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 capitalareafoodbank.org. Let us discuss how food is at the center of everyone's healthy life!

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Description

The Community Engagement Coordinator is responsible for generating both funds and engagement to support the food bank’s work through the development and coordination of multiple peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns and initiatives throughout the year. Working with many individuals across our organization and wider community, this role oversees the success of many, often overlapping, initiatives that range from community-led fundraising initiatives; to large-scale volunteer events; to virtual engagement activities for funders and others.
Collaborative, with strong capacity for project management and an affinity for working with a wide variety of people.

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Essential Functions

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising 60%

• Act as point of contact for institutional fundraising campaign efforts, including Food From the Bar, Legal Food Frenzy, and other industry or affinity group fundraisers leveraging the food bank’s crowdfunding platform. Assist with the development and implementation of strategies to increase organizational awareness and raise additional funds through these initiatives.
• Working with institutional campaign steering committees and leadership, help to identify campaign goals and milestones.
• Establish project management schedule for each campaign and use appropriate project management tools and systems to track and coordinate all campaign actions and activities from pre-planning through event close out.
• Working with team members, identify and facilitate any needed handoff for other engagement cultivation, including volunteerism.
• Work closely with marketing team colleagues to develop needed marketing and campaign materials and recognition benefits for participants.
• Working with Food Resources, serve as point person for marketing components of large-scale food drives such as Stamp Out Hunger and Feds Feed Families.

External Stakeholder Engagement: 20%

• Working with the Director of Community Engagement, implement a community engagement plan to raise awareness about hunger, articulate the mission and mobilize support for CAFB to diverse external audiences
• Represent the CAFB at community group meetings and tabling opportunities
• Execute Student Ambassador program to schools in the region
• Facilitate educational workshops, such as Face Hunger and lunch and learns
• Connect with other FANO food banks and FANO to learn what partnership/stakeholder programs being successfully utilized

Events: 20%

• Support fundraising team on donor and potential donor engagement and stewardship events by providing logistical support, including online and in-person check presentations and Zoom updates and webinars.
• Support corporate fundraising team with planning and execution of corporate engagement events such as on-site and off-site food packings.
• Working with Food Resources, act as marketing team point person for large regional and national food drive events with a marketing component, including Canstruction, Scouting for Food, and Stamp Out Hunger.
• Serve as event lead for logistics and setup (online or in person) for internal food donations, celebrity visits, and other non-standard events as they occur.

Other responsibilities:

• Perform other duties as assigned
  

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Qualifications

Requirements:

• At least a College degree in related field or;
• At least 1-2 years of professional experience in marketing, fundraising, or events
• Experience working with donor database (Salesforce preferred), social media calendars, with proficiency in Microsoft Office software.

Skills/Traits:

• Excellent project management capabilities, including the ability to effectively use available tools and technology to keep all deliverables on track and all stakeholders informed of progress
• Highly organized and efficient; with the ability to prioritize and get things done on schedule and work under pressure to meet multiple tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills, and respect for priorities and work pressures of colleagues and funders
• Solid professional writing skills marked by the ability to communicate key points in a clear and compelling manner
• Capacity to analyze data and use it in the decision-making process
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team
• Demonstrated initiative and creativity
• Commitment to the CAFB’s mission and team values

Reporting:

• This role reports to the Director of Community Engagement

Schedule:

• Normal working hours are 9am to 5pm Monday - Friday
• Occasional nights and weekends as needed for events
• Hybrid schedule available

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Compensation

$48,000 to $52,500 / annually

‍NOTE: Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

We Offer: At Capital Area Food Bank, we understand that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits including competitive compensation and benefits, free onsite parking, complimentary shuttle to metro, professional development, growth, and volunteer opportunities, fun work in a diverse environment

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Application Process:

• Interested applicants must submit a cover letter and resume. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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EOE Statement:‍

Capital Area Food Bank welcomes and supports a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are committed to equal employment opportunities (EEO) for all applicants seeking employment and for all our employees. CAFB makes employment decisions based on organizational needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, personal appearance, military status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political affiliation, educational status, unemployment status, place of residence or business, source of income, reproductive health decision making or any other characteristic protected by law. Additionally, harassment or discrimination based on these characteristics will not be tolerated at CAFB. To perform the essential functions of this position, reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities.

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