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Come join a great YMCA Alliance team in New Jersey and lead the food access programs and initiatives for the YMCAs and community partners.
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the supervision of the Manager, Community & Equity Initiatives, the Food Access Coordinator assists with program oversight and implementation of state initiatives to address food insecurity and promote healthy food access. The Food Access Coordinator is responsible for meeting program deliverables, tracking and communicating key progress updates, providing technical assistance and liaising with YMCA and community partners implementing food access programs, cultivating relationships, and supporting community health through healthy living, social responsibility and youth development.
Qualifications
Qualifications and Education Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a health-related field. Master’s degree in public health, nutrition, exercise science, public policy, or public administration preferred.
• A minimum of 3-5 years successful experience in academic, municipal, and/or nonprofit organizations or health-related company serving communities.
• Successful history in developing and facilitating community collaborations, partnerships, or collective impact to promote food access or healthy & wellness.
• Background in community engagement, advocacy, public policy/affairs, and/or health and social equity.
• Experience working with low income, multi-cultural communities and cross-sector collaborations.
• High level of independence and initiative, with the ability to multi-task and manage complex initiatives.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office. Must be comfortable using technology to work remotely in a variety of settings. • Must have reliable and consistent personal vehicle access and valid driver’s license.
• Ability to present self professionally, and articulate and model the Y core values of caring, respect, honesty, and responsibility.
Preferred Skills
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, including public speaking. Bilingual Spanish desirable.
• Ability to problem-solve and be flexible, adaptable, and proactive when addressing program changes.
• Working knowledge of the current food access and public health priorities affecting NJ communities.
• Familiarity with research methods, qualitative evaluation, survey software, and assessments.
Essential Functions
Role and Responsibilities
1. Supports the Alliance Team in implementing healthy food access programming, including the SNAP programs and YMCA-based food access (shelf-stable and produce box distribution, farmers markets, food pantries, etc.). Works to ensure day-to-day operations are conducted in an efficient and effective manner.
2. Provides input on strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of new and existing food access programs, and supports in identifying opportunities for increased programming reach.
3. Establishes and maintains relationships with key food system stakeholders, such as state and local officials, food vendors, YMCAs, schools, faith communities, food pantries, farmers markets, and other partners.
4. Liaises with YMCAs and community partners and vendors implementing food access programs to monitor progress, provide technical assistance and support, and identify future areas of opportunity.
5. Ensures that program administration, status, issues, and deliverables are communicated to Manager, and preparing key updates and outputs to share with stakeholders, including drafting proposals, presentations, and reports to describe food access work.
6. Works with the NJYSA team to develop collaborative work plans and programmatic timelines.
7. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of trends and community priorities related to food insecurity, nutrition, and food access in NJ, to inform future programmatic activities and opportunities. 8. Builds and maintains relationships within public-private partnerships, collaborations, and collective impact groups to ensure up-to-date information sharing, further idea development, and continuous learning.
Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies
YMCA Competencies
Inclusion. Values all people for their unique talents, and takes an active role in promoting practices that support diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence.
Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the core Y values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.
Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.
Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.
Project Management: Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work, and actively participates in activities and events of NJYSA. Ensures execution of work plans for projects/programs. Creates an internal structure to deliver statewide results to achieve objectives.
Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.
Relationships: Builds rapport and relates well to others. Builds relationships with partners and collective impact members. Builds and nurtures strategic relationships to enhance support for the Ys in New Jersey. Development and maintain relationships with funders, sponsors, stake holders, consultants, and staff to advocate and strengthen NJYSA.
Required Certifications
Drivers License