Key Responsibilities:

Community Building & Leadership

• Lead the growth and engagement of the Local Food Club, a national movement to build grassroots communities around local food practices.
• Identify, onboard, and support Super Locavores, hosts, venues, and photo volunteers to run and facilitate local meetups.
• Conduct training and orientation sessions for new hosts, venues, and volunteers to ensure alignment with LFC values, event flow, and community guidelines.
• Create toolkits, engagement plans, and feedback loops to help local chapters grow and thrive.
• Manage and moderate 40+ LFC WhatsApp groups (and growing) to keep them active, safe, and welcoming, while exploring ways to make moderation more efficient and streamlined.
• Resolve conflicts and address sensitive situations with empathy, discretion, and alignment to community values.
• Maintain organised records of community issues, moderation actions, and problematic member cases for internal tracking and decision-making.

Outreach & Partnerships

• Work closely with venue partners, Super Locavores, and local hosts to ensure events are well-supported and aligned with LFC’s ethos.
• Build and maintain relationships with producers, chefs, researchers, educational institutions, NGOs, and cultural collaborators.
• Identify and approach new organisations, communities, and regions for LFC expansion.

Event Design & Execution

• Coordinate WhatsApp communications and logistics for monthly LFC meetups.
• Plan and deliver community-facing events such as workshops, heritage walks, storytelling sessions, and food pop-ups.
• Oversee event logistics, partnerships, budgets, and post-event documentation in collaboration with other teams.
• Ensure all events align with national LFC monthly themes and broader Locavore campaigns.

Storytelling & Engagement

• Support editorial and digital media teams to amplify community impact through stories, photography, and digital campaigns.
• Oversee community engagement channels — WhatsApp groups, newsletters, and other forums — to foster dialogue and collaboration.
• Feature community voices and contributions through interviews, spotlights, and content partnerships.

Feedback & Impact Tracking

• Gather and analyse community feedback to evolve engagement strategies and improve member experience.
• Track metrics on group activity, event participation, and member growth to guide future planning.

Candidate Attributes

• Strong belief in the power of communities and food as a cultural force.
• Prior experience in community engagement, outreach, or event planning.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Skilled in conflict resolution and maintaining a safe, respectful environment.
• Highly organised with strong back-end tracking and documentation skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Confident in public speaking and collaborative leadership.
• Deeply committed to inclusivity, cultural sensitivity, and equity.
• Familiarity with India’s food, culture, and sustainability landscape is a plus.

Growth Opportunities

• As Community Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of The Locavore’s national network. Over time, you could evolve into:
• Head of Culture, with strategic oversight of our national Local Food Club network.
• A leadership role shaping people’s experience and public engagement across major Locavore projects and storytelling platforms.
• A key representative of The Locavore in external partnerships, institutional collaborations, and cultural initiatives.