Aquaponics Director Part Time

A Unique Opportunity:

Marine Education Initiative is currently seeking an exceptional and dynamic Aquaponics Director to lead our new aquaponics growing educational and production efforts headquartered in Boca Raton, FL. Marine Education Initiative is creating new ways to farm, produce local food, revitalize communities and innovate for a sustainable future. We are reimagining how and where fresh food is grown, creating jobs, and building out educational opportunities for youth in South Florida. The Aquaponics Director is a senior leadership position that oversees the entirety of our aquaponics mass production and education efforts. This role reports to the Executive Director of Marine Education Initiative.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Oversee yield & quality for all crops to achieve organizational targets
• Use data-driven approach to manage all areas of crop production
• Oversee climate strategy for all plants and compartments
• Determine optimal settings for all equipment and irrigation
• Evaluate climate strategy impact on energy use and yield
• Oversee and determine all practices for young plant production
• Monitor production and irrigation equipment regularly
• Oversee plant nutrition program
• Review crop schedules and adjust as needed for operations or plant needs
• Provide training to the operations team as needed on crop-specific tasks
• Facilitate educational learning opportunities for youth and adults in our programs
• Possess a culture of continuous improvement and teamwork
• Performs other duties as assigned

Who should apply?

• Degree in Plant Science, Horticulture or Related Field preferred
• Commercial production experience in aquaponics preferred
• 2-5 years experience in commercial agriculture production preferred
• Understanding of all aspects of crop production
• Experience with climate control software platforms preferred
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and oral, including the ability to adjust communication as socially and culturally appropriate.
• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills and ability to cultivate and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of an organization.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google products
• Must be able to travel to different locations of programs
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends as required
• Capability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Demonstrated success building strong partnerships and increasing services to communities.
• Demonstrated success working with diverse populations, volunteers, staff, and external contacts to build and maintain successful teams.
• Ability to think strategically and anticipate, identify, organize and/or analyze growth opportunities and make programmatic recommendations.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects at once.
• Strong ability to self-manage with significant strength in time management.
• Ability to take feedback, work independently as well as work as a member of a team.
• Commitment to serving diverse and vulnerable constituencies.

Salary: The salary for this position is commensurate with qualifications and experience of the individual candidate.

Questions: Please email us at info@marineinitiative.org