About Us:
At our mobile food market, we are dedicated to providing food security to students and families in our community. As a strategic year-round weekend food program provider in partnership with the Food Bank of Rockies ‘Totes of HopeTM’ ; our mission is to ensure no child in Jefferson County goes hungry over the weekends.
We are a unique mobile grocery providing a variety of food choices. We are culturally sensitive, serving minority families with requested items and providing an array of resources including shelf stable items, fresh produce, snacks, and summer weekend food.
Our programs extend to Lakewood, Edgewater, Wheat Ridge, and Arvada, Colorado, serving not just the students but also their families.
Position Overview:
As a Faith Based Liaison for Jeffco Eats, you will play a critical role in our mission and the success of our programs. You will meet with faith based organizations to explain our mobile food program and the value it brings, as well as, coordinate the distribution of totes via these locations. This position offers a chance to be an active part of a solution to address food insecurity in our community.
Key Responsibilities:
Relationship Management: Organize and maintain a master list of contacts, including email, phone, liaison schedules and backup contacts. Work to identify local organizations to partner with - establish a process for quickly identifying an organizations’ interest and capacity to partner. Ensure continuous relationship with liaisons across faith based organizations. Brainstorm and implement multi-channel strategy for strengthening partnerships and soliciting feedback on a regular basis to help grow the program.
Resource Distribution: Partner with Operations Manager to ensure successful distribution of totes to partner locations; work with leadership team to plan for scale and accelerate impact ; reach to families through these distribution centers.
Fundraising: Engage organizations; foster relationships to support fundraising activities such as hosting or participating in a Food Drive, promoting seasonal donation campaigns, etc.
Advertising and Education: Create communication campaigns to promote and educate faith based organizations and their constituents about mobile groceries, food safety, etc. Assist with the planning and coordination of promotional opportunities for and within these organizations; such as pitching Jeffco Eats on sundays mornings and other times of worship, advertising in bulletins, etc.
Miscellaneous Tasks: Assist in other tasks such as coordinating with drivers, managing pop up markets, performing administrative duties, and representing Jeffco Eats at faith based events.
Qualifications:
Strong communication / relationship building skills; persuasive, assertive, outgoing.
Ability to work in a team environment with minimal supervision.
Experience working within; navigating faith based organizations.
Passion for food security and community service.
If interested, please contact our Volunteer Manager at amanda.berry@jeffcoeats.org
