Food and Health Policy Program Manager

Job Title:  Food and Health Policy Program Manager

Reports To: Director of Food and Health Policy

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Administration

Labor Status: Non-Union

Approval Date: 6/15/2020

Job Description

Community Servings is a non-profit food and nutrition program focused on the nutritional needs of underserved populations across the state. Over the past 32 years, we have delivered over 10 million free, scratch-made meals to individuals experiencing chronic and critical illnesses in the context of medical nutrition therapy.

Location:  This position allows for a hybrid work arrangement, requiring at least three days weekly onsite in our Boston office, and up to two days remote. The position will include some local and out-of-state travel depending on relevant coalition and campaign needs.

 

Summary: Reporting to the Director of Food and Health Policy, the Food and Health Policy Program Manager provides research, advocacy, and coalition support, and overall administrative support for Community Servings’ advocacy and policy projects and campaigns. The role includes a focus on engaging a national and statewide coalition representing various constituencies, including consumers, community-based organizations, health care professionals, researchers, and insurers to promote Community Servings’ initiatives.

 

Community Servings knows that diversity drives excellence. We are a place where everyone is welcome. We celebrate, promote, and derive strength from a diversity of lived experiences. We actively seek and encourage an inclusive workforce.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Provides project management and administrative support for Food and Health Policy projects, including, without limitation

o   The Food is Medicine Accelerator

o   Food is Medicine Massachusetts (a multi-stakeholder coalition)

o   State and federal advocacy initiatives

Project management and administrative support includes, for example:

o   Scheduling meetings with internal and external collaborators

o   Developing tracking systems for project budgets

o   Contacts and documents management

o   Providing regular reports on project status to the Director of Food and Health Policy

o   Drafting reports to funders

o   Recruit interns and manage intern projects

Policy and advocacy support includes, for example:

o   Conducting outreach and visits to Congressional and State legislators involved in healthcare reform and in food policy

o   Coordinating materials for legislative or administrative advocacy visits

o   Conducting research for advocacy campaigns and assisting with the production of reports, fact sheets, action alerts, blog posts, talking points, and other written materials as needed in coordination with the policy and communications teams

o   Educating diverse communities about Community Servings’ campaigns and issue areas

o   Assisting with recruitment of advocates and speakers, including consumers, consumer advocates and health care professionals, who will assist by bringing their voices to advocacy campaigns.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty

satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, knowledge,

skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals

with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

·        Demonstrated organizational, time-management, and project management skills

·        Ability to set priorities and manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously

·        Ability to work independently

·        Solid computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite skills with virtual meetings tools (for example Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex)

·        Ability to travel to out-of-state conferences and meetings periodically (approximately quarterly)

·        Ability to speak publicly (or interest in gaining competency in public speaking)

·        BA/BS in nutrition, policy, law or equivalent field; and 3-5years’ experience in the field of government relations, healthcare policy, or nutrition policy.
 

Supervises interns

We offer a complete benefits program including:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee

encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations

may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the office work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities

required by this job include close vision. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is

regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to

finger, handle, or feel. The employee is routinely required to stand and walk.