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Project Officer, Northern England
Part time - 3 days per week. £23-25,000 pro rata.
£10 million funding by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund has given The Plunkett Foundation’s Making Local Food Work programme the potential to change lives in rural communities across the country. A groundbreaking initiative, the programme aims to increase access to healthy, local food through numerous co-operative and social enterprises.
Join us as Project Officer for our Farmers Market strand, and you’ll provide comprehensive coordination support to Farmers Markets located between the Midlands and the Scottish border. This will include everything from booking venues and liaising with participants to delivering training workshops. You’ll also research the market for local foods in the area of each participating group, establishing links with other markets and stakeholders. And you’ll prepare reports on the development opportunities for participating markets, as well as accurately recording all financial, evaluation and project management data.
As you will be working mainly from home, this role requires you to be highly motivated with excellent organisation and communication skills. You’ll also need to have previous experience as a Project Coordinator or Development Worker, ideally with a background in agriculture, local food or the third sector. In addition, you will be educated to degree level or equivalent in a business related subject, and you’ll have the ability to work flexibly, including at weekends.
If you have a good understanding of the UK’s local food sector, and would like to play a key part in this unique initiative, please send your CV and letter of application by email or for the attention of Kathryn Morrison at Plunkett Foundation, The Quadrangle, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1LH
Closing Date: Friday 3rd July 2009
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