Student Sustainability Coordinator: Real Food Challenge Auditor

Job Description: The Real Food Auditor works with the Director of Sustainability for Auxiliary Services to audit UMass' food purchasing as part of the campus' commitment to the Real Food Challenge https://www.realfoodchallenge.org/, a commitment to sourcing local/community based, humane, fair, and/or ecologically sound food. Specific responsibilities include:

• Auditing a representative sample of campus food purchases (2 months)
• Online training by Real Food Challenge organization
• Researching the source of each product purchased by UMass’s Auxiliary Services and identifying whether or not each product meets the Real Food criteria, as defined by the Real Food Guide
• Working with UMass Dining data and tracking team to identify accurate, transparent, mutually agreeable financial information.
• Uploading results to the Real Food Calculator web application
• Developing reports on the Real Food data to present to a variety of audiences.

Qualifications

• Must be an undergraduate student with at least three semesters remaining
• Must be willing to commit to working Fall, and Spring semester with the possibility of working in the Summer.
• Research experience
• Data entry and management experience
• Good communication skills
• Knowledgeable about sustainability and food systems.

To apply, send a cover letter explaining your qualifications, including experience with online research, auditing, and data management; a resume; and the name and contact information of two references to kwicks@umass.edu.

2 positions available.

Start Date October 2019

Weekly hours 10-20 hours per week

How to Apply: Email, Send Resume, See instructions in job description

Name/Company: Kathy Wicks, Director of Sustainability/Auxiliary Enterprises

The UMass Auxiliary Sustainability department is in the midst of several exciting projects and continuously working to expand and improve our efforts. The Student Sustainability/Waste Reduction Coordinator will focus on a specific project to shepherd from discovery phase through implementation. The current project of focus is to develop a strategic plan for food waste reduction in the dining program.

The Coordinator will work closely with the UMass Auxiliary Enterprises Director of Sustainability and the Regional Food Systems Coordinator to support the Auxiliary Sustainability Department goals. The vision for this role is to create a viable project that is sustainable and engages staff and the campus through our values, strategies, and operations.

Weekly Structure/Monthly Structure: The Student Sustainability/Waste Reduction Coordinator will meet weekly with the Director of Sustainability and Regional Food Systems Coordinator to discuss project tasks/timeline and participate in the monthly meetings of the Sustainability Team.

Responsibilities:

This role will focus on assessment, quality control, education and outreach of a coordinated strategic plan for waste reduction that is congruent with Auxiliary Enterprises’ triple bottom line. The project will develop in a series of phases that include:

• Assessment Phase
• Plan development
• Outreach and Engagement
• Education and promotion
• Quality Control
• Evaluation

Each phase will include tasks agreed upon by Sustainability Director, Regional Food System Coordinator and Student Sustainability/Waste Reduction Coordinator.

Student Sustainability/Waste Reduction Coordinator will be responsible for data collection, drafts of status reports, communications/promotional material, engagement strategies, and inclusive process/practices.

To Apply:

Please review the position description carefully and submit the application included below. Please attach your resume to this application if you have one. Submit application to Kathy Wicks (kwicks@umass.edu).

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Short Answer Questions:

Please use all the space that you feel is necessary to complete each question. Completed applications will be kept strictly confidential and will not be shared with anyone. Answer questions to the best of your ability.

1. How did you hear about the Student Auxiliary Sustainability/Waste Reduction Coordinator position?

1. Why are you interested in this position?

1. Please describe any relevant skills / experience you have that will help you excel in this position.

1. What courses have you taken that might be relevant / useful for this position?

1. Describe one small group or team experience that worked well for you, and one that felt limiting.

1. What experience do you have in UMass campus sustainability, if any?

1. In what areas of your life do you wish to grow?

1. What do you hope to gain or learn from your work as a Student Auxiliary Sustainability/Waste Reduction Coordinator with UMass Auxiliary?

1. What are you passionate about? Please share about one thing that excites or inspires you.

1. Please include with your application something that you are proud of. This can be anything: a story, a photograph, an academic paper, a song, a knitting project, a poem, a drawing, a recipe, a sculpture, etc. (If it is something you cannot email, please bring your piece of work to the interview.) Be creative.

1. Please provide 2 reference with a phone number and/or email address. This can be either an academic reference or a reference from your most recent employment.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this application. Your honest responses are very important in the selection process. Email application to kwicks@umass.edu

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