[Durham INC] Durham Roots Farmers Market -- Market Manager position

[Will Wilson]

INCers:

The Roots Market seeks a new Market Manager for our upcoming market 
season that begins Saturday, April 7! Candidates must be organized, 
reliable, self-motivated, have their own transportation, and be 
interested in talking with the public about local foods and farmland 
conservation. We can initially offer 8 hours/week at $15/hour. Below is 
the job description and attached is the application. Please forward this 
information on to your neighborhoods!

Thanks,
Roots Market Board


Durham Roots Farmers’ Market: Market Manager Job Description

Position Title:  Market Manager
Application Deadline:  March 9, 2018
Supervisor:  Will Wilson, Board President
Contact:  919-451-6688, board at durhamroots.org

The mission of the Durham Roots Farmer's Market at Northgate is to 
preserve Durham County's farmland, endangered by urban development, by 
providing opportunities for farmers and horticulturalists to sell their 
products. We heartily welcome vendors from small and beginning farms to 
large and established producers, as well as church, school, and 
community gardens. Our vendor area includes all of Durham County and the 
Orange, Person, and Granville County portions of the Upper Neuse Watershed.

Role and Responsibilities:
The Market Manager (MM) will serve as the market host and must be 
present during market hours, Saturdays from 8AM to 12 noon. The MM must 
also be present a half-hour before and after market hours for setup and 
teardown. During market hours the MM will ensure that market rules are 
followed while welcoming consumers and recording consumer attendance, 
addressing questions and complaints, gathering consumer contact 
information, collecting vendor fees, seeking donations, recruiting 
volunteers, and in the future, selling T-Shirts and other DRFM items and 
handling EBT/SNAP/Double Bucks transactions.

During the week, the MM must communicate with vendors via 
email/text/phone to obtain the previous week’s sales figures and confirm 
upcoming market attendance and products for sale. The MM will then use 
various media platforms (Facebook, listserves, email, flyers, ads, etc) 
to announce weekly vendor lists. The MM will also attend monthly board 
meetings, various community events to promote the market, and seek 
educational organizations to attend the market. The MM is expected to 
rapidly communicate with the all-volunteer DRFM Board and Northgate Mall 
to keep them informed of issues as they emerge.

To leverage the MM’s limited time, the MM will work with DRFM’s newly 
created Publicity and Education Committees to recruit and direct 
volunteers to help with the above tasks and to assure the presence of a 
back-up manager in the case of a planned or emergency absence.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:
Candidates must be organized, reliable, self-motivated, have their own 
transportation, and be interested in talking with the public about their 
wishes and desires with regards to the market and about issues 
surrounding local foods and farmland conservation. Ideal candidates must 
be able to motivate and lead vendors and volunteers to carry out the 
DRFM mission. Excellent writing skills are required for media tasks. 
Candidates need to be able to carry and setup the market tent, table, 
and chair, to move trash carts and road block structures, and to lift 30 
lbs.

Location:
Northgate Mall at 1058 West Club Blvd., Durham, NC.  Market is held in 
the parking lot at the Gregson St. entrance to the mall.

Work Schedule:
Schedule includes market attendance on Saturdays from 7:30 AM till 12:30 
PM, April 7 until November 17.  Attendance at monthly board meetings 
(1st Wednesday evening of each month) is also required. Various 
preparation activities prior to April 1st are also required.

Compensation:
This contractor position is offered initially at 8 hours/week at 
$15/hour without benefits. The hours may be reconsidered in mid-summer 
dependent on market finances and a later 9AM Fall market opening.
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