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City Harvest’s Healthy Neighborhoods Program   New York, NY 10018

Job Description

Job Title:                     Senior Manager – Community Programs

Department:                Program Development

Reports to:                  Director, Program Development and Policy

Supervises:                 Community Organizer(s), temporary staff as appropriate

 

Summary:        Oversee and further develop City Harvest’s Healthy Neighborhoods Program.  This Program’s projects support the organization’s mission to end hunger, promote community food security and improve nutritional health in New York City’s low-income neighborhoods.

 

Key Responsibilities:

·               Provide management and direction for City Harvest’s Healthy Neighborhoods Program to ensure sustained access to fresh produce and other nutrient rich food, and to catalyze improvement of community food systems and nutritional health.

-          Manage staff and relationships with community partnerships to ensure implementation of project plan.

-          Work with other City Harvest project managers regularly to integrate programmatic components and enhance project effectiveness. 

-          Keep abreast of changing demographics, food systems, client/community issues, and trends necessary for ongoing support of the target populations and geographic areas.

-          Foster local organizational networks which promote food security and improves health at project sites.

-          Help to leverage in external public and private resources to advance beneficial changes in the local food system in project communities.

-          Monitor and evaluate project activities, deliverables and budget. Provide reports as required on the achievement of project targets in coordination with project partners and the community.

·               Identify and further leverage potential community and organizational partnerships for other NYC neighborhoods. Assist in the design, development and oversight of future community-based programs and projects with such partners to improve food systems, change behaviors, and foster healthy food environments in economically depressed communities.

·               Provide technical assistance to Project Managers, especially to improve the project design, establish effective linkages with external partners, and identify and utilize other resources needed to effectively implement and improve the quality and scale of their projects.

·               Assist the Director, Program Development in the overall program design process, and in the gathering of information and resources needed to expand the scale and effectiveness of this City Harvest Program.

·               Help establish an information base of documentation on current community food security research and programming options to assist the overall department in its program development work.

·               Represent City Harvest at external meetings (local governmental/non-governmental agency, community and private sector events) related to the program

·               Assist External Relations staff in fundraising and marketing and public information events related to the program

·               Other tasks as required.

 

Requirements:

·               Education:            Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required. Master’s degree in relevant field desirable. Additional training in community food security and/or nutrition, capacity-building desirable.

·               Experience           Minimum of five years of related field experience.  Experience in community organizing and building strong community ties, food/nutrition and community food security and nutrition issues helpful.  Knowledge of NYC food and nutrition initiatives, organizations, and nonprofit network preferred. 

·               Licenses:             Valid New York State driver’s license

·               Languages:          Fluent English required (Spanish desirable), oral and written

·               Travel:                 Frequent travel to NYC boroughs; occasional evening meetings and overnight conferences. Willingness to work flexible schedule

·               Physical:  Not applicable

·               Computer Skills                Microsoft Office required. Skills in mapping software, demographics and basic Internet research highly desirable.

·               Critical Skills:       Strong project management background, excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills. Strong customer service focus.  Facilitation, training and leadership development skills essential.

 

Please send resume and cover letter to Kate MacKenzie.

 

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Kate MacKenzie, MS, RD

Director, Program Development and Policy

City Harvest, Inc.

575 Eighth Ave, 4th Flr.

New York, NY 10018

P: 917-351-8751

F: 917-351-8723

www.cityharvest.org

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