Northern Programs Manager – Food Matters Manitoba

Role Summary:
The Northern Programs Manager leads operational planning and delivery for all programming in Northern
Manitoba that empowers northern and Indigenous communities to realize food security through revitalization of
Indigenous Food Sovereignty, including food self-sufficiency, harvesting food from the land, and restoring
traditional, healthy foodways. This role ensures Northern programs are Indigenous community-led, responsive to
community needs, grounded in community strengths and assets-based perspectives to foster transformational
food systems change, delivered with cultural integrity, and aligned with the organizational guiding principles, way
of working (theory of action), theory of change and strategic plan.
The Northern Programs Manager is responsible to the Executive Director and directly manages the Northern
Program staff, including the Northern Coordinator, Community Project Coordinator(s), Community Project
Facilitator(s), and Community Youth Harvester(s).
Regular domestic travel will be required