Community Farm Program Manager

Community Farm Program Manager

Florence Fang Community Farm 

www.ffcommunityfarm.org

Launched in 2014, the Florence Fang Community Farm has become San Francisco's largest and most diverse community farm, and the city’s first farm operation certified by the USDA. We are now looking for a Communications and Development Specialist to help our farm succeed in our next phase of growth.

To apply, read entire announcement, then send cover letter and resume to tfang@asianweek.com

Qualifications: 

• Must be very organized, efficient, hardworking
• Must be adept at working with volunteers, virtual teams and outdoors on the farm and able to manage multiple programs simultaneously 
• Experience dealing with diverse and BIPOC stakeholders of all ages, ethnicities and language preferences
• Proficiency in Google Workspace, Dropbox, Microsoft Suite
• Experience with Salesforce, ChatGPT, Squarespace preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish/Chinese helpful, but not required
• This is a hybrid position. You must have a car, and be at the farm site 2-4 times a week

Candidates with limited experience in above areas will still be considered. We are also willing to offer some training to the right candidate.

Roles and Responsibilities

Manage Programs

• Work with staff and volunteers to implement program objectives
• Ensure deliverables are met
• Prepare progress reports, assist with preparing monthly invoices to funders for reimbursement
• Represent the Farm at events

Youth and Intern Program

• Once or twice a week, teach students grades 2-6 , and some high school, gardening and real-life STEM
• Manage high school and college interns in their assignments 

Communication/Outreach

• Participate in social media meetings, assist with writing, postings and images; LinkedIn & Instagram
• Taking photos of farm activities, programs and events
• Recruit partners, interns, and volunteer groups
• Maintain and organize files including Salesforce, Google Drive, Dropbox

General duties with other staff members

• Help manage Saturday Food pantry in partnership with the SF Marin Food Bank
• Help recruit speakers for monthly presentation at farm (i.e. voter education, public health, safety)
• Assist communication & development (i.e. preparing newsletters, coordinating events)
• Other duties as assigned

Existing Staff 

• Farm Manager – Cantonese speaking, staff
• Resident Farmer – Staff
• Executive Director - Staff
• Interns (high school youth, college students, and young professionals)
• Video Production Team – volunteer
• Social Media Team – volunteer
• Grant Writing Team, as needed – volunteer

Existing Farm Volunteers

• 50 regular volunteers, many of them Chinese elders and local Black farmers
• Occasional farm volunteers, many of them young corporate professionals (up to 1,000/year; 8-30/weekend)

Existing Farm Programs:

• Growing up to 16,000 pounds of produce per year
• Black Organic Farmers Program
• After-School and Summer Youth STEM Program (4th - 6th graders)
• Hosting community events at the Farm
• Establishing farming enterprise as sustainable business model
• Intern/Trainees workforce development in urban agriculture

Since 2014, the Florence Fang Community Farm (FFCF) has been making milestones from an abandoned acre of blighted land to an all-inclusive community farm that produces 9,000 pounds of fresh produce per year. Located in the heart of Bayview Hunters Point, San Francisco's most diverse and most underserved neighborhood, FFCF is the largest volunteer-based community farm in the city. Beyond harvesting produce, FFCF hosts programs for public school kids to learn about farming and healthy eating; for senior Chinese farmers grow traditional vegetables and celebrate cultural festivities together, and our Black Organic Farmers program utilizes half the land parcel to increase food security in District 10, identified as a food desert by the USDA. Two of our long-term goals are creating a more just local food system and to make the farm a more community centric venue. With these new ideas, the farm is seeking a Communications and Development manager to join us in realizing our vision for a healthier Bayview. The ideal candidate is a self-motivator who is able to work independently and to work well with others, manage volunteers as individuals and in teams, enjoys working outdoors, and can be present at the farm on a daily or frequent basis to provide feedback/guidance that supports the farm’s growth.