Land Access Program Manager

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🕒 October 17

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $71.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📋 Program Manager

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Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)

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11 - 50 employees

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Food & Beverage • Consulting • Logistics

Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) is dedicated to addressing the root causes of inequities within food systems by supporting initiatives for economically, racially, and ecologically just farm communities. RAFI envisions a thriving, sustainable, and equitable food system and offers a variety of resources to assist farmers, particularly those facing financial crises and natural disasters. The organization provides training, assistance in navigating USDA programs, and engages in policy advocacy to challenge corporate power in agriculture. RAFI runs grant programs to support infrastructure and stipends for beginning farmers, and works to expand market access for farmers, with a special focus on farmers of color. RAFI's work is highly collaborative, involving partnerships with faith communities and engaging in policy advocacy for climate and equity.

📋 Description

• Lead management and facilitation of RAFI’s land access project as the main point of communication • Lead project conceptualization, execution, evaluation, and enhancement with RAFI’s internal Land Access Working Group and organizational leadership • Manage and administer the USDA Gaining New Ground federal grant, including subawardee, financial, and budget management • Supervise the Land Access Case Manager • Manage external contractors and the land acquisition process • Develop and evolve the project technical assistance strategy with land access project partners • Recruit and work with an advisory committee to determine the structure for land access regranting programming • Facilitate regranting programming with the Awards Manager • Act as spokesperson for the program • Co-develop and approve outgoing Land Access communications • Represent RAFI in policy spaces as required • Serve as formal liaison between the land access program and policy team • Cultivate external relationships and partnerships • Execute the vision and objectives of RAFI’s Gaining New Ground project

🎯 Requirements

• Demonstrated successful program management experience • Comfort working with non-English speaking stakeholders • Comfort with or ability to learn about farm credit and finances • Excellent written and oral communication skills • Persistence, attention to detail, and follow-through • Excellent relationship-building capacity • Active learner and self-starter; ability to seek information independently, self-educate, and take initiative • Ability or willingness to learn to work with remote staff • Experience managing high-functioning teams • Dedication to RAFI’s values • Fluency in Spanish desired • Federal grants management experience desired • Experience with program evaluation and continuous improvement desired • Experience working in Salesforce or another CRM desired • Comfort with ambiguity and flexibility desired • Applicants must be based in the southeast United States or Puerto Rico • Authorization to work in the United States required • RAFI does not sponsor work visas • Resume, cover letter, and three professional references required, including one current or former supervisor

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid time off • 401k • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Life insurance • Long-term disability insurance • Short-term disability insurance • Remote work • Coworking space option for Triangle-region employees one day per week • Salary rates based on a fair, clear, and transparent salary policy • Professional development and training access under equal opportunity practices