Company description

The mission RFRS is to humanize the food system and uplift local changemakers through authentic storytelling to connect and inspire eaters to social actions. Our vision is a healthy, regenerative and just food system supported by engaged communities. RFRS’ core offering is a series of curated live-storytelling gatherings that bring together local changemakers in food to connect over meals in a fun and intimate setting. The core RFRS team consists of volunteer collaborators who act as a brain trust and commit to working on various elements of the organization to help see it through to its next stage of growth. This values-aligned group is very collaborative, fun-loving, and supportive of learning and growing together. The organization is taking steps toward a viable and sustainable organization and is looking for a highly aligned staff person and adventure partner to help move this process forward effectively and efficiently.

Job description

Real Food Real Stories (RFRS) seeks an energetic and relationship-oriented individual with event planning expertise and community building skills to work directly with the Founder and Associate Director and build this early-stage organization into a viable non-profit.

The Storytelling Program Manager position includes the curation and management of a calendar of live-storytelling gatherings that deeply engage eaters to connect and support their local changemakers in food. If you are passionate about creating inspired gatherings in the sustainable food space, enjoy the process of event planning from start to finish, love building lasting relationships and an engaged community, and is comfortable in a startup environment- please apply to be a part of the team!

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Programming (12 hours/ week)

• Work with Director and Associate Director to design and implement gatherings
• Manage an engaging calendar of storytelling gatherings
• Manage and train event volunteers and staff
• Manage and train interns to support event-based programming or media production
• Strategic financial planning of gatherings
• Coordinate and manage food and beverage sponsorship
• Develop and implement long-term goals and objectives.
• Develop an evaluation framework to assess the strengths of gatherings, successful outcomes, and identify areas for improvement.
• Support collaborative efforts with RFRS collaborators and volunteers
• Serve as RFRS ambassador during RFRS gatherings
• Serve as RFRS ambassador during partner events, as needed

Marketing (8 hours/ week)

• Work with Director and Associate Director to design and manage social media marketing plan, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to increase RFRS reach and community engagement
• Design and create marketing materials
• Manage press and media outreach
• Manage gathering communications, including invites, Eventbrite registration, and post-gathering recaps and surveys Visual promotional signages at gathering

Qualifications & Skills

• Must be local to the Bay Area
• Ability to work nights and weekends on gatherings
• Minimum of two years of experience in event planning and management
• Candidate must have customer service in their DNA and be self-described as a “people person” to work with a variety of different clients from producers to food makers to activists to staff members to guests
• Passionate about the food system in its entirety with a progressive lens, including agriculture, food justice, food access, etc.
• Passionate about creating connections between changemakers and eaters
• Thrives in startup, creative environments and must be able to be adaptive and proactive
• Basic social media & marketing skills, including ability to test different marketing channels for effectiveness & reach
• Strong organizational abilities: candidates must be able to manage many different tasks at the same time.
• Have an eye for detail but not lose sight of the big picture.
• Strong communicator and developed writing skills
• A good culture fit:

1. Practiced in deep listening
2. Relationship-oriented and understands the importance of community
3. Understands importance of creating a space for authentic and vulnerable sharing

Additional Desired Qualifications:

• Well connected and networked in the Bay Area food scene and/or media scene
• Experience working for a nonprofit organization is helpful, as is experience working within yearly budget (in generating revenue as well as keeping expenses within plan)
• Ability to manage storytelling media production with Director and production contractors
• Graphic design skills a plus, but not required

This is a paid hourly position at 20 hours per week to start with potential to move to increased hours. Compensation is $25/hour.

RFRS is a project of Earth Island Institute and this position will be an employee of EII.

Earth Island Institute provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $15/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline