Market Manager, Pilsen Community Market - Chicago

*Pilsen Community Market*

*Market Manager*

Job Description

The Pilsen Community Market is a a local community market serving the
surrounding Pilsen area as well as neighboring Near West and Lower West
Side communities. We are currently organizing our sixth year as a
community market with the upcoming season to officially begin June 2nd,
2013. The market strives to provide quality local and fresh food
products, arts and crafts, music and community engagament as well as
informational resources to a diverse community while embracing and
connecting with surrounding neighborhoods.

*Manager Position*

The Market Manager is a part time position with primary responsibility
to the day-to-day operation of the market. This includes an on-site
presence at the market during all market hours, as well as some off-site
work during non market hours as needed. The manager will report to a
market board, who will set all market policy. In addition, the manager
will represent the market to the market’s vendors, the consumers and to
the community. This position can provide excellent opportunity into
local economic development, experience with community development, and
networking.

*Duties – in season*

●Enroll farmers/vendors in the market – either through seasonal vendor
agreements or as daily vendors

●Collect all stall fees owed, make accurate accounting and deposit in
market account

●Arrive prior to market vendors arriving and remain throughout the
market day to:

●Properly place vendors in stalls, including assigning market stalls

●Place market signs, parking signs

●Ensure all rules and regulations are adhered to

●Ensure all state and county regulations are adhered to

●Answer questions for vendors and consumers

●Resolve disputes that arise

●Maintain market grounds in a safe manner

●Operate market manager’s booth

●Have nutritional education materials to distribute

●Have recipes for seasonal, local foods that are available in the market

●Communicate market policies, activities and rules to farmers, keeping
them informed throughout the season

●Conduct periodic customer counts each market day to assess the level of
growth in market usage

●Assure the market site is clean once the market is closed and the
vendors have left for the day

●Maintain database of farmers, vendors, their contact information, and
any licenses or permits each vendor possesses based on the products they
are selling

*Qualifications*

●People person with good communication skills

●Passionate about the community and local food movement

●Dispute resolution skills

●Experience in management helpful

●Organizational skills

●Marketing skills helpful

●Self-motivated

●Bilingual a plus

This position provides a biweekly paid stipend to qualifying candidates.