Farmer Mental Health Director

Responsibilities

Farmer Mental Health Strategy and Outreach (40%)

• Lead strategy for the Cultivemos’ Leadership Team, composed of subawardees (partner organization) and farmer leaders, including coordination on grant deliverables, overall strategic decision and alignment, collective financial decision-making and collective governance processes.
• Ensure cohesive connections between FRSAN subgrantees and all aspects of work across the Cultivemos network, including accurate budgets, compliant contracts, completed activities, transparent communications, and timely reports
• Lead the network in long-term strategic and financial planning, working alongside the network and Young Farmers staff.
• Develop and implement processes and projects to improve network equity and accessibility outcomes. Builds in feedback loops to ensure diverse perspectives are taken into account to improve equity and inclusion in programs.
• Foster and implement collaborative processes for government grant application, budgeting and reporting.
• Serve as an advocate and spokesperson for farmer mental health and Cultivemos by overseeing and directly participating in press, conferences, and policy efforts, as needed.
• Oversee all aspects of Cultivemos programming, especially related to the Farmer programming, Quarterly Calls, trainings, conflict transformation, and communications.
• Strategically connect Farmer Mental Health programming to other Young Farmer programs and priorities, especially climate and land, to ensure broader base-building and alignment across Young Farmers’ networks

FRSAN Grant Management and Budgeting (29%)

• Lead financial, development, and compliance responsibilities on behalf of the network including applying for grants, applying for budget adjustments, creating budget projections, ensuring compliance with grant requirements and representing
• Cultivemos with governmental institutions.
• Translate grant deliverables into actionable work plans for Young Farmers Team and network, and conduct monitoring to ensure we remain on track with timelines and deliverables.
• Oversee Cultivemos contracting processes to ensure best practice and government compliance
• Implements strong project and team management strategies to ensure timely and thorough NIFA and Congressional reporting, including sourcing materials from evaluation reports and partners and coordinating Cultivemos, Development, and Finance teams.
• Lead development efforts for Cultivemos and Farmer Mental Health related to FRSAN and other funding sources, including aligning with partners, grant-writing, and submitting proposals in coordination with Development team and Finance team.
• Lead relationships with NIFA and FRSAN Regions, including participating in monthly National Coordination Council (NCC) meetings, hosting four NCC meetings, and attending one in person NIFA meeting

Staff and Team Management (15%)

• Lead the management and coordination of the Cultivemos team (2 Cultivemos Managers and Cultivemos Associate Director) in a manner that equips and empowers team members to succeed in their roles through team-building and professional development;
• Oversee the Cultivemos Team strategy-setting, work plans, and performance evaluations.
• Directly manage Cultivemos Associate Director – attend & lead weekly check ins, monitor team workflows, prioritize and delegate tasks, recognize and address performance gaps and achievements, provide consistent and timely feedback, and support professional development. Make yourself available to meet with your team and your reports as requested.
• Attend the monthly Management Team call, helping to shape staff experiences at Young Farmers and stay up to date on organization-wide processes. Hold reports accountable to their completion of organization-wide and role-specific processes.
• Inform team of any organizational decisions/processes, make space for feedback, escalate feedback, and to ensure alignment with confirmed decisions.
• Perform managers’ administrative duties, such as approving time cards, time off requests, and expense reports, on time.

Leadership Team (6%)

• Attend and participate in bi-weekly Leadership Team meetings. Complete all pre-work in order to provide thought partnership in org-wide discussions, decision-making, and updates.
• Uplift feedback and emergent issues to be discussed during upcoming Leadership Team meetings.
• Direct team-level responsibilities to ensure team meets its annual goals by facilitating weekly team meetings and quarterly stepbacks, supporting team members through regular check-ins, and facilitating opportunities for professional development.
• Lead goal setting, tracking, and accountability for the team. Make high level strategic decisions regarding the direction of the team’s work in alignment with strategic plan goals.
• Manage program budgets; leads the development of program budgets and forecasts, understands the specific resource needs of their program and how their programs are funded. Lead budget tracking and forecasting. Communicates budgetary issues with the Finance Director and Executive Team in a timely manner.
• Advise Executive Team on major organizational decisions, and serves as a problem-solving partner to other managers on staff

General Staff Responsibilities (10%)

• Serve as a contributing team member who willingly supports organizational efforts in alignment with the strategic plan and models the organizational values.
• All staff admin: individually complete time cards and expense reports on time, attend weekly staff calls, supervisory meetings, team meetings, staff retreats, and other staff social spaces, and participate in providing feedback and implementation of annual processes.