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Specialist, Strategic Initiatives
$82k-112k (estimate)
Full Time | Social & Legal Services
1 Month Ago
Capital Area Food Bank is Hiring a Specialist, Strategic Initiatives Near Washington, DC
Job DetailsJob Location
Washington, DC
Salary Range
$60,000.00 - $63,000.00 Salary/year
DescriptionAbout the Organization:
It is an exciting time at the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) as we continue to undertake our mission. We know that creating long term solutions to food security requires more than meals. It requires education, training, and collaboration. We are seeking people with strong ideas and a passion to come together to address the complex interrelated issues of food security, poverty, and equity. We are expanding in multiple ways: providing food for today and addressing the root causes of hunger by partnering with organizations that provide critical services like job training programs, health care and education. Food has the power to transform lives and move everyone forward. Find out how on our website at capitalareafoodbank.org. Let us discuss how food is at the center of everyone's healthy life!
Description:This new position seeks an energized individual who would like to make a difference in people's lives through interventions that address the root causes of poverty. This position will involve working closely with the Strategic Initiatives Manager and the Sr. Director of Strategic Initiatives to help plan, implement and maintain new pilot initiatives which pair healthy food with workforce/skill development and educational programs in order to boost upward economic mobility. The Strategic Initiatives Specialist will contribute to the execution and measurement of these programs with exceptional attention to detail and will have the opportunity to work across multiple departments at the food bank and engage directly with external stakeholders.
Essential Functions:Program Management – 15%
QualificationsRequirements:
The physical demands and working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Sitting: over 2/3 percent of the time
Keyboarding: over 2/3 percent of the time
Driving: under 1/3 percent of the time
Lifting: ability to lift 30 lbs.
As required by the duties and responsibilities of the position.
EEO: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Washington, DC
Salary Range
$60,000.00 - $63,000.00 Salary/year
DescriptionAbout the Organization:
It is an exciting time at the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) as we continue to undertake our mission. We know that creating long term solutions to food security requires more than meals. It requires education, training, and collaboration. We are seeking people with strong ideas and a passion to come together to address the complex interrelated issues of food security, poverty, and equity. We are expanding in multiple ways: providing food for today and addressing the root causes of hunger by partnering with organizations that provide critical services like job training programs, health care and education. Food has the power to transform lives and move everyone forward. Find out how on our website at capitalareafoodbank.org. Let us discuss how food is at the center of everyone's healthy life!
Description:This new position seeks an energized individual who would like to make a difference in people's lives through interventions that address the root causes of poverty. This position will involve working closely with the Strategic Initiatives Manager and the Sr. Director of Strategic Initiatives to help plan, implement and maintain new pilot initiatives which pair healthy food with workforce/skill development and educational programs in order to boost upward economic mobility. The Strategic Initiatives Specialist will contribute to the execution and measurement of these programs with exceptional attention to detail and will have the opportunity to work across multiple departments at the food bank and engage directly with external stakeholders.
Essential Functions:Program Management – 15%
- Coordinate directly with external stakeholders in the execution of joint pilot programs that support food insecure college and skill development students.
- Collect and analyze data from pilot participants to demonstrate the effectiveness and impact of CAFB’s programs.
- Enable the stewardship of restricted grants for CAFB’s upward mobility pilots through proper budgeting and expense allocation.
- Coordinate directly with staff of partner organizations and pilot participants to ensure the smooth delivery of nutritional support and services, including digital grocery gift cards
- Oversee purchasing of materials and supplies for pilot programs
- Support the development and oversee the collection of pilot participant surveys across all programs in the upward mobility portfolio
- Create and maintain electronic files and organization systems
- Provide regular reports to Strategic Initiatives Manager on the performance of each program, including recruitment, service delivery, and survey response rates
- Set up and schedule meetings with established and prospective pilot partners
- Cultivate, develop and maintain positive relationships with a diverse range of colleagues including but not limited to: college, university, and workforce development staff, CAFB analytics team, and CAFB leadership.
- Take initiative to ensure stakeholders are well informed and challenges and misunderstandings are addressed
- Support the execution of other special projects and programs incubated by the Strategic Initiatives team, such as the Home Delivery Pilot
- Support the execution of the annual Regional College Hunger Conference, including event planning and logistics
- Contribute to CAFB’s thought leadership projects, including the annual Hunger Report, through research on current trends related to food insecurity and poverty
QualificationsRequirements:
- 2 years’ experience working in an office environment and providing administrative support
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Previous experience working in food security preferred; familiarity with DC-area food security landscape a bonus
- Excellent communication skills over email, in person and over the phone
- Experience collecting and analyzing data
- Experience with survey tools a plus
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Highly adaptable to changes and new opportunities
- Detail-oriented
- Excellent time-management and organizational skills, ability to prioritize
- Sensitivity working with diverse populations
- A strong commitment to racial equity
- A strong commitment to CAFB’s mission
- Able to navigate the DC metro area by car and/or metro, travel in underserved communities
- Per the DC government mandate, candidates must be fully vaccinated
The physical demands and working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Sitting: over 2/3 percent of the time
Keyboarding: over 2/3 percent of the time
Driving: under 1/3 percent of the time
Lifting: ability to lift 30 lbs.
As required by the duties and responsibilities of the position.
EEO: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Social & Legal Services
SALARY
$82k-112k (estimate)
POST DATE
07/04/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
08/29/2024
WEBSITE
capitalareafoodbank.org
HEADQUARTERS
WASHINGTON, DC
SIZE
50 - 100
FOUNDED
1980
CEO
NANCY ROMAN
REVENUE
$50M - $200M
INDUSTRY
Social & Legal Services
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