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Young Agrarians is hiring a Saskatchewan Manager

Position: Saskatchewan Manager
Organization: Young Agrarians
Location: This is a remote position based in Saskatchewan. Please include your location in your application.

Please also view our Manitoba and Apprenticeship Program Manager posting as there may be an opportunity to combine the Apprenticeship Program portion of this role with this one.

Deadline for Applications: April 30, 2025. This position will start when we find the right candidate.

Help Us Grow the Next Generation of Farmers in the Prairies!

Are you passionate about cultivating the next generation of farmers in Saskatchewan? Do you thrive on developing innovative projects in the not-for-profit sector, including securing funding to help them take root? Are you energized by identifying community needs and opportunities, and crafting strategies to address them? Do you take pride in delivering results and seeing projects through from seed to harvest?

If you’ve got this magic mix of barnyard grit and strategic smarts, we’d love to grow something great with you!

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY:

We are seeking a dynamic individual to lead the coordination and development of Young Agrarians Grow-a-Farmer Strategy for Saskatchewan. This will include: managing and securing funding, supporting program and project growth alongside staff and contractors, stakeholder education and engagement, and overseeing communications and networking building. The goal of this role is to ensure that Saskatchewan programs grow and sustain themselves with strategic oversight and management.

ABOUT YOUNG AGRARIANS

Young Agrarians (YA) is an educational resource network for new and young ecological farmers in Canada. YA recognizes the Indigenous lands and territories that we work on and alongside. YA is committed to providing programs and services that are inclusive and available to farmers and friends of diverse backgrounds. Since 2012, the YA network is volunteer-driven, with farmers across the country organizing on-farm events and building communities to create spaces for knowledge sharing and growth. 

YA began as a seed of an idea and since has grown into a dynamic educational network and set of programs that target the educational needs of new and young farmers.

1. National: aggregate resources and opportunities online;
2. National: coordinate educational and networking events on and off farm year-round, as well as e-learning;
3. Western Canada: on-farm apprenticeship training program (YAAP) in regenerative agriculture;
4. BC: land access programming and supports (BCLMP); and
5. Western Canada: business mentorships (BMN).

YA’s Grow-a-Farmer Strategy works to deliver the following programs:

1. National: aggregate resources and opportunities online;
2. National: coordinate educational and networking events on and off farm year-round, as well as e-learning;
3. Prairie provinces: on-farm apprenticeship training program in regenerative agriculture;
4. BC: land access programming and supports; and
5. Western Canada: business mentorships.

YA works to grow the sector by supporting new entrants through farmer-to-farmer learning. The theory of change is to engage new and young farmers and the farm-curious online, bring them together to network and learn together on and off farms, support access to training opportunities and resources, and when ready to start farms, provide educational supports for on-farm training, land access, business readiness, and peer mentorship. The long-term goal is to grow connections to each other and the land in order to grow a resilient and climate-adapted food system for a healthy future.

WORKPLACE CULTURE: We strive to create a workplace that reflects the diverse communities we collaborate with and serve. The organizational culture is focused on bringing your whole self, emotional intelligence and leadership, and working together to support farmers to overcome barriers and challenges through educational supports and resources.

Compensation & Hours

• This is a full-time, year-round position
• 32-35 hours per week
• $35/hr
• Mileage is reimbursed at provincially-approved rates
• Vacation starts at 6%
• Contract is renewed annually
• Semi-flexible schedule

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategy & Funding:

Develop and steward a YA Grow-a-Farmer Strategy that outlines Saskatchewan context, current activities, and potential areas for development to address new farmer needs, as well as strategic partnerships and funding opportunities to sustain activities in the province. 

• Support ongoing program development for the Prairies.
• Develop grant applications, funding proposals, sponsorships, donations, etc. for Saskatchewan program activities. 
• Work with program budgets and oversee project revenues and expenses.
• Support project reporting through annual and longitudinal evaluation and impact assessment tools.
• Create wrap-up reporting focused on project deliverables, providing recommendations for best practices and next steps.
• Support strategic partnership development with other organizations and continue to liaise and maintain relationships with funders.
• Support with other YA organizational duties and administration as needed

Support Saskatchewan Program Staff & Deliverables: 

• Staff roles that will run alongside the YA Saskatchewan Program Manager role currently to build service delivery capacity for new farmers in the prairies  include the: 
  • Saskatchewan and  Manitoba Business Mentorship Network Coordinators
  • Saskatchewan and Manitoba Apprenticeship Coordinators
  • Prairies Communications and Network Coordinator
  • Manitoba and Apprenticeship Program Manager
• Maintain positive working relationships with staff and contractors, including attending and organizing meetings, and ensuring inter-organizational communications.
• Support as needed with hiring processes, on-boarding, role review, performance documentation, and on-going work delivery as needed. 
• Support YA Saskatchewan Staff to develop program capacity within the funded period.
• Where workplace challenges arise, work with the management team to strategize on next steps. 
• Support staff to problem solve and troubleshoot on project deliverables. 
• Oversee work plans and good workplace documentation of activities to ensure handover and succession of roles is positive and well-managed. 
• Manage Saskatchewan wage subsidy positions as needed.

Network Building, Program Marketing, Outreach & Communications:

• Cultivate collaborative partnerships with allies and organizations to strategize initiatives that support new farmers.
• Advise and support marketing and promotional activities for events across Saskatchewan and the prairies.
• Identify and coordinate in-person and online events in Saskatchewan.
• Fundraise for event sponsorship and donations.
• Ensure event evaluation processes are in place and maintained for reporting purposes.

Working in this role offers a unique opportunity to deepen your leadership, strategy, and project management skills within a dynamic, mission-driven, and collaborative remote team. You will play a key role in shaping the future of sustainable agriculture in the Prairies by stewarding program development, strategic planning, and funding initiatives that directly support new farmers. You’ll develop your capacity in team management, HR practices, and cross-organizational coordination. You’ll also gain valuable experience leading multi-regional programming, streamlining operational systems, and driving continuous improvement through evaluation and impact assessment. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a relationship-based environment and is passionate about creating meaningful change in food and farming systems.

Qualities & Qualifications

Essential

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, identify emerging needs, and implement creative and effective solutions.
• Proven track record of achieving goals and meeting program deliverables in a dynamic, mission-driven environment.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills, with demonstrated capacity to build and maintain strategic partnerships.
• Experience identifying funding opportunities and developing grant applications, funding proposals, sponsorships, and donation strategies.
• Highly organized with excellent administrative skills and a strong interest in process-oriented workflows and thorough workplace documentation.
• Passion for team leadership and collaboration, with a background in providing human resources support.
• Self-motivated and able to thrive independently within a remote work environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills that foster engagement, motivation, and collective action.
• Equipped with a home office setup, including a computer, reliable internet connection, and cellphone.
• Comfortable using and/or learning digital tools and platforms including Google Applications, Salesforce, Wordpress, Monday.com., Zoom, and Mailchimp.

Assets

• Minimum of five years of experience in diversified sustainable, ecological, or organic agriculture, with a connection to food and farming communities in Saskatchewan/prairie provinces.
• Experience in a management role within the non-profit or charitable sector, overseeing projects, programs, and staff.
• Solid understanding of agricultural business operations and the needs of new and young farmers.
• Experience working in government or government relations.
• Proficiency with budgeting and financial oversight, along with experience in project reporting using annual and longitudinal evaluation and impact assessment tools.
• Experience coordinating community-building events and programming.

To Apply

Please submit applications by email to Taina Uitto at om@youngagrarians.org with the following:

Subject line: Firstname Lastname – Saskatchewan Manager

Please attach a PDF cover letter and resume as ONE document with the following file name: Firstname Lastname –  SK Manager.pdf. 

In your application:

• Indicate where you are located
• Provide a short summary of how many years of experience you bring in reference to the qualifications listed in either your resume or cover letter.
• Clearly list on your resume what computer programs or platforms you are familiar working with (e.g. monday.com, Google Drive, Salesforce, Wordpress, Zoom, Mailchimp, design programs, various social media, etc.)
• Optional: submit a video (up to 1 minute) to support your application and help us get to know you better. Feel free to have fun and be creative! Videos should be submitted in one of the following ways: 1. As an attachment to the same email containing your PDF, or 2. As a link in your PDF to a video hosting platform where we can view the video. Your video can be filmed as an Instagram Reel or Tiktok and the link submitted.

Please mention you saw this at FoodWork.ca.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we will not be available for phone calls or lengthy email inquiries. If you have 1-2 questions, please ask by email. Thank you for your time and interest!

LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUNG AGRARIANS

Website: youngagrarians.org
Facebook: facebook.com/YoungAgrarians
Instagram: @youngagrarians