[sust-mar] Online Market Assistant, f/t contract/intern, Wolfville Farmers' Market, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

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Position: WFM2Go Assistant
Organization: Wolfville Farmers' Market
Project: WFM2Go
Location: Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Eligibility: post secondary graduates age 30 and under (see below)

The Wolfville Farmers’ market is a vibrant Market, with three weekly markets year-round supporting over 70 farm, artisan and chef vendors. We are engaged in the farmers market movement, active supporters of our vendors, have numerous partnerships with community groups, we are progressive in our programming and passionate about creating the best experience possible to reflect and nourish our community. We offer excellent mentorship for youth eager to make a difference in their community, while gaining an invaluable professional development experience.

Work Term:
• October 24th 2020 - March 31, 2021
• 40 hrs/week

Wage/Hours:
• $15/hr

Summary:

The role of the WFM2Go Assistant will be to provide promotional, administrative and logistical coordination primarily to the WFM2Go online market and delivery service, but additionally to the Wolfville Farmers’ Market as needed.

This is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about both food and community. It is for someone highly organized, creative and professional; someone who can both be comfortable and enthusiastic when promoting the Market; someone who is comfortable leading a team of volunteers; and also someone who can be on their feet working to set-up and pack, and on the road doing deliveries.

Having positive, clear and customer service-like communications with partners, vendors and the community and volunteers is essential to the smooth operation of all aspects of the Market.

We offer the same respect to our employees, working to ensure they have a great work experience, gaining the skills needed to get closer to their own aspirations.

Responsibilities:
• The main focus of this role is to manage the logistics of WFM2Go and the aggregation and packing for all the small farm/agri-producers participants
• Provide leadership and management to volunteers
• Provide promotional, administrative and logistical coordination WFM2Go online market and delivery service
• Maintain customer relations through back-end of the software
• Assisting with upkeep of market including manual tasks like watering plants, and putting out the garbage

Qualifications and Skills Required:
• Must be able to work on your feet, lifting and moving things around for one ten hour day each week
• Proficient in using Google Drive
• Able to work in a self directed manner as well as part of a team
• Able to communicate effectively and passionately to promote the Market
• Demonstrated professionalism, dependability, and attention to detail
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service
• Demonstrated communication and conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated planning, organizational and time management skills
• Strategic and effective use of social media
• Skills with Photography and Videography an asset

Possible Learning Opportunities:
• Project management skills
• Logistics management
• Volunteer management
• Learning how to use food hub software
• Learn skills in adapting and operationalizing new systems
• Develop collaborative communication skills within a cooperative, team based organization

Physical Environment:
• Able to comfortably work in both a physically demanding and fast paced Market-Day environment as well as independently.
• Comfortable putting up tents and moving picnic tables, lifting up to 30 lbs and working on your feet for one long day.
• Able to comfortably lift up to 30 lbs (signs, boxes, picnic tables, etc) and push 200 lb booths on wheels

How to Apply:

Please provide a Cover Letter which explains why you want to work with the Wolfville Farmers’ Market as their WFM2Go Assistant, as well as your Resume with References included by October 19th. Please email to: WFM2Go at wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca

Grant Requirements:

This position is funded through a grant from the Clean Foundation (in partnership with Environment and Climate Change Canada) that has the following requirements of the applicant:
• Graduated from a post-secondary program
• No more than 30 years of age at the start of the internship
• Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person granted refugee status in Canada
• Not receiving employment insurance during internship

 
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