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Part-Time Educational Program Manager

Posting date: 6/17/26

ChopLocal University provides free and low-cost educational resources to farmers and butchers selling meat direct-to-consumer. As part of a recently awarded Extension Risk Management Educational grant, Choplocal University is hiring an Educational Project Manager to coordinate and promote new educational programming and one-on-one coaching for farmers.

This position is perfect for applicants with experience in education or extension.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Moderate Facebook group focused on meat marketing for livestock producers selling direct to consumer
  • Manage logistics of webinars and evaluation, including using appropriate zoom and survey features
  • Host and moderate webinars (does not include providing instruction)
  • Promote webinars through social media, email marketing, and project collaborators
  • Promote and coordinate one-on-one coaching for farmers
    • Match farmers with appropriate coach based on type of business and needs
    • Utilize Google Sheets to maintain coaching records

Skills and Knowledge:

  • Knowledge of social media and email marketing
  • Knowledge of evaluation and assessment principles to measure the effectiveness and impact of educational programming
  • Experience with or comfortable learning how to use Zoom, Survey Monkey, Calendly and other software
  • Basic graphic design using Canva for social media & email marketing
  • Comfortable learning new software programs
  • Basic understanding of challenges faced by farmers selling meat direct to consumer
  • Self-directed and able to work independently
  • Attitude of customer service
  • Strong written and verbal interpersonal skills
  • Desire to learn new skills and improve existing ones

Send inquiries to Katie Olthoff at [email protected].

This position is contracted, part-time (approximately 10-15 hours/week to start) and grant-funded through September 2027, with the opportunity for the successful program manager to continue employment beyond that date.

This is a remote position. The ideal candidate is available to collaborate during regular business hours (8 am to 5 pm CST).

Send inquiries and resumes to Katie Olthoff at [email protected]