Project Coordinator

About Ag Innovations

Ag Innovations is a nonprofit based in Northern California. We facilitate collaborative leadership and community engagement focused on collective action in agricultural viability, fire and forest resiliency, water stewardship, and food systems. We serve our community by helping leaders think beyond their disciplines and unlock new ideas. We seek out diverse voices and people interested in supporting our mission. See more about our current and past projects at aginnovations.org. 

Ag Innovations values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. 

Position Summary

We are excited to announce our search for a 30 hours+ Project Coordinator.

The successful candidate should have great communication and interpersonal skills. The Project Coordinator will work with several project teams to support collaborative meetings and outreach events. They will have good organizational skills to manage competing priorities. The Project Coordinator will help keep teams on track.

Ag Innovations prides itself on outreach to underrepresented groups, and the successful candidate will have experience and interest in outreach. Experience in conducting outreach and communications is a plus. Must be interested in working directly with the public.

The successful candidate will be responsible for reserving venues for meetings, managing catering, and audio-visual, and coordinating speakers and guests. They will manage both remote and on-site meetings and events.

The candidate will draft presentation material, take notes at meetings, and draft next-step action items and meeting summaries. 

This individual will also provide logistics, scheduling, coordination, communications, and other support to the Ag Innovations program staff and the Board of Directors.  This position reports directly to a Senior Facilitator with dotted line reporting to the Executive Director.

Proficiency in Spanish or a second language is preferred but optional. Having a Bachelor’s Degree is required. The project coordinator will need to be able to travel to support in-person meetings and outreach 1-3x per month in CA.

SALARY and BENEFITS OFFERING

This is a 30+ hours, non-exempt position with benefits, with a pay range of $25.00 to $30.00 per hour.

If you are eager to apply and grow your talents to reach and connect people, we look forward to hearing from you. Visit aginnovations.org to learn more about us and send your resume and cover letter to HR@aginnovations.org.