Coordinator, Community Relations

SPOONFULS INC•Newton, MA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Spoonfuls keeps good food from going to waste. Through food recovery and distribution, education, and advocacy, we work to address the health, environmental, and economic impacts that wasted food has on people and the planet. To learn more about our work, visit spoonfuls.org. [http://spoonfuls.org] The Community Relations Coordinator is a new role on our Communications & Public Affairs team. This role will extend our capacity for outreach, education, and advocacy and position us to deliver on our strategic objectives, including expanding our food recovery footprint. The Coordinator will work both behind the scenes and out front, providing administrative and tactical support to a number of Public Affairs projects.

Requirements

2+ years’ relevant experience
A passion for, and familiarity with, food and/or environmental justice issues – candidates with lived experience are encouraged to apply
Familiarity with legislative process and movement-building
Experience with data entry, reporting (Salesforce preferred)
Strong communication skills - verbal and written
Comfort with and willingness to engage in public speaking
Highly organized
Good judgment; ability to problem-solve
Comfortable giving and receiving feedback
Flexibility; able to comfortably re-prioritize as needed (demonstrated experience in deadline-driven environments preferred)
Reliable personal vehicle for reporting into our Greater Boston-based office (off public transportation) two days per week and to offsite meetings/events, across our service territory, as needed

Responsibilities

Executes upon our strategies for building awareness of Spoonfuls’ work and opportunities to become involved in it; makes connections for other members of the team as appropriate in order to deepen engagement with our mission
Researches engagement opportunities and manages engagement calendar, ensuring Spoonfuls is represented in community meetings, conversations, and events that have the potential to grow our reach and impact; coordinates Spoonfuls’ participation in these opportunities where appropriate
With Senior Community Relations Manager, represents Spoonfuls in community meetings and events; may provide presentations to school and community groups interested in learning more about the issues of wasted food, food insecurity, and climate at the intersection of Spoonfuls’ work; broadly conversant in ways to become involved (philanthropy, partnership, advocacy, events, etc.)
Elevates community conversations, trends, best practices and opportunities to colleagues
Informs and supports execution of Spoonfuls’ Earth Month and other engagement and advocacy-focused campaigns and special events
Conducts policy research, tracking movement on Spoonfuls’ Advocacy Priorities; flags opportunities for advocacy action
Maintains legislator information and relevant notes in Salesforce database as a way to help identify champions and targets for deeper outreach, relationship-building
Supports the development and pursuit of legislator, coalition, and other stakeholder outreach plans; generates momentum around Spoonfuls’ Advocacy Priorities.
May interface with policy/advocacy stakeholders including community partners, elected officials, donors, organizers, and others who help set local, regional, and national food and environmental policy agendas; confidently represents Spoonfuls’ Advocacy Priorities
Supports Advocacy Hour (i.e. running Zoom meeting, monitoring chat, co-facilitating as necessary), a quarterly, virtual convening focused on building momentum around Spoonfuls’ Advocacy Priorities
Researches and stays informed of internal and external findings relevant to our work, such as latest hunger and environmental statistics; stays broadly up-to-date on intersecting issues and best practices
With Senior Community Relations Manager, may report out on and analyze outreach/engagement and advocacy metrics
Attends and participates actively in 1:1s and team and company meetings
Keeps detailed, accurate, and up-to-date records of all interactions with external stakeholders using established practices, systems, and platforms (such as Salesforce, as referenced above)