Careers

About NOFA-NY

NOFA-NY is an organization of farmers, gardeners, and consumers working together to create a sustainable regional food system that’s ecologically sound, socially just, and economically viable. Through demonstration and education, we promote land stewardship, organic food production, and local marketing. We bring consumer and farmer together to make high-quality food available to all people. NOFA-NY is a growing not-for-profit, USDA-accredited organic certification agency, whose primary purpose is to provide high integrity certification services to 1,100 organic farmers and processors throughout New York State and surrounding areas.

Open Positions

Position: Full-time; Salaried; Exempt $62,400 Annual 

Benefits: healthcare, dental, vision, life, 403(b), and generous paid holidays/vacation time. NOFA-NY offers a collaborative and flexible working environment. 

Summary Description: The Fund Development Manager is the lead responsible for writing and submitting multidisciplinary, and multi-collaborative grant proposals, ranging in size, scope and complexity, to a wide range of public and private external funding agencies and organizations, such as foundations, corporations, government, and other institutions. This position will support budget development, prepare grant and stewardship reports to corporate and foundation donors, and manage the grants tracking process for NOFA-NY in its entirety including our principal organization NOFA-NY Inc and our subsidiary NOFA-NY Certified organic LLC supporting at onset a budget 2.5M. This position will also engage in other development writing projects related to strengthening NOFA-NY’s fundraising capacity. The Fund Development Manager will report to the Executive Director and take direction from the Certification Director. 

Candidates are invited to email a resume and cover letter to hr@nofany.org.

Position: Full-time; Non-exempt, $21.00/hr

Benefits: healthcare, dental, vision, life, 403(b), and generous paid holidays/vacation time. NOFA-NY offers a collaborative and flexible working environment. 

Summary Description: The Member Communications Associate works with the Executive Director, Certification Director, Marketing and Events Director, and other staff to support the organization’s communication initiatives including certification, education, advocacy, outreach, and engagement. Serves as a lead in developing and implementing the membership program and corresponding database for NOFA-NY. The Member Communications Associate will report to the Marketing and Events Director.

Candidates are invited to email a resume and cover letter to hr@nofany.org.

NOFA-NY is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected class. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. NOFA-NY is committed to centering racial equity in our organization and advocacy work. Please read our Equity Statement here.