Job Opportunities

Part-time Position Available
Project Coordinator
NOFA Organic Land Care Program
CT NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association)

The NOFA Organic Land Care (OLC) Program, an initiative of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) is looking for a highly motivated person to coordinate special projects for our rapidly growing multi-state program for organic land care professionals. Our program is the first in the U.S. to define organic landscaping standards and accredit professionals in organic land care. Our accredited professionals have demonstrated a commitment to organic land care by taking our intensive 5-day course, passing our accreditation exam, earning four continuing education credits each year and pledging to provide organic land care according to NOFA standards. There are currently over 450 Accredited Organic Land Care Professionals (AOLCPs) working in 18 states. We promote our accredited professionals through our website, annual Guide, online database and community outreach.

We have created a Homeowner Campaign in an effort to educate homeowners on organic land care and connect them with our Accredited Professionals. Key components in the NOFA Homeowner Campaign are to host a series of workshops geared toward homeowners, publish and publicize a series of seasonal articles, and update and maintain a homeowner’s how-to section on organiclandcare.net.

Additional information on the Organic Land Care program can be found at www.organiclandcare.net.
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Description of work:

Coordinate special projects as they arise
Spearhead the coordination of the NOFA Homeowner’s Campaign

Assist in the creation of seasonal articles through maintaining contact with writers
Maintain contact with various media sources to publicize seasonal articles, upcoming workshops and updates to the website.

Monitor the homeowners section of organiclandcare.net through Google analytics in order to determine if outreach efforts have an impact on use of the website.

Network with prospective partnering organizations to host a series of homeowner workshops on organic land care
Promote AOLCP Search, NOFA’s online database of accredited professionals, and provide users with technical assistance
Recruit NOFA Accredited Professionals to speak at workshops.

Build and maintain communications with a homeowner’s email list by creating and sending monthly e-newsletters
Coordinate the Organic Land Care Accreditation Course in Westchester County, NY
Participate fully in the monthly interstate meetings and the ongoing work via e-mail of the Organic Land Care Committee, which oversees the Organic Land Care Program

Qualifications: Self-motivated, responsible and organized, good at communicating with people in person, on the phone and over e-mail, experience with Microsoft Office. Experience with FileMaker, HTML, Dreamweaver, and Constant Contact preferred but not required.

This is a part-time position for an estimated 850 hours of work per year. The rate of pay will be between $13/hr and $15/hr, depending on experience. Some of the job can be done at home, but a minimum of 16 hours per week must be spent at the NOFA OLC office in Oxford, CT. The scope of the job has the potential to grow to full time, contingent on additional funding.

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to Ashley Kremser, akremser@ctnofa.org, or CT NOFA, Box 164 Stevenson, CT 06491.