Director of Farm Enterprises in Berea, KY

The Director of the College Farm reports directly to the Provost. The Director provides the continuity between the ANR Faculty and College Farm enterprises to ensure that the student learning experience is maximized by coordinating farm operations to complement ANR curriculum content while simultaneously offering a transformative learning experience to students workers and ensuring that the College Farm enterprises meet its financial objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree
• Master’s Degree, preferred

• Five years’ experience in supervision and personnel management, required

• Excellent oral/written communication and superior interpersonal skills with the ability to work collegially and collaboratively in a team setting
• Strong organizational skills and capacity to set priorities. Attention to detail.
• Significant experience in program planning, coordination, and evaluation. Demonstrated aptitude for analyzing data and applying findings to direct the program, set goals, and make program projections
• Computer skills including data processing and financial spreadsheets
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

• Valid driver’s license
• Required background checks

• Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds
• Ability to travel independently by car and/or plane
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.

• Professional office environment with interruptions and noise due to frequent visitors, students, staff and faculty
• Occasional travel required for meetings, conferences, etc.

• Standard office equipment: computer, fax, phone, etc.
• Vehicle – college vans/cars
• Farm machinery and equipment

• Ensure that farm management practices model what is being taught to students in the ANR curriculum, particularly in regard to environmental stewardship, economic viability, social justice and animal welfare.
• Schedule and lead staff meetings for essential communication and decision-making pertaining to the farm. This sometimes means inviting faculty to keep them abreast of farm activities.
• Supervise the farm store manager to coordinate the delivery of products, invoicing, and other essential collaborative activities necessary to maintain supply chains.
• Supervise horticulture activities.
• Serve as direct supervisor to several staff members, conduct their annual performance evaluations and approve/sign off on payroll hours.
• Review and approve all p-card expenses for the farm to ensure they are allocated to the correct account and consistent with the planned budget.
• Develop and monitor the operating budget of farm enterprises; stay in regular contact with other farm staff on expenditures and income to ensure that the farm meets its annual budget expectations; work with office manager to ensure monthly budget reports are generated and disseminated.
• Chair hiring committees for any farm staff positions; revise position descriptions as needed; work with Human Resources in coordinating advertising, interviewing and hiring.
• Work with the Development Office on grants and the associated reports to provide students with engaging and relevant learning opportunities, support the farm’s educational activities, and improve farm infrastructure.
• Meet with visitors, including prospective students, donors, professionals in ANR, visitors from other student farms, and give tours of the farm. Coordinate the use of the farm for events like field days and summer courses outside ANR.
• Maintain social media presence for farm such as the Berea College website, Facebook, Instagram.
• Serve as spokesperson for the farm to the media.
• Meet with the Provost regularly to provide updates on the farm and make requests for necessary resources.
• Play leading role in marketing the farm and its products to customers and the general public.

Founded in 1855, Berea College achieved national distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,600 students from 43 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $178,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and many are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College was again named one of the nation’s “Best Institutions for Undergraduates to Earn their College Degree” in the 2022 edition of The Princeton Review’s book, The Best 387 Colleges. Berea also appeared on four other lists within the publication: Best Colleges in the Southeast; Best Value Colleges; Best Green Colleges; and Tuition Free Schools. Berea College is ranked #148 by The Princeton Review – the highest-ranked Kentucky college, and the #3 “Best Value College” in the nation. Berea is one of only two private institutions ranked in the Top 10 for Value in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) 2022 College Rankings. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #13 among the nation’s liberal arts colleges, recognizing Berea for maintaining “consistently high rankings thanks to their economic diversity, relatively strong graduation rates, and commitment to meeting students’ financial need.” U.S. News and World Report Rankings lists Berea as #30 among National Liberal Arts Colleges, including ranking Berea #1 in Service Learning, #2 for Most Innovative Schools, #3 in Co-ops/Internships, #4 in First-year Experiences, and tied for #13 in Best Undergraduate Teaching.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!

Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.