ABOUT ACRES & ACRES COOP

Acres and Acres is a not for profit community project, which is creating a closed loop food system, supported in Upper Murray and North East Victoria.

We support multiple community owned and privately run farms, through our tool hire / library, nursery, waste management and retail outlet, to create and supply fresh produce for our region.

We have just purchased the local green Grocer business and this will be the centre piece of our food system project.

Sharing knowledge, tools and skills allows people from all walks of life an opportunity to grow their own food business with minimal outlay and supported collaborative sales channels.

Website: https://acresandacres.com.au/

Facebook: @AcresandAcrescoop

Instagram: @acres.and.acres

ABOUT THE NEW FOOD HUB

We’re building a food hub that will create jobs for young people in our area, and feed our community more nutritious and delicious local food from across our whole region.

Why is this important?

VicHealth research shows that during the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 in 4 people were turning to unhealthy food in order to save money. And continued shocks to our food supply chain have made accessing and enjoying fresh food more difficult for families across Victoria, especially with recent price hikes. The stats show demand for food relief increased significantly, estimated to now affect 1.2 million children and their households across Australia.

WE VALUE

• Collaboration
• A holistic view
• innovative and critical thinking
• flexibility

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Role: Hub Operations Manager
• Basis: Full-time, ongoing
• Hours: Up to 38 hours per week; some weekend and outside of standard work hour commitments will be required. We would consider employing the right candidate(s) in a shared role position to be discussed. We are flexible in finding the right people for the job.
• Location: 15 Harris Street, Corryong
• Reporting to: Director
• Start Date: Immediate

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

The Food Hub Coordinator is responsible for maintaining and growing our capacity to get fresh, local and culturally relevant food into the hands and bellies of our local community. This role manages a small team and community volunteers to run the day to day of our food hub and run our weekly veggie box offering. You will also work with the broader Acres & Acres team to deliver face-to-face, practical food based workshops and promote healthy and sustainable living practices through our various communications channels.

This position shares management of two Food System Trainees, and staff.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide a high level of customer service and administrative support to the hub
• Support the marketing, communications and sales functions of the organisation
• Support the running of events at the hub to grow awareness of healthy living and produce seasonality
• Help the hub attract and retain producers
• Stock management supervising, rostering
• Participate in community development and other co design projects
• Daily support of the operations of the Hub, including: stock display; maintaining good supplier relations; and helping with the (weekly) veggie box distribution
• Assist with the development and updating of policy and procedure documents
• Maintaining good work health safety (WHS) & risk management procedures
• Manage weekly staff meetings

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE

Must haves:

• Passionate about building resilient food systems
• Relevant experience in managing diverse activities or teams, voluntary or community groups highly regarded
• Excellent customer service and friendly disposition
• Excellent written, electronic, individual face to face and group communication skills
• Proven skills in planning and prioritising tasks within a dynamic environment with limited supervision
• Willingness to take direction and try new approaches
• Ability to embrace creativity, flexibility, and the joys of working with a community organisation

Nice to haves

• Relevant qualifications and experience in safe food handling or willing to obtain the qualification
• Experience in writing grant proposals and reports
• Experience with sales, communications & marketing
• Experience building and delivering operational plans to support strategic goals

WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU?

• A competitive salary
• Potential to Job Share this role
• In this position you will have the opportunity to take a role in shaping the direction of Acres & Acres and the food system in the Upper Murray and North East Victoria
• A fun and flexible team environment - we’re innovative, customer-focused and our business moves quickly!
• Fresh veggies every week
• Training & development opportunities

*** NOTE: As this project is brand new and being developed within VIC Health, there will be further responsibilities and the role will evolve as the cooperative grows.***

Please review our ‘Living Growing Document’ before submitting your application.

For more information check out our website: https://acresandacres.com.au/

Acres and Acres values diversity in all its forms and the application process is open to all individuals. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people; those from ethnically diverse communities; LGBTIQ+ persons; those at the start of their working adventures and those that have stepped back from their working commitments.

This job is only available to applicants living in Australia with full legal work rights.

Employment is subject to a satisfactory Working with Children’s Check and National Police Check