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Job Title: Director of Community Health Programs
Reports to: Chief Programs Officer
Status: Exempt, Full-time
Supervises: Nutrition Education Manager, Edible Education Specialist, Curbside Market Manager and Curbside staff
SUMMARY
Foodlink created the new Director of Community Health Programs [DCHP] position to provide leadership, strategic radirection, and administrative oversight to Foodlinks Curbside Market, Nutrition Education, and Edible Education programming. The DCHP will oversee program design, staffing, budgeting, grants management and capacity building to ensure that the goals of each program are met. S/he will also contribute to the planning and implementation of all new community health initiatives, and serve as a member of the Foodlink leadership team.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Across all Programs:
Build synergy amongst Community Health Programs to maximize impact and reach
Coordinate Community Health Programs efforts as they intersect with other departments, including:
Operations, Development, Finance, and Human Resources.
Curbside Market:
Ensure Curbside Market continues to meet the needs of community through sustainable growth outlined in our 3-year growth plan.
Manage Curbside grants and ensure proper planning, implementation, and reporting
Develop Curbside into the nations first mobile WIC vendor; expand product offerings and grow customer base to ensure success
Create and implement recruitment and retention strategies for Curbside Operators
Oversee Curbsides vendor management, including all new vehicle planning
Nutrition Education:
Oversee new Eat Smart New York (ESNY) application and implementation
Create 3-year Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables plan, including targeted goal for partners reached,
Rochester Public Market workshops, and Healthy Pantry Initiative
Develop business plans for Cooking Matters and customized nutrition education
Focused opportunity to make nutrition education reimbursable through health insurance
Edible Education:
Create multi-year Edible Education proposal with Education Success Network
Develop turnkey fee-for-service Edible Education proposals for schools
Oversee the expansion of the Lexington Ave Urban Farm and the growth of it as a social enterprise
New Opportunities:
Assist Chief Program Officer in developing and implementing new community health programming
Assist with a feasibility study for a non-profit grocery store
Develop Value Proposition for existing Community Health Programs in order to connect to healthcare
reimbursement
QUALITIES
Business discipline. Project management & planning capabilities to take start-up ideas to scale.
Understanding of how to build sustainable and profitable social enterprise programs, including value-added
processing programs.
People development. Ability to identify high potential employees and develop them. Can drive consistency in
training. Can communicate strategy and show how each employee fits into the big picture
Growth of programs. Ability to articulate Foodlink's value proposition across all programs and connect the
dots between our programs, products, and services for partners/agencies/funders. Ability to work with new
and different partners/funders who may have different motivations. Gain and grow public support and
funders through confident outreach and relationship management. Understand opportunities and proactively
seek collaboration in the health care sector
Mission-driven. Reflects on the mission often, using it as the north-star for decision making. Proactively seeks
information as it pertains to hunger relief and/or how Foodlink operates.
Strategic thinking. Ability to get out of the day-to-day to see the bigger picture and can help others do the
same. Ability to collaborate and connect the dots across departments. Can prioritize high-value work.
Customer service. Has a people-first mentality when serving a wide variety of customers, from health care
partnerships to direct service customers to vendors.
Ability to Lead & Influence. Ability to represent Foodlink publicly. Can inspire smart risks and gain buy-in
from others to do things differently. Ability to articulate Foodlink's value proposition across all programs and
connect the dots between our programs, products, and services for partners/agencies/funders.
Health-care sector expertise. Understanding of how food fits into the whole continuum of health care. Can
work with and coordinate with medical practice staff and has or can build a technical understanding of
reimbursements, policies, etc.
Preferred candidates will also have:
Masters in Public Health, Public Administration, or Business Administration is preferred; or a Bachelors
degree plus 5-10 years progressive job experience in program management
A minimum of two years experience in direct supervision and management of professional staff
Grant management experience
Excellent communication skills, including public speaking
Computer proficiency including MS Office products
Must possess a valid drivers license with a good driving record, have access to a vehicle and be willing to
travel within Foodlinks 10-county service area
Everyone is welcome here! Foodlink is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, veteran or disability status