What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Director position at Edible Education Experience?
Job Description
The Director of Programs is a key senior position within EEE, working with the Co-Executive Directors to set the vision for programs, develop program concepts and content, and ensure a high level of program implementation. This individual will play a central role in achieving EEE’s mission by ensuring near and long-term outcomes with multiple audiences and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the success of experiences and programs, providing oversight on budget, scheduling,
- staffing and execution of all programs.
- Manage the execution of adult programs, including Chef Night, Culinary Curiosities, corporate
- team builders, etc.
- Supervise Programs Manager, establishing annual goals and objectives, providing ongoing
- feedback and conducting annual performance reviews.
- Supervise Garden Manager, ensuring that the planting and harvesting calendar is aligned with the
- program plan, establishing annual goals and objectives, providing ongoing feedback and
- conducting annual performance reviews.
- Provide project management and day-to-day oversight for new program development, including
- community change-maker programs and events.
- For each program, articulate a theory of change, establish clear evaluation criteria to measure
- outcomes, and use collected data to improve program effectiveness.
- Work with the development team to identify funding needed to support programs, support
- fundraising efforts, and provide accurate reporting as required by partners and funders.
- Work with the marketing team to promote programs in order to maximize participation.
- Represent the organization to diverse stakeholders, including board of directors, program
- partners, community leaders and like-minded organizations.
- Serve on EEE’s executive team, taking part in decision making for the organization as a whole
- (programs, marketing, fundraising, administration etc.)
Qualifications
- Highly motivated, ambitious, and energetic individual with a passion for issues of local food
- systems.
- Demonstrated interest and /or experience in culinary arts and/or urban agriculture.
- Teaching experience in the culinary arts and / or urban agriculture.
- Five years or more of experience in the areas of program development, project management or a
- relevant combination of experience and education.
- Ability to help plan annual budgets and track ongoing expenditures.
- Ability to manage staff, volunteer, and other team members who are not direct reports.
- Ability to manage large workload, with attention to setting priorities, task planning, meeting
- deadlines and detail.
- Strong interpersonal skills, using positive influence and persuasion to succeed with team,
- partners, donors and other stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Self-motivated, excellent communications skills and leadership abilities.
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
Apply
Send a cover letter and resume to HR@EdibleEd.org