Land Access Program Manager
Job Location:
Pittsboro, NC - USA
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Job Summary
Job description: The Land Access Program Manager leads in managing and facilitating RAFIs land access project serving as the main point of communication. Their key responsibilities encompass a range of activities including strategic program planning budget management staff supervision relationship/partnership management and policy advocacy. They are instrumental in executing RAFIs Gaining New Ground projects vision and objectives while also acting as its spokesperson and cultivating external relationships.
Essential Position Responsibilities:
Gaining New Ground Program Management (80%)
Lead project conceptualization execution evaluation and enhancement in collaboration with RAFIs internal Land Access Working Group and organizational leadership
Lead federal grant management and administration of USDA Gaining New Ground project including subawardee financial and budget management
Supervise Land Access Case Manager and manage external contractors and land acquisition process for project
Regranting Technical Assistance and Farmer Support (10%)
Develop and evolve project technical assistance strategy with Land Access project partners including regranting programming
Recruit and work with advisory committee to determine structure for Land Access regranting programming and facilitate with Awards Manager
External Relations and communications (5%)
Act as spokesperson for the program
Co-develop and approve all outgoing Land Access communications
Policy and Advocacy (5%)
Represent RAFI in policy spaces as required
Serve as formal liaison between the land access program and policy team
Required Skills Knowledge and Abilities:
Demonstrated successful program management experience
Comfort working with non-English speaking stakeholders
Comfort with or ability to learn about farm credit and finances
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Exhibits persistence attention to detail and follow-through
Excellent relationship-building capacity
Active learner & self-starter; ability to seek information independently self-educate and take initiative on projects and work plans.
Ability or willingness to learn to work with remote staff
Managing high-functioning teams
Dedication to RAFIs values
Desired Skills Knowledge and Abilities:
Fluency in Spanish
Federal grants management experience
Eye for program evaluation and continuous improvement
Experience working in Salesforce or other CRM
Comfort with ambiguity and flexibility
Compensation: Full-time salaried exempt position. Annual salary of $71451 based on 40 hours/week. Generous benefits package includes paid time off 401k medical dental life insurance and long/short-term disability insurance plans. This position is funded by a federal grant through November 30 2028. Grant-funded positions are contingent on additional funding becoming available after the conclusion of the grant.
Location of Position: Remote with priority given to applicants based in North Carolina. Applicants must be based in the southeast US or Puerto Rico. Employees based in the Triangle region of North Carolina are encouraged to work in RAFIs coworking space one day per week.
How to Apply: Applicants should submit a resume cover letter and professional references. We will accept applications until the position is your cover letter please state why you are interested in working for RAFI and share any skills or experiences you have that make you an ideal candidate for this position. Please no calls or emails.
RAFIs Salary Rates: RAFIs salary policy is implemented based on the goals of fair clear and transparent criteria for salary rates with clear standards that minimize the effect of negotiation skills or preference. RAFIs salary policy sets salary rates for positions based on the responsibility level that the position holds. Given this RAFI does not negotiate salary rates.
Equal Opportunity Employer: RAFI is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair merit-based employment practices. All employment decisions including hiring promotion compensation and access to training mentorship and professional development are based on qualifications performance and organizational need without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal state or local is committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and look for people who want to contribute as part of a dedicated hard-working collaborative shows that many qualified candidates hesitate to apply for a role unless they meet every listed qualification. If you are excited about this position and meet many though not all of the qualifications we encourage you to participates in federal grant programs and certifies its compliance with all applicable federal nondiscrimination laws.
Work Authorization: RAFI does not sponsor work visas; this position requires authorization to work in the United States.
Required Experience:
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