Open position: Community Engagement Manager, Cana Farm

• Role Title: Community Engagement Manager, Cana Farm

• Reporting to: General Manager, Cana Farm

• Hours: 15 hours/week

• Location: Grose Vale

• Starting Date: August 15th, 2026

• Salary Range: $xxxxxx

About Cana Communities

Cana is a not-for-profit, purpose led organisation working with men and women who have experienced incarceration, homelessness, addiction, mental health issues, and other challenges that have prevented them from creating a positive life for themselves. We offer hospitality and care in places where people can come together – to be safe, to be welcomed, to be accepted, and to belong.

About Cana Farm

Our social enterprise, located at Grose Vale in Sydney’s Hawkesbury region, comprises two discrete businesses – a veggie garden that produces fresh produce, and a commercial kitchen that produces a range of pantry goods such as jams, honey, chutneys, oils, sauces, salts, and rubs, etc. The commercial kitchen – which we refer to as our Pantry business - is currently producing approximately $260,000 in revenue pa, primarily via campaigns related to Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Christmas. Supplementing this revenue are sales of fresh produce as well as income from group visits to the farm.

The Role

In terms of specific responsibilities, you will -

• Build support for our campaigns in targeted schools, businesses, community organisations, and parishes – that will see large orders for our pantry goods generated and/or ‘pop up’ stalls organised and implemented across this target audience.

• Promote the sale of fresh produce to this target audience.

• Promote group farm visits to the same target audience.

You will also participate, as a senior farm team member, in the following endeavours -

• Ongoing development of the Pantry’s product range.

• Ongoing development of the Cana Farm section of our website

• Development of promotional plans and materials relating to our campaigns.

• Support of regular farm team members as well as others contributing to its workforce – community members, group visitors, volunteers, etc.

If you are someone who really values Cana’s mission and would be excited by a paid, part-time role that sees you to actively promoting our mission, and our Farm products, into values-aligned schools, businesses, parishes, and community groups across Sydney, then please get in contact with us.

Apply now

Please send your resume and cover letter to info@cana.org.au with the subject “Community Engagement Manager, Cana Farm”

For more information, feel free to email the team at Cana at info@cana.org.au.

Applications close August 10th, 2026.