Urban Agriculture Coordinator

Job title: Urban Agriculture Coordinator

Job description: Our project aims to develop a collective solidarity garden on the roof of a building owned by the Milton Parc community, 3516 Parc, formerly the Montreal Urban Ecology Centre (MEUC). The roof structure is already set up to accommodate and develop a garden. We will also purchase materials for the garden. The goal is for the garden to be accessible to the community, managed collectively by volunteers and supervised by a paid coordinator.

In order to equip citizens and allow them to learn or develop their gardening skills, gardening workshops will be offered. Harvests will be transformed into meals that will be distributed to people experiencing socioeconomic marginalization, including the members of the homeless community (Open Door) and through two food banks that we currently and jointly manage (with the Lutheran Church and Partage et Solidarité).

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

*Please note that this job description is collaborative and may evolve over time based on the skills, interests and needs of our team.

Under the supervision of the Coordinator of Educational Activities, the selected candidate will be responsible, alone or in collaboration with other members of the organization, for:

COORDINATION

• Work with the Green Roof Coordinating Committee, CCMP members and volunteers.
• Ensure budget tracking and reporting
• In collaboration with the volunteer manager, coordinate teams, liaise and support them as needed to contribute to our shared work in the gardens.

URBAN AGRICULTURE

• Determine priorities for general crop maintenance tasks (watering, seeding, composting, transplanting, direct seeding, weeding, pest control)
• Supervise the harvest and distribution of vegetables if applicable
• Develop and coordinate the fertilization and pest control plan including purchasing products
• Develop tools that allow volunteers to be autonomous in their actions.

OUTREACH AND EDUCATION

• Create and facilitate educational workshops on food safety, gardening techniques and the environment
• Provide a weekly time slot for open hours on the roof.

COMMITTEES LIAISON

• Participate in and prepare for bi-monthly team meetings and liaise between team members
• Participate, if time permits, in the organization’s consultation and representation activities
• Collaborate on other projects of the organization as required and as opportunities arise.

REQUIREMENTS:

You must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have refugee status, and be between the ages of 15 and 30. Candidates must be available for the entire season, from July to September 2021.

To Apply:

The deadline to apply is Monday, July, 5 at 5:00 pm at this email :

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DESIRED PROFILE:

• University degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience, or plans to finish such a degree
• Training or experience in horticulture or agronomy or urban agriculture
• Experience in awareness raising, citizen mobilization and animation
• Knowledge of urban environmental issues related to community gardens and issues related to the Milton Parc community, an asset
• Ability to speak and write in French and English, and/or in another language, an asset
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and its applications, an asset
• Organizational skills, autonomy, dynamism and flexibility
• Human approach and interpersonal skills
• Team spirit and initiative
• Availability to work on weekends or outside of regular hours.

WORK CONDITIONS

• Work schedule: 12 to 20 hours/ per week (flexible schedule), must be available to work evenings and weekends on occasion (minimum 7 to 10 weeks)
• Salary: $18/hour, 165 hours (flexible)
• Workplace: 3516 Park Avenue, Montreal (garden) and telecommuting for coordination tasks
• Type of position: Contractual, part-time
• Start date: As soon as possible

As an organization working in social and economic inclusion, we recognize that socially marginalized people have much to offer our community, so we strongly encourage these candidates to apply. Please indicate in your application if you would like to be considered for employment equity. Please note that our rooftop garden is not wheelchair accessible.

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