and community partnerships, strategic planning and implementation, staff development and management, and organizational needs assessment and meeting. The ED needs to understand the historical and present-day workings of local food systems in rural communities, and the context of racialized capitalism that those systems operate within.
The ED’s work is carried out within the context of our commitment to equity and justice work, and is conducted in partnership with the Board of Directors. While the Board makes high level decisions for the organization (including developing and approving the Strategic Plan, annual budget, and guiding policy such as the Employee Handbook and reserves policies), the ED is…
100% employer paid health and dental insurance, access to professional development funds, automatic annual raises without need to negotiate, Flexible Spending Account (usable for healthcare needs), and 10 hours/mo of free access to a commercial kitchen. Insurance and FSA coverage begin after one full calendar month employed.
Start date is flexible between Dec 1 and January 15, ideally being able to attend annual staff retreat January 2-3.
100% employer paid health and dental insurance, access to professional development funds, automatic annual raises without need to negotiate, Flexible Spending Account (usable for healthcare needs), and 10 hours/mo of free access to a commercial kitchen. Insurance and FSA coverage begin after one full calendar month employed.
Start date is flexible between Dec 1 and January 15, ideally being able to attend annual staff retreat January 2-3.
Excellent communication skills in English. Spanish appreciated but not required.
Excellent communication skills in English. Spanish appreciated but not required.
Please send your resume, professional statement that highlights the ways you'd apply your work and lived experience to this role, and your values alignment, and 3 professional references to president@northcoastfoodweb.org. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis beginning September 20, 2024. Position will be open until filled. Early applications are encouraged.
Please send your resume, professional statement that highlights the ways you'd apply your work and lived experience to this role, and your values alignment, and 3 professional…