New York Agriculture Projects Manager

https://www.allianceforthebay.org/job/new-york-agriculture-projects-manager-apply-by-jan-5/

• Lead the planning and implementation of agriculture BMPs on farms in the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Central New York, and Northern Pennsylvania.
  • Independently conduct farmer outreach within Alliance-corporate partnership frameworks.
  • Be the primary point of contact for a rolling portfolio of 25-30 concurrently running farm projects.
  • Provide direct on-site farm support as needed, variable from week to week.
  • Build and maintain relationships with farmers, partner organizations, technical service providers, contractors, and federal and state agencies (Soil and Water Conservation Districts, NRCS).
  • Lead collaborative teams in addressing obstacles to lead to successful outcomes.
  • Oversees components of grant budgets and reporting, including payments, invoices, procurement and contracting, reimbursements, reporting on associated projects, and other similar tasks.
• Support the Alliance’s overall Agriculture Program strategic efforts:
  • Lead and mentor team members, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
  • Pursue funding that enables the Alliance to meet its Strategic Goals through the Agriculture Program. Includes leading and collaborating in multiple, varied, successful grant proposals.
  • Participate in Alliance strategic planning efforts, internal teams as assigned.
  • Support external facing communications efforts to engage the Alliance’s diverse audiences.
• Provide event support, meeting coordination, and other administrative assistance as appropriate.

The information listed below should be emailed to Careers@allianceforthebay.org no later than January 5, 2024. Indicate “New York Agriculture Projects Manager” in the email subject line. No telephone inquiries please.

• Your resume
• A written response (2 pages total, max) to the following prompts:
  1. What excites you most about this position?
  2. What is your experience working in the field of Agriculture, specifically in NY? If you have not worked in NY, please describe why you believe your professional agriculture experience is transferable to this particular region.
  3. What strategies will you use to manage up to 30 farm projects concurrently?
• A list of 3 professional references.