Hiring: Agriculture Coordinator & CSA Communications Specialis – The Trustees
The Opportunity
The Trustees is looking for a detail oriented, organized and experienced coordinator and communications specialist to help us keep the trains running on time on our Agriculture team! This position supports the entire statewide Ag team of farmers as a connector between our members and customers and the agricultural operations team. The position holds considerable administrative responsibilities and involves weekly logistical coordination across farms.
In This Role You Will
Support annual marketing plan for print, digital, social media, email communications, and more across our ag team enterprises.
Manage CSA Newsletter content compilation and distribution (using centralized template)
Manage day to day email communications with CSA members and retail customers
Main point person for product promotion, marketing, and outreach for CSA members and retail farm store customers
Liaise with Trustees marketing team; plan, coordinate, and follow up on all design requests
Manage CSA & retail sales data
Track targets and achievements for CSA sales, past member retention, and other benchmarks
Track retail sales across farms
Support member surveys and feedback processes
Serve as a regular primary point of contact for our finance team
Manage internal invoicing and transfers
Manage external invoicing
Process invoices
Submit invoices to finance for wholesale, fruit shares, value-added products, and internal transfers.
Update CSA and Trustees Grown info at all external sites each season so current offerings are up to date (LocalHarvest.org, etc.)
Social Media marketing content coordinator for Agriculture
Track targets and achievements for reach on social media, email clicks, and other digital benchmarks
Work with team in support of inter-farm logistics and transport of products
Qualifications
Excellent interpersonal skills
Proven understanding and ability to support a farm operation within a non-profit
Clear systems and processes approaches
Interest in working for a mission-driven organization focused on achieving conservation and agricultural impacts.
Excellent computer skills, including Excel, and the ability to quickly learn organizational budget and e-commerce software.
Strong writing skills.
Excellent people skills and ability to communicate Trustees philosophy and farming practices to CSA members and retail customers
3-5 years’ experience administrative or program – administration experience
Proven track record in detailed record keeping
Commitment to local food and farming
Interest in contributing to a well-functioning, statewide team
farm retail/business management preferred
Compensation and Benefits:
Starting salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. The position provides an excellent benefits package which includes group health and dental insurance, vacation and sick pay and after one year, a defined contribution pension plan. Housing is not available with this position.
About the Agriculture Team
Trustees Farms are places of belonging where visitors can learn about the land and the natural cycles we depend on, share experiences, and enjoy farm fresh products through our CSA, farm stores and Mobile Market. Our farms center the best practices in small-scale agriculture, drawing from the agrarian knowledge of the generations who’ve come before us with concern for the many who will come after. Our farm work is grounded in growing food for all, careful grass management, attentive soil building and humane animal husbandry.
We have over 1500 CSA members and retail farm stores at multiple locations. We are committed to growing our community by connecting people to food and the land on which it grows. Our farms are vibrant community gathering places hosting events, volunteer opportunities, school groups, camps and classes.
About The Trustees
The Trustees is one of Massachusetts’ largest non-profits and the nation’s first conservation and preservation organization. Today, the places we care about are going fast, and the forces undermining them, including climate change, are moving faster. Our passion is to protect and share with everyone the irreplaceable natural and cultural treasures under our care. We are funded and supported entirely by our visitors, supporters, volunteers, and more than 60,000 member households.
The Trustees has been featured in the Top 100 Women-Led Organizations in Massachusetts for six consecutive years.
In addition to being an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trustees aims to create a thriving, inclusive workplace that values each member of its team. We aspire to reflect and effectively serve the residents and communities of Massachusetts who are at the core of our mission.
The Trustees is a signer of the Boston Women’s Workforce Council and a Member of the Boston College Center for Work and Family.
We kindly request that you do not call to inquire about the status of your application. Those candidates chosen for interviews will be contacted.
