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Programming Director - The People’s Farm: Student for Sustainable Agriculture
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Job Description
- Req#: 508344
Department Overview:
The People’s Farm for Sustainable Agriculture strives to educate the UW community about the relationship between people, land, and food. Through our garden workshops, educational events, and outreach programming, we aim to bring critical awareness about food systems, land use, and sustainability issues at UW. Anticipated Start Date:
February 2025 Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
One-year minimum commitment including the summer Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Partially Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
10 Schedule:
Flexible Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
$15.00 Number of Positions:
1 Qualifications:
Must be enrolled as a student at UW-Madison. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Discuss with outgoing board member(s).
Try to be as accessible as possible.
No prior experience is necessary.Position Summary/Job Duties:
10* hours/week during the school year, 10 hours/week during the summer
Seasonal Events (Garden Fest, Harvest Fest, Semester Kickoffs)
Responsible for coordinating the logistics for the annual Garden and Harvest fests, including facilitating location, food, music, programmatic content, transportation, and a rain plan
Works closely with Outreach Director to communicate about and advertise the event
Works closely with Finance Director to plan purchases for these events, the earlier the better
Regular events
Programming director plans a minimum of monthly events (speakers, workshops, movie screenings, etc).
Responsible for orchestrating logistics, ensuring quality of content, and recording this process
Works with Financial Director and Administrative Director to properly spend Programming budget lines on events and record spending
Club meetings
Programming director works closely with the Education Director to plan monthly TPF club meetings.
Within the club, Programming Director manages Education Committee and plan biweekly programs for them
Education Committee events can range from table trivia at dining halls to working with local organizations for education initiatives
Works closely with the Education Director throughout the season, supporting the summertime internship program and receiving support for off-season events
Maintains existing contacts with regular programmatic partners, forges new connections with other professionals and organizations for the purpose of programmatic partnerships
Crowdsources workshop and programming content from the TPF community by gauging interest and skill in various topics
Works with the Outreach Director to seek partnerships with other student orgs and to ensure all events are enthusiastically promoted
Creates semester long calendar in tandem with education director and works with Communication director to make sure it is well-communicated and advertised
Work with Administrative Director to archive events and keep record of the event planning process and associated paperwork on the Google DrivePhysical Demands:
Farm work when necessary
Institutional Statements:
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu
Accommodation Statement:
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
About the company
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