[Hiring] Land Access Program Manager @Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA

Role Description

The Land Access Program Manager leads in managing and facilitating RAFI’s land access project, serving as the main point of communication. Their key responsibilities encompass a range of activities including strategic program planning, budget management, staff supervision, relationship/partnership management, and policy advocacy. They are instrumental in executing RAFI’s Gaining New Ground project’s vision and objectives, while also acting as its spokesperson and cultivating external relationships.

Essential Position Responsibilities:

• Gaining New Ground Program Management (80%)
  • Lead project conceptualization, execution, evaluation, and enhancement in collaboration with RAFI’s internal Land Access Working Group and organizational leadership
  • Lead federal grant management and administration of USDA Gaining New Ground project, including subawardee, financial, and budget management
  • Supervise Land Access Case Manager and manage external contractors and land acquisition process for project
• Regranting, Technical Assistance, and Farmer Support (10%)
  • Develop and evolve project technical assistance strategy with Land Access project partners, including regranting programming
  • Recruit and work with advisory committee to determine structure for Land Access regranting programming and facilitate with Awards Manager
• External Relations and communications (5%)
  • Act as spokesperson for the program
  • Co-develop and approve all outgoing Land Access communications
• Policy and Advocacy (5%)
  • Represent RAFI in policy spaces as required
  • Serve as formal liaison between the land access program and policy team

Qualifications

• Demonstrated successful program management experience
• Comfort working with non-English speaking stakeholders
• Comfort with or ability to learn about farm credit and finances
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Exhibits persistence, attention to detail, and follow-through
• Excellent relationship-building capacity
• Active learner & self-starter; ability to seek information independently, self-educate, and take initiative on projects and work plans.
• Ability or willingness to learn to work with remote staff
• Managing high-functioning teams
• Dedication to RAFI’s values

Requirements

• Fluency in Spanish
• Federal grants management experience
• Eye for program evaluation and continuous improvement
• Experience working in Salesforce or other CRM
• Comfort with ambiguity and flexibility

Benefits

• Full-time salaried, exempt position
• Annual salary of $71,451 based on 40 hours/week
• Generous benefits package includes paid time off, 401k, medical, dental, life insurance, and long/short-term disability insurance plans
• This position is funded by a federal grant through November 30, 2028. Grant-funded positions are contingent on additional funding becoming available after the conclusion of the grant.

Company Description

Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI) challenges the root causes of unjust food systems, supporting and advocating for economically, racially, and ecologically just farm communities. We envision a thriving, sustainable, and equitable food system where farmers and farmworkers have dignity and agency; where they are supported by just agricultural policies; and where corporations and institutions are accountable to their community.