Specialist, Strategic Initiatives

CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK•Washington, DC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position seeks an energized individual who would like to make a difference in people's lives through interventions that address the root causes of poverty. This position will involve working closely with the Strategic Initiatives Manager and the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives to help plan, implement and maintain new pilot initiatives which pair food with workforce/skill development and educational programs in order to boost upward economic mobility. The Strategic Initiatives Specialist will contribute to the execution and measurement of these programs with exceptional attention to detail and will have the opportunity to work across multiple departments at the food bank and engage directly with external stakeholders.

Requirements

2+ years’ experience working in an office environment and providing administrative support
Bachelor’s degree required
Excellent communication skills over email, in person and over the phone
Experience collecting and analyzing data
Strong skillset in problem-solving and ability to support strategic thinking efforts
Proficient in Microsoft Office (particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Highly adaptable to changes and new opportunities
Self-starter and self-motivated to contribute to the mission and goals of the organization
Detail-oriented
Excellent time-management and organizational skills, ability to prioritize
Sensitivity working with diverse populations
A strong commitment to racial equity
A strong commitment to CAFB’s mission
Able to navigate the DC metro area by car and/or metro, travel in underserved communities

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working in food security preferred
familiarity with DC-area food security landscape a bonus
Experience with survey tools a plus

Responsibilities

Coordinate directly with external stakeholders in the execution of joint pilot programs that support food insecure college and skill development students.
Enable the stewardship of restricted grants for CAFB’s upward mobility pilots through proper budgeting and expense allocation.
Coordinate directly with staff of partner organizations and pilot participants to ensure the smooth delivery of nutritional support and services, including digital grocery gift cards.
Oversee purchasing of materials and supplies for pilot programs.
Support the development and oversee the collection of pilot participant surveys across all programs in the upward mobility portfolio.
Create and maintain electronic files and organization systems.
Provide regular reports to Strategic Initiatives Manager on the performance of each program, including recruitment, service delivery, and survey response rates.
Set up and schedule meetings with established and prospective pilot partners.
Cultivate, develop and maintain positive relationships with a diverse range of colleagues including but not limited to: college, university, and workforce development staff, CAFB analytics team, and CAFB leadership.
Take initiative to ensure stakeholders are well informed and challenges and misunderstandings are addressed.
Collect and analyze data from pilot participants to demonstrate the effectiveness and impact of CAFB’s programs.
Support the creation of visual tools to communicate results of the pilot programs to be shared with internal and external audiences.
Support the development of quarterly reports for executive leadership and other ad hoc reporting needs from CAFB colleagues.
Support the execution of other special projects and programs incubated by the Strategic Initiatives team, such as the Home Delivery Pilot.
Support the execution of the annual Regional College Hunger Conference, including event planning and logistics.
Contribute to CAFB’s thought leadership projects, including the annual Hunger Report, through research on current trends related to food insecurity and poverty.
Performs other related duties as assigned.