Community Market Coordinator

Are you a passionate advocate for social justice and food security? Do you value the power of good food and a strong local food system? Do you believe that collectively, we can create social justice and build an empowered community? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Since 1973, The Alex has been a community-based, not-for-profit organization providing integrated primary health care, community support services, and housing-focused programs to individuals and families who experience barriers to accessing traditional health, housing, and social service systems. Services are grounded in principles of health equity, low-barrier access, trauma-informed practice, cultural safety, harm reduction, and person-centered care.

The Alex Community Food Centre (CFC) is a welcoming place where people come together to grow, cook, share and advocate for good food for all. The CFC provides people with access to high-quality food in a dignified setting through healthy meals, an affordable produce market, and integrated and responsive programming.

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Community Market Coordinator is responsible for coordinating all aspects of the Alex CFC’s Fresh and Fare Community Market program and facilitating related food skills programming. Using a community development approach, they empower community members to co-design market initiatives, increase knowledge and skills related to healthy food preparation and consumption, and build capacity and leadership through meaningful volunteer and skill-development opportunities.

The ideal candidate is passionate about the power of good food, deeply knowledgeable about local food systems and market operations, and skilled at facilitating projects and learning experiences for diverse community members. They provide collaborative leadership to volunteers and peers, and work closely with staff to integrate Market initiatives into food access, food skills, and community‑engagement programs. They believe that people experiencing food insecurity are experts in their own lives and that, together, we can strengthen local food systems, improve health, and build an empowered community.

This is a permanent, part-time position.

Planning

• Review and update the Fresh and Fare Community Market business plan annually.
• Collaborate with staff to integrate seasonal food‑growing and procurement practices into food‑access and food‑skills programs.
• Work with the local urban farm to plan crop production for the market.
• Develop processes to ensure community‑member voice informs market design and educational activities.
• Develop and implement a community‑centered plan for preserving seasonal harvests and incorporating preserved foods into community meals and programming.

Finance and Administration

• Maintain an appropriate expenses‑to‑revenue ratio for the market; ensure cost‑effective purchasing aligned with Good Food Rules and Principles and maintain pricing principles for goods sold.
• Establish and maintain market business practices (e.g., operating the POS system, tracking cash flow, managing deposits).
• Work closely with Finance to troubleshoot issues as they arise.

Sourcing and Managing Food

• Establish and maintain affordable, sustainable sources of food for the CFC.
• Collaborate with CFC staff to integrate food purchasing through the Centre’s food stream.
• Build relationships with local growers and incorporate seasonal crops into the market and food stream.
• Develop and implement plans to utilize excess food from the market.

Volunteer Leadership

• Provide training, supervision, and ongoing support to approximately 15 regular market volunteers, ensuring the experience builds capacity…