Manager, Strategic Initiatives - Washington, United States - CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK

CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK

Verified Company

Washington, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

About 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 Let us discuss how food is at the center of everyone's healthy life

Description:

Essential Functions:

Economic Mobility Program Management (60%)

The Strategic Initiatives team incubates emerging programs and projects for the organization, including an expanding portfolio of over $500,000 in economic mobility pilot programs.

The Strategic Initiatives Manager is responsible for managing the implementation and evaluation of these programs, including the following functions:

Partner with internal and external stakeholders to design effective, tailored programming for college students and workforce development participants facing food insecurity
Partner with internal experts to design evaluation strategy and assess program impact
Produce quarterly updates to executive leadership on program progress
Serve as primary point of contact for partner organizations
Advise new partner organizations on best practices for design and implementation
Maintain records of activities for use in fundraising and marketing materials
Track spending against restricted grants for economic mobility programs
Manage daytoday program logistics implementation, and troubleshooting, coordinating with other teams as necessary
Opportunity for direct supervision

Other Strategic Projects (30%)

At the direction of CAFB leadership, manage large, crossdepartment projects; research and analyze viability of new initiatives; and initiatives and direct their alignment with CAFB's strategic priorities
Support select special projects led by the Senior Director, such as the development of CAFB's Annual Operating Plan, the publication of CAFB's annual report on the landscape of food insecurity, or organizational key performance indicators
Strengthen CAFB's position as a thought leader by researching trends and best practices in issues surrounding food insecurity as well as emerging initiatives for the food bank; present findings and provide recommendations to senior leadership
Develop reports and other communication materials to convey key insights from CAFB research projects

Miscellaneous (10%)

Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

At least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
At least 2 years' experience with project consulting and/or management
Ability to form strong partnerships internally and externally, maximizing on mutual interests
Advanced ability to gather and analyze data and publicly available information to inform decisionmaking
Ability to engage with top leaders in the organization (C suite, senior leaders, and board)
Ability to prioritize, troubleshoot, make informed decisions, and meet tight deadlines
Strong organizational and time management skills and demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects
Ability to operate independently, take initiative and think proactively
Ability to identify overlapping interests and workstreams and bring separate teams together to combine efforts
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

Other Skills/Abilities:

Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, in addition to excellent listening skills
Ability to selfdirect and complete tasks independently
Readiness to collaborate with a variety of internal and external partners
Previous experience working in food security preferred; familiarity with DCarea food security landscape a bonus
Mastery of Microsoft Office programs
Ability to work professionally with a diverse staff and constituent base

Physical Requirements: