Local Food Systems Officer

Salary: £28,668 pro rata (£14.70/hour)

Hours: 30 hours/week (4 days/week)

Contract: 24 month contract (with potential extension pending future funding)

Responsible to: Senior Management

Work Pattern: A flexible work pattern, to be discussed with your line manager.

Location: Based in Newtown with significant work in Hay-on-Wye and other
locations in Powys. A degree of agile/home working required.

About Cultivate and Bwyd Powys Food

Are you passionate about local, fresh and seasonal produce? We are looking for a highly
motivated, organised person to join the Cultivate Team.

Cultivate is dedicated to supporting a resilient local food economy and is the host of Bwyd Powys Food, the sustainable food
partnership for Powys. The vision of Bwyd Powys Food is “Good food for Powys! Where local,
sustainable and healthy food supports communities, its people and the environment”. This vision
is delivered on through the Powys Food
Strategy and Action Plan.

Job Description

• To support the creation of a food hub in Hay and develop and expand a food hub in Newtown.
• To develop relationships with partners, growers and customers across Powys to develop and
  strengthen local distribution networks.
• To identify and vet producers, and facilitate their integration into local food networks, to
  include training suppliers on the use of relevant software (e.g. Open Food Network) for local
  food distribution.
• Work with suppliers to develop new product lines to satisfy demand
• Organising pick-up and delivery routes including co-ordinating collections and deliveries
  between partner organisations
• Monitor the quality of produce and deal with complaints
• Organising staff and volunteer drivers for the network
• To assist with promotion of the food hubs across all online and offline platforms.
• Managing the health and safety of those you are supervising.
• Manage connections with processing facilities and producers
• To work closely with other members of the Sustainable Food Places network to share knowledge
  and experiences related to supply chain development.

Person Description (E = Essential, P = Preferred)

• Passionate about local, fresh and seasonal produce E
• An ability to build relationships with customers and suppliers E
• Experience of spreadsheets and databases E
• An organised and systematic approach to your work but with the capacity to be flexible E
• Ability to deal with a crisis in a calm and creative way, a lateral thinker P
• Experience with supply chain logistics or distribution E
• Experience of coordinating volunteers P
• Experience in the food sector P
• An entrepreneurial approach to growing your own role P
• Able to drive and have use of your own vehicle for occasional business use. Willing to travel
  around Powys E
• A desire to support the Cultivate team and Bwyd Powys Food partnership to succeed in the
  various linked projects E
• Ability to speak, read and write in Welsh P
• Includes a commitment to putting equal opportunities policies into practice E

Closing Date: 5pm 02.11.25
Interview dates w/c 10.11.25