Food Sovereignty Coodinator Job In Winnipeg

NATIONAL OCCUPATION CODE 41403 POSITION TYPE FULL-TIME Position Overview SERDC Health is accredited by the Canadian Accreditation Council to provide exceptional 2nd level services. The Food Sovereignty Coordinator is responsible for supporting three remote and isolated First Nations communities in Manitoba that receive the Harvesters Support Grant funding. The Harvesters Support Grant is intended to support Indigenous Harvesters to engage in traditional hunting, fishing, and harvesting activities, as well as support food sharing practices. The program also ensures community’s members have access to food, which includes purchased food. The Food Sovereignty Coordinator will work with the community coordinators and will be responsible for project planning, coordination, liaison, and community engagement; they will also provide ongoing project monitoring, assessments of needs and reporting. Duties and responsibilities

• Guides and ensures effective and appropriate daily activities/services in the provision of all Harvesters Support Grant fund disbursements, program support and services.
• Provides coordination support to the Harvesters Support Grant Community Coordinators in daily operations, new program development, and partnership engagement.
• Assures service quality to provide safe and effective service to clients and meet community food security needs.
• Effectively motivates people to ensure high performance, teamwork, and collaborative relationships within an interdisciplinary framework.
• Manages operations within the available budget, resources and provides variance reporting accordingly.
• Participates in the development and implementation of community food security initiatives.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates strategies to meet community food security needs and meet the obligations of applicable funders.
• Seeks out new funding opportunities to expand Food Sovereignty initiatives.
• Ensures development projects are based on community needs, and fit within available resources, and are planned collaboratively with other internal and external partners.
• Implements and revises operational plans to achieve objectives.
• Liaises and works effectively with a wide variety of external stakeholders including funders, community agencies, associations, and other community health centres.
• Seek out other funding opportunities to promote food security and food sovereignty in all SERDC communities.
• All other related duties assigned by your supervisor and the Leadership of SERDC.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in a relevant field or recognized equivalent work experience in the area of food security.
• Experience with grant and proposal writing.
• Demonstrated experience in food security, cultural safety, and community coordination, preferably within First Nation communities.
• Demonstrated experience in program coordination and management, including implementation and evaluation.
• Advanced knowledge and appreciation of the social determinants of health and the impact on communities.
• Demonstrated group facilitation abilities, capacity building experience and strong analytical skills.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills as well as excellent leadership capabilities
• Ability to speak Ojibwe an asset.

Working conditions

• Must have access to a reliable insured vehicle and valid Manitoba Driver’s License.
• Generally, work in an office environment – fast paced and busy at times.
• Work a standard work week of 40hrs.
• Additional hours beyond the standard regular hours of work may be required.

Physical requirements

• Overall, Strength Demands: Medium strength demands include exerting 20-50 pounds occasionally, 10-25 pounds at times, and or up to 10 pounds some of the time.
• Repetitive desk tasks in an at times fast paced/busy environment.
• Computer Equipment and Software: Computer, fax/copier machine, calculator, telephone, and scanner.

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