Education Manager jobs in Poughkeepsie, NY

The hiring salary for this position is $58,500.

The CIA offers a substantial benefits package that includes medical coverage available at no cost to qualifying employees, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability insurance, retirement savings plan with high employer contributions, a generous paid time off program, and more!

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POSITION SUMMARY 

The Manager of Education Sustainability Initiatives provides tactical and operational leadership on various activities organized around the Culinary Institute of America’s (CIA’s) commitment to sustainability within the Education Division.  This includes organizing staff and student engagement around the application of Menus of Change (MOC) principles and research opportunities, acting as a key liaison to the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative.  The Manager will partner with Academic Affairs and Advancement leadership to support cultivation opportunities, as well as collaborate with Applied Food Studies and Culinary faculty and student workers in food production within CIA teaching gardens, support the Campus Apiary outdoor classrooms, and other academic sustainability initiatives that may emerge.  While the position reports to the Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Food Studies, there is a strong dotted line to and collaboration with the Dean of the Schools of Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry Arts, as well as the respective Associate Deans.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Leads the coordination of MOC University Research Collaborative scholarly and applied research activities at the CIA. Manages the CIA’s relationship with the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative’s Education, Research, and Chef groups, including promotion of faculty and student participation in the Collaborative’s activities.
• Serves as liaison to the MOC Kitchen in The Egg (student dining facility) on MOC and Menus of Change University Research Collaborative activities and interests.
• Serves as the key Education partner with the Advancement Office to cultivate external support for MOC and other academic sustainability initiatives.
• Identifies sustainability initiatives on campus and develops metrics and protocols for tracking and communicating their impact.
• Manages outreach to local organizations, such as food banks and other related organizations.
• Creates presentations and disseminates information regarding opportunities, including explaining the processes and thought behind sustainability initiatives for both internal and external audiences.
• Collaborates with Applied Food Studies faculty and supervises Earn & Learn student Garden Assistants in seasonally planting, cultivating, maintaining and harvesting the student recreation center’s Rooftop Garden, the Teaching Garden, the Apiary Garden, the Community Garden, annual campus Maple Tapping and the Shitake Log Project.
• Acts as liaison with restaurant chefs in identifying desirable and high value products to grow that can be featured on CIA menus and the curriculum. Collaborates with other areas of the CIA; pastry, breads, and front of house, to cultivate integration of pertinent sustainability-related information throughout the curriculum.
• Coordinates with Storeroom on product needs. Tracks the monetary value of food produced and delivered to restaurants and kitchen classrooms.
• Hires and supervises Earn & Learn Student Garden Assistants.
• Any and all other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree.

Experience

• Experience in foodservice or hospitality management in a kitchen or restaurant setting.
• Experience in agriculture/gardening.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Master’s degree.
• Experience with academic research design and implementation of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.
• Experience and interest in plant-forward cooking.

 REQUIRED SKILLS

• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to be adaptable, dependable and handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Gardening/agricultural skills.
• Excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills required.
• Comfortable in kitchen setting with the ability to create plant forward menus and dishes.
• Strong computer skills including ability to work effectively with MS Office suite products (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

WORKING CONDITIONS 

• Must be available to work nights and weekends as required due to business needs.
• Ability to withstand high ambient temperatures while working in proximity of cooking equipment.
• Ability to stand and work for extended periods of time during customary service hours.
• Ability to frequently lift and carry 30 pounds.
• Ability to bend, stoop or reach as needed.
• Ability to work outside in all weather conditions.