Food Security Consultant ARPA Food Security Project Part-Time Non-Benefited 1 Position

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Food Security Consultant, ARPA Food Security Project (Part-Time, Non-Benefited) 1 Position
Category:
Grant Positions
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Locations:
Worcester, MA
Posted:
May 1, 2023
Closes:
Open Until Filled
Type:
PT No Benefits
Position ID:
161785
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**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is a liberal arts and sciences university with a long tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1874, as well as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to reflect the diversity of its community. Our workforce is dedicated to academic quality, student-centered programming, engaged citizenship, open exchanges of ideas, diversity and inclusiveness, and civility and integrity. We are looking for job applicants who share these values and commitment to our students.
Worcester State is centrally located in Massachusetts, about an hour's drive from Boston, Springfield, and Providence, Rhode Island. Our 58-acre campus is nestled in the residential northwest side of Worcester--the second largest city in New England and home to 37,000 college students at more than a dozen colleges and universities. Over 6,000 of those students attend Worcester State--approximately 5,300 are undergraduates and 1,000 are graduate students. Learn more about us at worcester.edu/about
Job Description:
Title:
Food Security Consultant, ARPA Food Security Project
Department:
Urban Action Institute
Supervisor:
Assistant Director, Urban Action Institute
SSTA Approver:
Assistant Director, Urban Action Institute

General Statement of Duties:
The Urban Action Institute collaborates with students, faculty, and community partners to address social, political, and economic injustices in our society through field-based learning and advocacy for a more equitable city.
In 2023, the UAI and the Office of Student Affairs at **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. were awarded a grant from the Department of Higher Education to use funds through the American Rescue Plan Act to design and implement new strategies to combat hunger among the WSU student body.
The Food Security Consultant will collaborate with all parties of the ARPA Food Security Project, including co-principal investigators, the faculty research coordinator, the Urban Action Institute Assistant Director, and graduate and undergraduate students who are involved, to carry out a set of activities aimed at bolstering WSU's food security efforts. Specific activities include: a strategic mapping of on-campus grocer/EBT retail systems at relevant universities; a business plan to implement an on-campus grocer/EBT retail system at WSU, and a mechanism to evaluate a pilot on-campus grocer/EBT retail system.
This consultancy will include 60 non-consecutive days of work from April 2023 to June 2024.
Requirements:
Qualifications:
Must have at least 5-7 years of relevant experience working on community approaches to food security, college hunger, SNAP policy, EBT retail procedures, or other relevant experience.
Familiarity with food and small/medium-scale grocery vendors in Worcester.
Experience with strategic mapping, outreach, and assembling business plans.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
Motivated, with demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to speak languages other than English preferred.
Additional Information:
**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer which seeks to reflect the diversity of its community.

This is a part-time, non-benefited, hourly position.
Hourly Rate:
$50 per hour
Application Instructions:
Applicants must apply online at worcester.interviewexchange.com. A representative from the department will contact individuals for interviews.

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