Black Creek Community Farm hiring Value Added Program Coordinator

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Author: Sustain Ontario

Posted: June 6, 2022

Categories: GoodFoodBites / Opportunities

Black Creek Community Farm is currently hiring a Value Added Program Coordinator to lead the research for and implementation of their Value Added program.

The Coordinator will be responsible for developing and testing a financially sustainable model for the production and sale of value-added food products. The Value Added Program Coordinator will develop the business plan and manufacturing, sales and marketing processes for BCCF-branded products made with ingredients grown at the farm.

When the model has been established and refined, the Value Added Program Coordinator will leverage the learnings from this process to provide training through a Value Added Incubator program, which will become a launchpad for food entrepreneurs in the community to start their own food businesses and generate income for themselves.

Job Title: Value Added Program Coordinator
Contract Type: Indefinite, contingent on funding availability
Salary: $49,000 annually (37.5hrs/week)
Benefits: Extended health and dental benefits, 4 weeks vacation (paid) + paid winter shutdown per year, additional paid personal leave and sick leave

For more information, visit the job posting on the Black Creek Community Farm website.

The deadline to apply is Monday, June 20, at 9 a.m.