Oneida County Public Market Coordinator, Oriskany , NY

About this role

The Oneida County Public Market Coordinator (OCPMC) will assist the supervisor with coordinating activities that grow the capacity of the Oneida County Public Market (OCPM) and developing new sales and marketing opportunities for farmers and small food producers in Oneida County.

The OCPMC will assist with the coordination of a more resilient food supply chain in Oneida County through the e-commerce site and the in-person farmers’ market. The individual will assist the supervisor in the coordination and implementation of activities and projects associated with the Oneida County Public Market. Activities and projects that support the OCPM will focus on sustaining and increasing market sales and in-person attendance at the market. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to assisting with Saturday market set-up and tear down, answering questions from vendors and customers, recording data, maintaining product inventories on the e-commerce site, scheduling promotions, coordinating delivery and pickup of orders, and processing vendor payments. The Coordinator will also assist in the development of marketing and advertising campaigns for the market's programs.      Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree or Associate degree and two years of transferable program experience. • Experience relevant to the role of the position. • Ability to work independently and as part of a team. • Ability to plan and organize work responsibilities according to priorities developed with team members and immediate supervisor. • Ability to work with the public. • Communication Skills – Ability to communicate effectively, clearly, and tactfully through verbal, written and electronic methods.  Ability to clearly communicate (speak, read, and write proficiently) in English. • Proficiency or ability to learn and effectively use software including use of the internet and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel).  • Ability to meet travel requirements associated with this position. • Ability to meet acceptable background check standards. • Ability to work flexible hours which may include evenings and/or weekends, as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications: • Experience dealing with the agricultural industry while promoting community engagement. • Experience with and knowledge of the challenges facing agriculture locally and across New York State.

• Position Details: Expected Weekly Hours : 37.5 hours per week- Onsite Position.

Wage/Hourly: $20-$21.50 per hour

Location: Oneida County CCE office in Oriskany, NY . No remote work available.

Benefits: Great Benefits; including spectacular time off! • NYS Health Insurance Program (including FREE Dental Insurance) • NYS Retirement!!! • Long-Term Disability Insurance • Total Care Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Voluntary Tax Deferred Annuity Plan • Voluntary Flexible Spending Accounts • Voluntary Group Universal Life Insurance • Voluntary Personal Accidental Insurance • Voluntary Legal Plan Insurance • Voluntary Long Term Care Insurance • Voluntary Auto and Homeowner’s Insurance • Voluntary Pet Insurance

• Paid time off includes 12 Vacation days, 15 Sick days, 4 Personal days, 12 Holidays, and 2 Floating Holidays annually!!

Program Responsibilities:               Program Delivery – 10%              • Utilize established program resources and materials in providing information and resources to program participants and/or community members. • Serve as a team member and cooperate with the entire Association staff to achieve Association program delivery goals. • Teach the existing educational program as defined.  Foster acceptance of programs, methods, and policies to address community and individual needs and consider diverse audiences. • May be involved in multidisciplinary team efforts to deliver program. Utilize a variety of proven educational methodologies. • May assist in teaching innovative educational programs. • May assist in multi-association team efforts to deliver program. • May assist in providing moderately complex nonstandard responses. • May assist in ensuring that program delivery is within the scope of the statewide Plan of Work. • Represent CCE before the public, community leaders, government officials, Cornell, or other land grant universities in a professional manner as part of program delivery.      

Administrative Responsibilities:

Direction – 5% • Assist the Supervisor with non-complex administrative tasks in the planning of educational programs. • Provide input to Supervisor to assist in planning the delivery of established educational program goals. • Assist with financial direction of program to include planning for program expenses and budgets as well as financial resources for program continuance and enhancement. • Assist in developing communication strategies for the Oneida County Public Market. • Assist in developing and/or enhancing/expanding relationships with volunteers, vendors, community groups, appropriate agencies, organizations, and community leaders for the public market.

Management – 5% • Serve as an accessible resource to OCPM constituents, assisting with follow-up on public market programs and initiatives. • Provide low-complexity administrative tasks in guiding the implementation of marketing strategies for the Oneida County Public Market. • Solve problems and resolve conflicts that arise within the program utilizing appropriate policies and procedures and with supervisor guidance as needed.

Coordination/Operation –75% • Coordinate OCPM program implementation efforts, planning, and activities. • Attend meetings as required, including but not limited to, USDA AMS Grant Management meetings, and the annual conference of the Farmers Market Federation of NY. • Collect, input and update data, provide reports, graphs and charts as needed. • Assist with OCPM set-up and tear down. • Draft standard and nonstandard communications, with particular emphasis on program marketing throug

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