Technical Service Provider
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Job Description
Marketing Technical Service Provider supporting the development and tracking of marketing initiatives for agricultural producers in Hawaii. Working collaboratively with stakeholders to enhance marketing and market expansion efforts.
Responsibilities:
- Support the development and tracking the implementation of a marketing and market expansion incentive program for Lynker’s grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Liaise with project partners, including producer stakeholder organizations, marketing consultants, and agricultural producers to understand existing market channels and limitations
- Promote the program-wide efforts publicly and alongside project partners will network with institutional purchasers, and support linking producers to existing and potentially new markets
- Collaborate with the Marketing Coordinator to co-create and administer a marketing and market expansion incentive program framework
- Support the collection, validation, and stewardship of federally required reporting data
- Co-develop producer contracting, track invoice submission and eligible costs verification for the marketing and market expansion incentive program
- Liaise with subawardees and other local food system stakeholders to understand the various marketing efforts happening around the state
- Showcase and promote the Partnership's diverse marketing efforts publicly
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, communications, agriculture or similar field and at least 5 years of progressive responsible work experience
- Fluency in cultural norms and respectful conduct when interacting with project partners, subcontractors, farmers and ranchers, and agricultural/food system stakeholders in Hawaiʻi
- Good place-based knowledge of Hawaiʻi communities, places and agriculture and must be based in Hawai‘i
- Demonstrable advanced skills and knowledge of Microsoft Excel, as well as other MS Office applications and Google Suite
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills and experience working with a wide range of individuals in government, private sector and agriculture
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, highly professional and demanding environment required
- Master’s degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience preferred
- Prior experience and success in implementing federal grant programs
- Good existing relationships with Hawaiʻi producers, retailers and/or institutional purchasers
- Strong understanding of the detailed workings of food retail, agricultural markets and value chains
- Good understanding of local, national or international food labelling and branding efforts (e.g. Hawaiʻi “Buy Local, It Matters”, Certified Organic etc.)
Benefits:
- Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
- Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
- Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
- Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
- 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we’re all company owners!
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Life and accident insurance
- Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
- Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
- Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
- Employee Referral Program
- Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
- Personalized career growth plans for every employee

















