LAMP Project Evaluator {Consultant}

Salary: $35/hr for 20 hrs a week; 50 weeks of work over the course of the 4-year project = $140K

Start Date: March 2025

Position: Part time, independent contractor

Process: Submit application, resume, cover letter, and writing sample + initial and secondary rolling interviews with key personnel

Location: Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia (DMV) based. Hybrid. You must have stable, high-speed internet and phone access, working vehicle, driver's license, and occasional weekend availability.

The Role

The Project Evaluator is a key position in our organization at a time where we are expanding rapidly. Your role entails evaluating all technical and developmental aspects of the design, build-out and evaluation for Black and Brown farmers within the LAMP program, including partner farmers participating in shared aggregation activities. Examples include, but are not limited to:

Support the design, implementation and evaluation of the LAMP project

Develop and maintain program evaluation systems

Design and implement tools to measure program effectiveness

Collect and analyze data

Report writing and presentations

Provide recommendations for quarterly program improvement

Organize, manage and disseminate quarterly and final program reports

About You

You have at least 4 years experience in project evaluation. You have a lived-experience belonging to the Black Diaspora. You have a passion for, knowledge (or curiosity to learn) about topics around sustainability, agriculture, self-directed learning, and equity as it relates to Black and Indigenous folx. You are motivated to engage in an immersive experience evaluating a grant-funded 4-year project. You are excited to travel to farms locally in Prince George’s County, DC, and Northern Virginia for on-farm programming, site visits, providing program coordination assistance, and facilitating proper communication. Local travel is required, (peaking between May and October).** 

The Opportunity

Creation of effective solutions towards building capacity

Integration into the world of small-scale regenerative farming, land stewardship, Black food sovereignty and community building

New knowledge in the logistics of food aggregation, distribution, and transportation

Shadowing rotations within various OSW program offerings

Networking within programs, on-farms, events with current OSW staff, consultants, and volunteers

Continuous learning and adaptation