Modern Farmer is a not-for-profit endeavor committed to disseminating knowledge, igniting initiative, and catalyzing transformation toward a fairer and more robust food system in North America. Through autonomous journalism, imaginative content, communal involvement, and collaborations, we involve and empower a varied audience to participate actively and effect change. We are hiring a Partnership Manager
Established by benefactor Frank Giustra in 2013, Modern Farmer originated as a physical publication, earning a distinguished National Magazine Award in 2014. In 2023, Modern Farmer evolved into a content-focused nonprofit dedicated to facilitating involvement and action at the convergence of food, agriculture, and society. Since then, the Modern Farmer team has fine-tuned its strategic emphasis and is poised to unveil our innovative vision in 2024.
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We are hiring a Partnership Manager
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The Manager, Partnerships is our resident food systems observer, helping us maintain a comprehensive oversight of the food and agriculture landscape and acting as the Modern Farmer representative in external groups and forums focused on innovation and food and agriculture resilience.
This role presents an opportunity to represent an exciting new project and work as a catalyst for proactive, solutions focused change in our food system alongside an established not for profit publication and a talented multi-disciplinary team.
Our Manager, Partnerships operates as the face of our brand and external partner liaison. Leveraging our collaborator offer, you will expand on your existing network, developing a rich network of actors in the food and agriculture space including media outlets, NGOs, community organizations, corporations, academics, and policymakers.
Serving as a two way communicator, you will liaise between Modern Farmer and our community, developing value propositions, evaluating shared objectives and brokering relationships that help us bring our “content to action” mission alive.
Our Ideal Candidate
Cultivator: You make connections easily and quickly grow them into relationships, you prioritize mutual benefit and create trusting, resource appropriate partnerships centered on action.
Analyzer: You are naturally meticulous and can quickly gather enough information to offer the full picture, you approach tasks with rigor and deal in facts not presumptions.
Motivator: You empower those around you with your energy and competence, you really believe in the mission and can adapt your pitch to inspire any stakeholder group.
Driver: You ambitiously pursue the targets and thrive in fast-paced environments that require growth mindset and resourcefulness
Organizer: You’re excellent at communicating and coordinating across multiple teams. You can effectively share and organize strategies that resonate with everyone.
You can show us
- 3-5 years of experience in a partnership development or a partner facing role with excellent examples of strategic partnerships you have stewarded to success
- Previous partnerships experience connected to Agriculture/Farming, Food Systems, Food Equity and/or Consumption in North America
- Experience developing and maintaining a diverse multidisciplinary partnership funnel
- Experience stewarding collaborative projects and demonstrating impact with various stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail, excellent organization and administration and experience with CRM systems
- Comfort working as part of a small, dynamic, and evolving team.
- Previous experience working in a not for profit and/or digital publication environment (desired)
