Design Coordinator

Alameda County Community Food Bank • Oakland, CA

12h • $35

About The Position

The Design Coordinator is a member of the strategy team and will play a key role in supporting the creation of the food bank’s new food justice incubator program. The Design Coordinator will join the Strategy Operations team and work on operationalizing Alameda County Community Food Bank’s Vision 2030 and Theory of Change. This position will play a key role in supporting the creation of the food bank’s new food justice incubator program. This role will work hands on in advancing ACCFB beyond outputs toward measurable systems change, root cause impact, and food justice outcomes.
Our organization’s success is built on bold decision-making, a culture of equity and inclusivity, and an environment that embraces innovative thinking to create a healthier, more prosperous and just community for all. With our latest strategic plan, we are setting a bold trajectory for the long-term work required to dismantle the systems that perpetuate poverty, including racism. Our staff regularly engage in conversations about race, class, power and privilege as part of our organizational commitment to equity, justice and inclusion. Please learn more about our efforts at www.accfb.org.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience with human-centered design or Masters in related design program.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in project coordination, including a track record of successfully leading complex, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Hands on experience designing and planning design sprints or related project/program management sprints.
• Expert time management and coordination skills; able to manage competing priorities and remain agile in a constantly changing, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills: effective listener, writes clearly and informatively, seeks clarification by asking questions, knows when to say “I don’t know” or ask for help.
• Ability to interact effectively and respectfully with individuals of diverse backgrounds, experiences and personalities; adept at tailoring communication style for a range of audiences and technical abilities.
• Ability to establish credibility, trust and partnership at all levels of an organization.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills in MS Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Intermediate to advanced public speaking skills, experience facilitating group training.
• Access to reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an environment with a variety of stakeholders and deeply rooted community values.
• Understanding of (or interest in learning about) using design processes with an equity lens aimed at operationalizing antidotes to white supremacy culture and Liberatory Design principles.
• Experience with incubator models a plus.
• Working knowledge of various productivity and collaboration tools such as Miro, Mural, Figma, etc.

Responsibilities

• Support liberatory design sprints for strategic projects, including communications and calendaring, both internal and external.
• Outreach and coordination for neighbors, network, and community organization participation in food justice incubator programs.
• Support running and collating design jams to build the incubator space and materials development.
• Design research and development of food justice incubator point of view and materials.
• Internal communication and engagement on liberatory design and food justice incubator projects across ACCFB internal departments.
• Support evaluation of incubator projects.
• Support fundraising efforts to resource incubator projects.
• Coordination with People and Culture team to develop a practice of liberatory design and culture of innovation.
• All other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees