ORCHARD PROGRAMS COORDINATOR
Portland Fruit Tree Project, Portland, Oregon
Closes: Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Compensation:
$28,080 annual salary* plus benefits (including health insurance, paid time off, holidays).

Start date: March 15, 2016

Portland Fruit Tree Project (PFTP) is an award-winning non-profit organization that provides a community-based solution to a critical need: Access to healthful food. By empowering neighbors to share in the harvest and care of urban fruit trees, PFTP is strengthening communities, promoting health, and creating sustainable, cost-free ways for low income families to obtain locally-grown fruit. We register fruit and nut trees throughout the city, bring people together to harvest and distribute thousands of pounds of fresh fruit each year, cultivate community orchards on public lands, and teach tree care and food preservation in hands-on workshops. We currently have 2 full-time employees, 4 part-time employees, and 1,000+ active volunteers.

The Orchard Programs Coordinator (OPC) will enhance the capacity and impact of Portland Fruit Tree Project’s Community Orchards program. In collaboration with volunteers, partners and staff, the OPC will plan and facilitate Community Orchard events, providing learning opportunities for participants while maintaining and improving the orchards. The OPC will conduct outreach to recruit diverse participants and partners, and will build volunteer leadership for each orchard site. Additionally, the OPC will coordinate the Large Orchard Harvest program, in collaboration with the Program Manager.

Complete job description and application instructions are available at:
http://www.portlandfruit.org/opc

No phone calls please.