New Roots Coordinator
Company: International Rescue Committee
Location: Denver
Posted on: April 16, 2024
Job Description:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's
worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety,
education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by
conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert
Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international
humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more
than 40 countries and more than 25 U.S. cities helping people to
survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their
communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees delivers lasting
impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're
a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in
positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for
a better future.
Job Overview: The New Roots Coordinator is responsible for
oversight of New Roots in Denver, an urban gardening and food
access program that provides gardening opportunities for refugees
and immigrants in Denver, in addition to addressing food security
concerns. This position will oversee the development,
implementation, and evaluation of all New Roots programing,
including development of small-scale urban community gardening
opportunities for refugees, as well as food access and food
security programming. The Coordinator will manage key partnerships
in the community that support community gardening, developing new
partnerships and the capacity of partners to support the refugee
community. Primary responsibilities include supervision of staff
and/or volunteers, participant recruitment, communication,
training, and technical assistance, program strategy and
operations, partnership management, program evaluation efforts, and
other duties as needed. This is a full-time regular position. Major
Responsibilities: Program Mangement and Administration
- Collaborate with Deputy Director of Programs and key staff on
strategic planning including program growth and improvement,
program design, and evaluation.
- Building and maintaining close working relationships with
program partners, the local food community, and stakeholders in all
areas of the program is essential. The Coordinator will develop and
maintain partnerships to support New Roots programming.
- Represent New Roots Denver within the national New Roots
network and collaborate with other New Roots offices as
needed.
- Represent New Roots in the larger community including attending
outreach events, participating in media events, and planning and
executing events and volunteer days. Participant Communication &
Workshops
- Regularly communicate with New Roots
participants to coordinate participation in program activities,
including access to garden plots, resources, and training and
technical assistance.Organize and develop cohort model of support
to New Roots participants, fostering leadership opportunities for
participants.Develop and oversee implementation of agricultural and
nutrition curriculum and training materials, including trainings
related to urban gardening, composting, seed starting, soil
fertility, soil testing, soil amendments, through regular workshops
and one-to-one training and technical assistance.Develop and
oversee implementation of food system navigation trainings to
support food security for New Root participants, including
workshops on supplemental food access through food banks and
managing SNAP benefits.
- Troubleshoot challenges with clients and determine solutions
that benefit participants and the program. Supervision and Program
Oversight
- Recruit and supervise interns, volunteers, and other staff as
program expansion allows.
- Facilitate regular team meetings and communication between team
members of project activities.
- Review and provide feedback on outreach, curriculum,
evaluations, and other program materials.
- As program expansion allows, assist New Roots staff members in
overseeing gardening, food access project areas, trainings and in
designing protocols, program structure, and program delivery
methods and oversee implementation Tracking
- Manage data collection and tracking
efforts and oversee implementation of comprehensive New Roots
process and impact evaluations.
- Ensure appropriate documentation of program services including
entering data into the program's information data systems and other
internal tracking forms/systems.
- Oversee evaluation efforts including developing new tools for
pre- and post- evaluations, tracking monetary gains, and keeping
records of garden sites.
- Adapt and oversee dissemination of food access surveys and
other data collection tools to identify food security needs of
refugee community members.
- Collect and maintain relevant data for New Roots grant and
donor deliverables; contribute to grant writing and reporting
requirements.
- Collaborate with New Roots team to keep accurate case files and
participant records for all program participants; monitor and
record skill acquisition with New Roots participants. Key Working
Relationships: Position Reports to: Deputy Director of Programs
Position Directly Supervises: Seasonal volunteers and interns and
other staff as expansion allows Job Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree, or equivalent experience, in Agronomy,
Business, Non-profit Management, or related field.
- Minimum of 4+ years related work experience.
- Demonstrated understanding of urban agriculture and food
access, and competency in program planning and implementation.
- Strong organizational skills including multi-tasking,
prioritizing, planning, and effective time management.
- Motivated, flexible and able to think creatively and work
independently.
- Fluency in written and spoken English, with bi-lingual ability
preferred. In French, Arabic, or Dari.
- Ability and interest in communicating with limited-English
speakers.
- Demonstrated multi-cultural experience and ability to work as a
team member in a cross-cultural environment.
- Valid driver's license, active insurance policy and access to
reliable transportation. WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Hybrid remote/in-person. Staff will be provided with IRC
laptops and cell phones and must have access to a location with
secure internet service where remote work can be performed
according to the schedule negotiated with their supervisor.
- All staff are required to adhere to IRC's COVID risk mitigation
policies, which include but are not limited to masking, physical
distancing, enhanced hygiene practices, symptom screening, and
isolation and quarantine when needed. In some cases, these policies
may be stricter than those imposed at the federal, state, or local
level.
- The IRC in Denver strives to offer a positive working
environment, with intentional efforts to ensure that it is diverse,
equitable, inclusive, and accessible for all. Staff are required to
adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards
for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service,
Accountability, and Equality. In accordance with these values, the
IRC operates under policies on Beneficiary Protection from
Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Workplace
Harassment, Respect at Work, Fiscal Integrity, and
Anti-Retaliation.
- This role entails periodic travel in and around the Denver
metro area to attend meetings, carry out the responsibilities
outlined above, and represent the IRC with donors, partners, and
vendors.
- Hours outside of typical office hours, including weekends and
evenings, are occasionally required. Posted pay ranges apply to
US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including
the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact
offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate
experience and skills relative to the defined job
requirements.Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the
gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide
an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce
including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and
other supportive benefits and allowances.Equal Opportunity
Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity
at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race,
religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression,
sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or
disability status. We will ensure that individuals with
disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate
in the job application or interview process, to perform essential
job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of
employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.US Benefits:
The IRC offers a comprehensive and highly competitive set of
benefits. All US employees are eligible for sick time, a 403b
retirement savings plans: up to 4.5% immediately vested matching
contribution, plus an 3-7% additional IRC contribution, and an
Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and
their families to support in times of crisis and mental health
struggles.In addition, full-time employees are eligible for 10 US
paid holidays, 20-25 paid time off days, disability & life
insurance, medical, dental, and vision insurance (employee
contribution starting at $135, $7, and $5 per month respectively)
and FSA for healthcare, childcare, and commuter costs. Part-time
employees are eligible for a proportionate amount of paid time off.
These additional benefits apply to employees who work at least 6
months within a 12-month time period.
Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must
adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - our
Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and
Equality.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC
is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe
work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity
and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate
discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC
persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation
of women, people that are from country and communities we serve,
and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are
under-represented in global power structures.
Keywords: International Rescue Committee, Denver , New Roots Coordinator, Other , Denver, Colorado
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