# Farmer Business Development Intern

**Company**: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
**Location**: Salt Lake City, UT
**Job type**: part-time
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.

The Farmer Business Development Intern supports the growth and success of small-scale and beginning farmers by assisting with market operations, client services, and agricultural business development.

**Responsibilities:**

- Participate in and coordinate operations of the farmers market to ensure smooth execution of benefits distribution, vendor participation, space allocations, and logistical details.

- Assist with organizing and coordinating workshops and events including handling invitations, coordinating with the interpreters, and speaker coordination.

- Collaborate with the team to shadow and learn from colleagues, enhancing knowledge of farming business operations.

- Propose and implement digital contract signing systems to improve communication and clarity with farmers, ensuring streamlined documentation and readiness for future interactions.

- Assist with client case management, including taking notes during business planning meetings and managing a caseload of clients.

- Support farmers by identifying appropriate resources, workshops, and technical assistance tailored to their individual goals.

- Offer logistical and administrative support to ensure smooth operations and project completion.

- Connect clients with emergency food assistance resources, ensuring they receive timely support in times of need.

- Make sure all the documents are updated in a timely manner.

**Learning Objectives:**

- Gain hands-on experience in coordinating farmers market operations, supporting refugee and New American farmers.

- Develop skills in client communication, event planning, and case management, while also learning best practices in sustainable farming and digital documentation.

- Through collaboration, build cultural competency, deepen their understanding of local food systems, and contribute to the success of small-scale farmers.

**Requirements:**

- Must be currently enrolled in a graduate/undergraduate program, or have graduated less than 6 months ago.

- Background in nutrition, public health, health promotion, social work, or environmental and sustainability studies with gardening, farming, or business operation experience preferred, or a desire to learn.

- Motivated, creative, flexible, and able to work independently.

- Strong organization and communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.

- Excellent interpersonal skills, comfortable working with people from diverse backgrounds.

- Valid driver's license, active insurance policy and access to reliable transportation.

- Ability to work outside in variable weather conditions and lift 30 pounds.

- Complete IRC background check & all related orientations/trainings.

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## Skills

### Required
- communication
- event planning
- case management
- sustainable farming

### Nice to have
- nutrition
- public health
- health promotion
- social work
- environmental and sustainability studies
- gardening
- farming
- business operation

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