Part-Time Food Systems Senior Coordinator (Contractor)

country: US all locations: [Prince George County, MD] commitment: 1099 Contractor department: location: Prince George County, MD team: Food Equity Council (FEC) PG County Primary Responsibilities: Cross-Project Coordination and Project Management: ● Plan, implement and monitor projects or programs including defining scope, deliverables and milestones while allocating resources, budgets and timeliness accordingly. ● Manage day-to-day communications, meetings, and follow-ups across initiatives.● Maintain work plans and track progress across FEC priorities, ensuring alignment with timelines and deliverables.● Identify and help problem-solve gaps, delays, or coordination challenges across initiatives.● Provide guidance and coordination support to partner staff working on related food system efforts.● Encourage alignment across projects and partners.   Communications and Administrative Coordination: ● Serve as a spokesperson for the FEC and actively participate in local and regional food system-focused coalitions and working groups.● Develop testimony and draft legislation in collaboration with County Council members, partners and Steering Committee members as needed and testify at hearings.● Oversee routine communications, including partner updates, announcements, and listserv management.● Maintain website content and shared communication platforms.● Ensure organized systems for documents, contacts, and internal tracking.   Fundraising and Resource Coordination: ● Lead fundraising efforts, including proposal development, donor tracking, outreach, and coordination.● Track grant deadlines and develop grant reports.● Develop budgets and oversee the revenue and expenditure tracking of grants and contracts. Qualifications: ●    Five plus (5+) years of experience in food systems, agriculture, public health, nonprofit, or community-based work.●    Experience coordinating or managing projects involving multiple stakeholders.●    Strong organizational, financial and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.●    Experience with budget management including developing budgets and tracking systems and overseeing the revenue and expenditure tracking of grants and contracts.●    Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize information clearly.●    Demonstrated professional and political aptitude and diplomacy. ●    Demonstrated commitment to equity and community-centered approaches.   Preferred: ● Experience working with food assistance providers, farmers, and/or local food supply chains.● Experience with grant writing and proposal development.● Experience facilitating group processes, such as committees or community coalitions. ● Experience working with state or local government and elected officials. ● Familiarity with Prince George’s County or the broader DC-MD-VA region.● Experience working with or alongside local government.● Bilingual (Spanish or other languages commonly spoken in the County). Working Style: ● Proactive, organized, and solutions oriented.● Comfortable collaborating with volunteers and partner organizations to achieve goals.● Able to navigate a dynamic environment with evolving priorities.