Senior Manager for Food and Health - Hunger Free Oklahoma

SENIOR MANAGER OF FOOD AND HEALTH

Position Title: Senior Manager of Food and Health
Location: Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK
Supervisor: Policy and Government Relations Director
Status: Full Time, Exempt
Salary: $78,000 - $85,000, commensurate with experience
Location: Oklahoma City or Tulsa Office (This position can be located in Tulsa or in Oklahoma City. We have posted the position in both locations, but will only hire one person.)

OVERVIEW

Hunger Free Oklahoma is seeking a full-time Senior Manager of Food and Health to join the team in support of building coordination, collaboration, and connection between efforts and stakeholders focused on food is medicine and nutrition.

The ideal candidate is an effective and strategic verbal and written communicator, collaborator, analyzer, and facilitator. They prioritize excellent customer service through research and collaborative decision making to provide thoughtful, dynamic, and creative solutions.

WHO WE ARE

Hunger Free Oklahoma is a statewide nonprofit established to leverage the power of collaboration to solve hunger in Oklahoma by improving systems, policies, and practices, facilitating public/private partnerships, and providing backbone support to existing organizations addressing hunger.

Hunger Free Oklahoma’s primary focus is to collaboratively work with community-based organizations, government agencies, and other stakeholders who directly serve individuals. We provide support through technical assistance, convening, research, and policy guidance to nonprofits, government, and other stakeholders statewide.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

The Senior Manager of Food and Health will focus on creating collective impact in the Oklahoma food is medicine ecosystem, working with practitioners to bring programs to scale, and working with key stakeholders to implement policy that increases access to nutritious food. The role will evolve over time, but the core of your work will be:

• Strengthening Food Is Medicine and Food Security Network – Build working knowledge of food is medicine programs and federal nutrition programs; research trends in food is medicine programs and policy; conduct and maintain a landscape analysis of food is medicine programs and opportunities in Oklahoma; develop strong relationships, networks, and strategic partnerships across Oklahoma; serve as a resource, consultant, and facilitator
• Developing Resources – Utilize research, best practices, and data to inform strategy and develop new resources, training, and support tools; collect data and feedback to inform program improvements
• Managing Projects – Manage and support projects; maintain project management documents and tools; incorporate continuous learning and improvement; effectively manage multiple stakeholders; develop and implement outreach, communication, and technical assistance strategies;
• Supporting and Facilitating Coalitions – Identify existing coalitions or gaps in coordination; develop coalitions or support existing efforts to increase collaboration; facilitate meetings; recruit, communicate and engage with partners to advance council/coalition work; serve as an organizational representative on external coalitions; identify, develop, and distribute training and capacity building resources to partners; coordinate with HFO staff to ensure relevant staff participation

WHO YOU ARE

To qualify for this job, you will:

• Have 8 or more years of relevant experience; OR 8 years in a combination of post-secondary education or training and relevant work experience
• Possess excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills
• Effective at working in a multidisciplinary team environment
• Skilled in data analysis (preferred)
• Familiar with public policy at the state and/or federal level (preferred)
• Previous work experience or education in public health, nutrition, dietetics, or a related field (preferred)

KEYS TO SUCCESS

To be successful in this job, you will have strong written and verbal communication skills, be proficient in MS Office Suite, and excel in the areas described below. A background in project management, community development, and/or customer service is a plus but not required.

• Passionate Engager: You embrace and promote HFO’s mission and values and can communicate to a broad audience how hunger impacts their work to get them excited about addressing it.
• Committed Learner: You are committed to curiosity and continually learning new skills and knowledge. You are self-motivated to expand your skills, knowledge, and abilities.
• Strategic and Innovative Thinker: You can reason and solve problems, manage partner expectations, and recognize strategic opportunities for systems change.
• Goal Oriented: You have a history of setting and accomplishing ambitious goals and moving barriers to achieve your desired outcomes. You meet your goals because you think ahead, plan, and work collaboratively.
• Collaborator: You understand the importance of working with internal and external partners to achieve a common goal. You are an active listener, have high emotional intelligence, and respect other collaborators’ diverse needs, experiences, and perspectives. You can find points of collaboration even when there are competing interests.
• Relationship Builder: You develop and maintain strong working relationships and can communicate and foster a sense of partnership with diverse partners and program participants of diverse races, ethnicities, incomes, and experiences. People who work with you comment on your quality and timely customer service and problem-solving approach.
• Racial Equity and Social Justice Champion: You recognize the role of race, gender, income, age, immigration status, sexual orientation, and other identities in shaping disparities, and you consistently amplify community voices to advocate for more equitable programs and solutions. You recognize how your own identities show up in the work, and welcome, reflect on, and act on feedback with an eye toward continuous learning about race, ability, and other lines of difference.

WHAT ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW

Hunger Free Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other basis made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations.

This position is full-time and based in Oklahoma City or Tulsa, Oklahoma. This role requires the ability to independently travel to sites across the state for up to 25% of working time and may require occasional evening and weekend work to support events and programming. This position requires the ability to perform medium physical effort consisting of occasionally handling, lifting, or moving objects 20-30 pounds for handling resources and supplies, and to sit or stand to complete office-oriented work up to 8 hours a day.

Benefits:
Hunger Free Oklahoma benefits include the following insurance: medical, dental, short-term disability, and life; 401K contribution (no match requirement); competitive paid time off; and annual cost of living increase and annual merit salary increases. The following insurance is available at employee expense: vision, accident, additional life. Hunger Free Oklahoma offers partial coverage of medical insurance premium for qualified dependents.

Hunger Free Oklahoma also offers the benefit of a hybrid work schedule. This office-based position will offer up to 3 days a week for remote work. Participating in the hybrid work schedule requires access to reliable internet and a dedicated workspace at home. Hunger Free Oklahoma provides the equipment.

In order to be considered for this position, you must upload a resume and cover letter. Please include applicant name in the file name.

For more information about Hunger Free Oklahoma, and to apply, visit https://www.hungerfreeok.org/about/staff/join-the-team/