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Operations Coordinator

Lettuce Harvest Foundation


  Posted: November 16, 2021

  Location: Vancouver, BC

  Internship Program: ImpAct 21-22

  Salary Range: $0 - $10,000

  Hours per Week: 30

  Start Date: December 20, 2021

  End Date: March 31, 2022

Job Description

Lettuce Harvest is looking for an Operations Coordinator to support our team in the transition from the winter to summer in order to prepare for the 2022 growing season. A good Operations Coordinator is organized, works well in a team and is passionate about food justice and urban agriculture. With the ending of the 2021 season, our Operations Coordinator is responsible for applying the comprehensive recommendations that are made from our 2021 operations assessment in order to meet our 2022 growing season goals of: increasing food production in our yards, and maintaining strong volunteer/yard owner to community relationships. Our Operations Coordinator should have strong skills in communicating and have an eye for creative solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Operations Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the implementation recommendations from our 2021/2022 assessment.

This includes:
- Administering the current assessment tool to relevant stakeholders
- Using the acquired data to make recommendations for coming growing season
- Supporting extended team in understanding and applying recommendations
- Attending our weekly team checkin and update meetings
- Tracking and coordinating farmyard progress
- Managing our farmyard volunteers
- Recording information of how we can be improving and relaying these updates to the team

Knowledge and Skills

- Experience in assessment development
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Works well individually and as part of a team
- Skilled at relationship building
- Proficient working with Google Workspace and Slack
- Passionate about food justice and urban agriculture
- Self- Motivated

Education Required

A student enrolled at a post secondary institution or youth ages 15-30 with relevant work experience.

Certification Required

no

  How to Apply

To apply, send your resume to zoe@lettuceharvesttogether.com.

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