Food Security Coordinator

United Way of King County•Seattle, WA

1d•$29 - $30

About The Position

United Way of King County envisions equitable and just communities where all people can thrive. We bring partners together to build a community where people have homes, students graduate, and families are financially stable. Across Washington, too many families continue to experience hunger, with food insecurity disproportionately impacting BIPOC households. United Way works across the food system to reduce hunger and increase access to federally funded nutrition programs, including school meals, summer meals, Summer EBT, SNAP, and WIC. Through our Hunger Free Washington initiative, United Way partners with schools, school districts, community-based organizations, state agencies, and anti-hunger advocates to strengthen statewide coordination, expand access to nutrition programs, and advance policy and systems change. This position will support United Way’s food security team in reducing hunger, with a particular focus on supporting federally funded child nutrition programs. This position will provide a blend of programmatic communications, marketing, project coordination, advocacy, and program support, to help partners understand and advance food security priorities across Washington State. This is a grant-funded position with an anticipated end date of June 30, 2027. The position may be extended based on the availability of continued grant funding.

Requirements

Demonstrated understanding of social and racial justice and equity, with a proven commitment to apply racial and economic justice lenses in both personal and workplace contexts.
Lived experience and/or demonstrated professional skills working within a diverse work environment.
Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills. Ability to tailor communications, including blogs, reports, social media content, and other mediums, for a variety of audiences and platforms.
Basic proficiency using Canva or similar graphic design platforms to create visually engaging materials.
Interest in public policy, advocacy, and systems change related to food security. Previous policy experience is not required.
Ability to quickly and concisely synthesize large amounts of information.
Ability to execute at a high level, with strong follow-through, in fast-paced environments with tight deadlines.
Ability to multi-task; effective time and project management skills; able to independently plan projects from inception to execution.
Passion for helping alleviate hunger in our community.
Act as a team player who is resourceful and proactive.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in communications, marketing, public relations, nonprofit management, public policy, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop engaging written and visual materials that support United Way’s food security work, with a focus on the Hunger Free Washington initiative and federal child nutrition programs.
Translate complex program and policy information into accessible materials for a range of audiences, including community partners, school districts, policymakers, funders, and community members.
Draft and support content for partner- and community-facing materials, including Hunger Free Washington blog posts, newsletters, presentations, social media content, and reports.
Create impactful print and digital materials using Canva or other design tools that effectively communicate program impact, available resources, and opportunities for partners, policymakers, and community members.
Work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to coordinate effective and aligned storytelling, ensuring information conveys impact while being accurate and audience appropriate.
Provide logistical and communications support related to food security advocacy priorities, including tracking policy developments, preparing summaries and briefing materials, drafting advocacy communications, and supporting public awareness campaigns.
Assist with the creation of briefing materials, talking points, one-pagers, partner alerts, and other tools that help communicate policy priorities.
Coordinate high quality in-person and virtual events that advance food security priorities, including but not limited to statewide meetings, trainings, advocacy events, webinars, and partner convenings.
Support a positive participant experience by ensuring events are well-organized, accessible, and responsive to partner needs.
Provide communications, administrative, and project coordination support for broader statewide food security initiatives and special projects as assigned.
Support broader work maximizing access to federal nutrition programs statewide as assigned.