[sust-mar] Hiring: Market Management Team Members, Halifax Brewery Farmers' Market

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Positions: Market Management Team Members
Organization: Halifax Brewery Market
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax Brewery Market seeks to provide locally grown and harvested food in a festive atmosphere in the historic Alexander Keith Building in downtown Halifax. The candidate (s) will bring enthusiasm and dedication to developing the Halifax Brewery Market. The candidate will work with the cooperative board & members, staff, and stakeholders to maintain and expand market’s activities. The candidate should be passionate about food, local farming and agriculture, and be knowledgeable about the Nova Scotia food & agriculture community. There are multiple positions available, and each position's responsibilities are flexible and responsive to the candidate's strengths, qualifications and work/volunteer history. It's important that the candidate have a demonstrated connection to and/or passion for the local food movement.

RESPONSIBILITIES CAN INCLUDE
• Marketing & Promotions, Internal and External Communications
• Leadership & Coordination
• Business Administration & Bdugeting
• Site & Facilities Management
• Represent the market in meetings with external stakeholders, building positive community relations.
• Work with government agencies to ensure vendor compliance including requirements regarding food safety
• Cooperative Administration & Development
• Actively seek out new funding opportunities
• Cross-train in the weekly market management position

POSITION DETAILS

This posting is for multiple flexible paid, part-time and/or full-time positions requiring a commitment of 20 - 40 hours weekly at a rate of 20$/hourly. Work hours and location are flexible outside of market hours. Occasional availability on Market Days (Saturdays) is required.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience in fast-paced event coordination, administration, communication & marketing, self-directed time management, project coordination, grant writing.
• Passion for locally produced food, involvement in local food politics, regular participation in a Farmers Market community.
• Enthusiasm for and understanding of the not-for-profit and cooperative sectors. Sympathetic to the historic buildings and Nova Scotia’s Farmers Market community.
• Current Safe Food Handlers Certificate (or willingness to participate in Safe Food Handlers Course).

Some positions are being funded through the YESS Agricultural Internship Program to hire an intern with the Cooperative. Candidates should indicate if they meet the requirements of the grant program:
• 30 years or younger when you started the internship
• unemployed or underemployed, a student, or a previous intern of any Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) program
• a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• a Youth facing barriers including:
• living with a disability
• being Indigenous
• living in a low income household
• being a single parent
• residing in a remote location
• living with family care responsibilities
• coming out of, or have involvement with the justice system
• Additional funding is available for relocation costs and any costs to offset the employee's identified barriers (critical transportation, assistance with dependents, accommodation needs, accessibility equipment/technology).

To apply, please email hello at halifaxbrewerymarket.com with a brief (no more than 1 page PDF) cover letter explaining your connection to the local food movement & which (if any) of the qualifications you meet and a brief (no more than 1 page PDF) resume. Applications will be reviewed immediately as submitted and the posting will remain up until the position is filled.

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