[Lapg] Fwd: Job Op: Netiya Just Gardens Program Manager, Sherman Oaks

[Joan Stevens]

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> From: Yvonne Savio <ydsavio at ucanr.edu>
> Date: July 24, 2013 3:51:25 PM PDT
> To: Yvonne Savio <ydsavio at ucanr.edu>
> Cc: "info at netiya.org" <info at netiya.org>
> Subject: Job Op:  Netiya Just Gardens Program Manager, Sherman Oaks
> 
> See below my signature information.
> No UC connection.
> Contact info at netiya.org directly.
>  
> Ciao for now.
>  
> Yvonne Savio
> Master Garden Volunteer Training Program Coordinator
> University of California Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
> Mail:  PO Box 1503, Alhambra, CA 91802-1503
> Visiting (by prior appointment only):  700 W. Main Street, Alhambra, CA 91801 (at Atlantic Blvd.)
> Shipping:  700 W. Main Street, Alhambra, CA  91801
> Phone:  626-586-1981
> Fax:  626-943-3840
> Website:  http://celosangeles.ucanr.edu/Common_Ground_Garden_Program/
> Master Gardener Helplines:  mglosangeleshelpline at ucdavis.edu, 626-586-1988
>  
>  
> NETIYA
> 
> Job Title: Just Gardens Program Manager
> 
> Reports to: Executive Director
> 
> Status: Part-Time, Temporary 18 hours/week from September 2013-September
> 2014
> 
> Salary: $30/hr
> 
> Location: Sherman Oaks, CA
> 
> Netiya is an interfaith network that advances urban agriculture in our
> synagogues, schools, and non-profit organizations in Los Angeles. Netiya
> cultivates gardens to tithe nutritious food; and organizes community to
> seed a more just and resilient food system. We are a network of 32
> faith-based institutions with a focus on hunger in LA.
> 
> Netiya's Just Gardens program converts unused land at our institutions, and
> teaches communities to grow and tithe nutritious food sustainably. Netiya
> then trains these communities to sustain Just Gardens from seeding through
> tithing. In the process, we are educating our members on permaculture and
> gardening, the value of using our network purchasing power to anchor our LA
> farmers, and the importance of proactive food relief for underserved in and
> around our faith-based institutions.
> 
> Only two years old, Netiya has received quite a lot of press and interest
> from many high profile institutions in Los Angeles. To meet this demand, we
> need the right visionary garden manager to take this fertile ground and
> grow it to the next level. If you are passionate about grassroots
> institution building, garden building, and community building, apply!
> 
> General Summary
> 
> The Just Gardens Program Manager is a part-time staff position, with a
> desired start date of September 1st. The Program Manager will be the lead
> staff member responsible for operations, strategic program development,
> grant writing and finance, including developing and managing program
> budgets as well as co-creating and delivering educational programming
> content. The Program Manager will work closely with Netiya’s Executive
> Director, volunteers, interns, and diverse communities to ensure high
> quality programming. This position requires a diverse skills-set, and the
> most successful candidates with have a strong background in growing food,
> experiential education, project management and organizational development.
> 
> Duties and Responsibilities
> 
> Just Garden Planning, Install, and Sustainability
> - Work with clients to determine the scope of work, budget and evaluation
> for the project
> - Secure contractual relationship with clients
> - Perform site visit, evaluate site, collect soil samples, and take
> detailed measurements needed to present draft and final garden designs
> - Oversee community garden builds and service days
> - Build out the Netiya curriculum, deliver experiential workshops on
> food/faith/sustainability
> - Ensure that services meet client needs within budgetary and time
> constraints
> 
> Development Duties
> -Work with the Executive Director to identify foundations for grant
> solicitation
> -Write and submit grants
> -Manage our grant tracking system
> 
> Administrative and Program Duties
> - Build, adjust and grow the Just Gardens program in response to client and
> market needs
> - Develop a Just Gardens Internship, train and manage interns
> - Work on strategic marketing initiatives for the program
> - Recruitment of new clients and network members
> 
> Required Qualifications
> -Ability to manage program finances and operations
> -5+ years program management experience
> -3+ years experience designing and installing urban food production
> gardens
> -Ability to create a shared vision and manage the systems and processes
> necessary to translate vision into practical outcome
> -Experience leading spiritual/intentional group work
> -Creative, self-motivated, positive, and solution-oriented
> -Excellent written and verbal communication skills
> -Ability to work independently and as part of a small team
> -Excellent initiative and follow-through
> -Proven ability to engage large and diverse groups in a community context
> -Impeccable attention to detail
> 
> To Apply:
> Please submit a resume, a brief writing sample on food relief, and two
> references to info at netiya.org. Applications must be received by August 15th
> to be considered.
> 
> Netiya is an Equal Opportunity Employer
> 
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