The Foraker Group

Job Summary

Job Description

The Kenai Local Food Connection is hiring a new Resilience Director! We are seeking a self-motivated individual with strong project management, communications, and administrative skills to manage, coordinate, and execute its US EPA Thriving Communities Grant Projects.

Applicants must:

• possess administrative skills including but not limited to professional verbal communication, writing, filing, and computer proficiency
• have project or event management experience, including managing project budgets
• be organized and work well with others including board members, volunteers, contract staff, and partnering organizations
• Organize and implement educational classes and events throughout the year, focusing on building climate resilience skills related to local food systems.
• Organize and help host the annual Growers’ Expo in coordination with the Alaska Farm Bureau and the Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District and any other interested partnership-level organizations or businesses in line with intent to provide the Kenai Peninsula with resources and knowledge about agriculture, mariculture, and other means of strengthening Alaskan food systems.
• Design and deliver advertising campaigns for Kenai Local Food Connection Thriving Communities program activities in coordination with the Communications Liaison.
• Design and administer surveys and participation counts, collect feedback, and analyze results to gauge class participants’ increase in confidence regarding climate resilience skills.
• Integrate community and stakeholder feedback when designing future programming.
• Complete monthly and quarterly reports and narratives for specific time periods and programs with performance metrics and submit to Spork Consulting (grant manager) for Thriving Communities grant reporting.
• Develop community partnerships for collaborative programming and work with the Communications Liaison to update the community partnerships database.
• Coordinate with Salamatof and/or other partners on Stay Healthy Food Box Program and ensure deliverables follow Thriving Communities’ performance stipulations.
• Meet with the Board President monthly and as necessary.
• Provide reports as requested for monthly Board and Connectors meetings.
• Attend relevant conferences statewide, depending on availability and Board approval.
• Maintain and update Kenai Local Food Connection calendars and Facebook page as programming and events are scheduled to ensure widest possible distribution to stakeholders.
• Generate and electronically distribute a monthly newsletter with a focus on local food systems and include a schedule of upcoming Thriving Communities grant activities and any other Kenai Local Food Connection activities.
• Ensure program activities meet nonprofit requirements including grant performance, taxes, insurance, etc. and bring any concerns to the Board President immediately.
• Assist with Kenai Local Food Connection Thriving Communities activities such as, but not limited to: Seed Library, Harvest Moon, Growers’ Expo, and new programs.
• Maintain and administer Kenai Local Food Connection Facebook page
• Collaborate with the web manager to create content and post content to Kenai Local Food Connection Website (some training can be provided if needed).
• Assist the Communications Liaison with additional Thriving Communities projects and programs beyond the scope of the Resilience Director, as prioritized by the Board President
• Serve 22 tribal families through Stay Healthy food boxes weekly for 16 weeks
• Provide education and/or material support around resilience skills to 200 individuals
• Contact 100 individuals each quarter
• Collaborate with all Kenai Local Food Connection employees and volunteers to deliver a successful Harvest Moon
• Coordinate 18 events that increase community resilience, disaster preparedness, and food security before July 2027
• Survey class participants regarding disaster resilience and local food systems
• Provide support to leveraged KLFC projects (Harvest Moon, Seed Library, project and event sponsorship, project management, etc.).
• Execute a successful Growers’ Expo
• Produce and distribute a monthly newsletter